{"id":43984,"date":"2026-03-26T08:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/learning-hub\/plan-canada-issue-sustainable-development-goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:37:44","slug":"plan-canada-issue-sustainable-development-goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities","status":"publish","type":"learning-hub","link":"https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/fr\/learning-hub\/plan-canada-issue-sustainable-development-goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Canada Issue: Sustainable Development Goal 11 &#8211; Sustainable Cities and Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lede\"><strong>Spring 2026, VOL. 66, NO. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Each year, the United Nations reviews select SDGs to assess global progress. In 2026,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/\">UN-Habitat<\/a>&nbsp;will lead a comprehensive review of SDG 11 to assess progress towards achieving \u201cinclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable\u201d cities and settlements worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since adopting the SDGs in 2015, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/programs\/agenda-2030.html\">Government of Canada<\/a>&nbsp;has recognized their value as a framework for action\u2014one that naturally aligns with the work of planners addressing long-term challenges, such as climate change, reconciliation, housing, and economic resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a rapidly changing global environment, the visibility of SDG 11 cannot be taken for granted. Continued reporting, storytelling, and evidence from planners are essential to demonstrating its value and relevance. This is why the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonwealth-planners.org\/\">Commonwealth Association of Planners<\/a>\u00a0is calling on Canadian planners to showcase the work they are doing to advance SDG 11 and to reaffirm the importance of its renewal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kelmanonline.com\/httpdocs\/files\/CIP\/plancanadaspring2026\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelmanonline.com\/httpdocs\/files\/CIP\/plancanadaspring2026\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"1688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PlanCanadaCover_Vol.66_No.1_Spring-2026-1296x1688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PlanCanadaCover_Vol.66_No.1_Spring-2026-1296x1688.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PlanCanadaCover_Vol.66_No.1_Spring-2026-636x828.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PlanCanadaCover_Vol.66_No.1_Spring-2026-768x1000.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PlanCanadaCover_Vol.66_No.1_Spring-2026-1179x1536.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PlanCanadaCover_Vol.66_No.1_Spring-2026-1572x2048.jpg 1572w, https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PlanCanadaCover_Vol.66_No.1_Spring-2026-600x782.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cip-icu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PlanCanadaCover_Vol.66_No.1_Spring-2026.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Read the PDF Version of this Issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1IoJQSQWg2cKgCUTw1AsJKYt-Hel8R5rA\/preview\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this issue\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Planning Forward: Canadian Leadership in Global Urban Futures <\/em>by Eleanor Mohammed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Championing SDG 11 Through Community-Engaged Learning: Building Partnerships for Sustainable Communities<\/em> by Erin Kennett<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Commemorating Mi\u2019kmaw &amp; Urban Indigenous Heritage through Storytelling in the Cogswell Redevelopment District<\/em> by Lyndsay Francis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pulling the Net Together: Weaving Indigenous Led Planning and SDG 11 in Chemawawin Cree Nation <\/em>by Fabian Sinclair, Heather Webb, and Paul Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>World Urban Pavilion, Powered by Daniels <\/em>By Reza Pourvaziry and Eduardo Lopez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Aging Well: Housing Models and Planning Implications <\/em>by Nancy Orr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Moving Equity Forward: Strategies for Planners <\/em>by Orly Linovski and Carolyn Loh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Using Managed Retreat to Advance the Targets of SDG 11: The Case of Post-Flood Property Buyouts in Grand Forks, BC <\/em>by Melissa le Geyt and Brent Doberstein<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sustainable Planning in a Good Way: Lessons from the MSIFN-Durham Bilateral Agreement <\/em>by Ameer Idreis, Waverley Birch, Don Richardson, Sandra Austin, and Debbie Ellis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Empowering Planners to Deliver SDG 11 <\/em>by B\u00e9atrice Crabb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Columns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Editors&#8217; Note | <em>Mot de la r\u00e9daction<\/em> by Kelley Moore and Tharini Prakash<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellows Corner | <em>De c\u00f4t\u00e9 des Fellows<\/em> by Emilie K Adin and Dana Anderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planner\u2019s Bookshelf | <em>L\u2019\u00e9tag\u00e8re du planificateur<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Digest | <em>Condens\u00e9 des recherches en urbanisme<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-green-2-10-opacity-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contribute Your Expertise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite submissions of short papers and research reviews, notes on practice, and book or film reviews. We favour articles with a strong policy framework and context, containing clear methodologies pertaining to studies and research, and providing critical reflection or lessons for planning practice. 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