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Analysing trade-offs and synergies between SDGs for urban development, food security and poverty alleviation in rapidly changing peri-urban areas: a tool to support inclusive urban planning

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posted on 2023-06-07, 07:03 authored by Jonathan Dolley, Fiona MarshallFiona Marshall, Bradley Butcher, Jeremy ReffinJeremy Reffin, James Alexander Robinson, Baris Eray, Novi QuadriantoNovi Quadrianto
Transitional peri-urban contexts are frontiers for sustainable development where land-use change involves negotiation and contestation between diverse interest groups. Multiple, complex trade-offs between outcomes emerge which have both negative and positive impacts on progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These trade-offs are often overlooked in policy and planning processes which depend on top-down expert perspectives and rely on course grain aggregate data which does not reflect complex peri-urban dynamics or the rapid pace of change. Tools are required to address this gap, integrate data from diverse perspectives and inform more inclusive planning processes. In this paper, we draw on a reinterpretation of empirical data concerned with land-use change and multiple dimensions of food security from the city of Wuhan in China to illustrate some of the complex trade-offs between SDG goals that tend to be overlooked with current planning approaches. We then describe the development of an interactive web-based tool that implements deep learning methods for fine-grained land-use classification of high-resolution remote sensing imagery and integrates this with a flexible method for rapid trade-off analysis of land-use change scenarios. The development and potential use of the tool are illustrated using data from the Wuhan case study example. This tool has the potential to support participatory planning processes by providing a platform for multiple stakeholders to explore the implications of planning decisions and land-use policies. Used alongside other planning, engagement and ecosystem service mapping tools it can help to reveal invisible trade-offs and foreground the perspectives of diverse stakeholders. This is vital for building approaches which recognise how trade-offs between the achievement of SDGs can be influenced by development interventions.

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Inclusive Green Infrastructures for Urban Well-Being; G2857; BRITISH ACADEMY; UWB190102

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Journal

Sustainability Science

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1862-4065

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Springer Verlag

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  • Informatics Publications

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  • Sussex Sustainability Research Programme Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2020-05-20

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2020-05-20

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2020-05-19

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