# Urban sustainability in the global south

## TL;DR

This paper discusses how cities in the Global South are growing rapidly and facing unique challenges, and how new research can help create sustainable urban environments.

## Contribution

The paper introduces a collection of interdisciplinary research focused on urban sustainability in the Global South.

## Key findings

- Urbanization in the Global South is influenced by distinct ecological and social pressures.
- New research provides evidence-based insights for sustainable urban development aligned with SDG 11.

## Abstract

Urbanization in the Global South is accelerating amid a confluence of ecological, social, and developmental pressures that diverge considerably from those experienced in the Global North. Recent advances in spatial analysis, environmental modeling, and related fields are reshaping scholarly understandings of these multifaceted challenges and the targeted policy responses needed to address them. The Urban Sustainability in the Global South Collection, published in Scientific Reports, compiles interdisciplinary research contributions that elucidate ongoing urban transformations and provide evidence-based insights to inform pathways toward inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable urban futures, aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11).