Integrating the SDGs into Urban Regeneration: A Madrid Nuevo Norte Case Study Using an Adapted Voluntary Local Review Framework

Inés Álvarez-Melcón (), Raffaele Sisto, Álvaro de Juanes Rodríguez and David Pereira ()
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Inés Álvarez-Melcón: Departamento de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas (ETSIAAB), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Moncloa, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Raffaele Sisto: Smart & City Solutions S.L., C. de Hermosilla, 48, 1 izquierda, 28001 Madrid, Spain
Álvaro de Juanes Rodríguez: Smart & City Solutions S.L., C. de Hermosilla, 48, 1 izquierda, 28001 Madrid, Spain
David Pereira: Departamento de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas (ETSIAAB), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Moncloa, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-30

Abstract: While the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have emerged as the preeminent sustainability framework across various spatial scopes, the reporting and assessment of new urban developments and regeneration projects often remain tethered to sustainability frameworks that lack direct alignment with SDG targets. This paper proposes a framework to integrate SDG reporting within urban regeneration initiatives. This approach leverages existing resources, such as the Joint Research Center’s (JRC) European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Report (VLR) and UN-Habitat’s Global Urban Monitoring Framework (UMF), to report potential contributions towards SDG progress. The framework is validated through the case study of Madrid Nuevo Norte (MNN), one of the largest urban regeneration projects currently developed in Europe, located in the northern district of the Spanish capital and encompasses the regeneration of a 3.2 million square meter area. The methodology evaluates MNN potential contributions through a set of indicators based on input–output/outcome–impact framework to track the causal pathways arising from MNN activities. This paper presents an analysis of the methodological framework developed for the MNN SDG report during the project-planning phase, with a focus on evaluating the framework’s capacity to accurately estimate the project’s contributions to the SDGs.

Keywords: urban regeneration; sustainability; SDG localization; Madrid; Madrid Nuevo Norte; SDG reporting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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