Cheema, A. R. and Mehmood, Abid  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3719-6388
2025.
Territorial governance and sustainability: a multimodal approach.
Cotella, Giancarlo and Rivolin, Umberto Janin, eds.
Handbook of Territorial Governance,
Cheltenham:
Edward Elgar,
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Abstract
This chapter presents a “multimodal” approach to territorial governance, aiming to bridge the gap between global sustainability agendas and local action. While aligning with national aspirations, translating these agendas into actionable local strategies faces capacity, information access, and governance effectiveness challenges. Multimodal territorial governance, we argue, addresses these challenges by emphasizing local nuances, community engagement, and intergovernmental collaboration, particularly pertinent in developing countries like Pakistan. We look at Pakistan’s experience with the Sustainable Development Goals to highlight both the potential and the barriers associated with their localization and implementation. The country has made limited progress, partly due to spending the early years on framework development and public sector capacity building. Access to data has further complicated the measurement of progress. In this situation, the multimodal territorial governance approach offers opportunities for effective understanding and implementation of the sustainability objectives by accommodating local context, engaging communities, and fostering collaboration.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | In Press |
| Schools: | Schools > Geography and Planning (GEOPL) |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar |
| ISBN: | 978 1 03531 727 1 |
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| Last Modified: | 16 May 2025 10:45 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/177664 |
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