What is Goal 11 aimed at achieving?

• A. Expanding highways.
• B. Reducing urban populations.
• C. Increasing energy imports.
• D. Making cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.

Answer: (D)

Focus on how cities are designed and managed to support all residents while protecting the environment. This option captures the essence of Goal 11: making cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. It envisions affordable housing and basic services, safe and accessible transport, resilient infrastructure to handle disasters, and a lower environmental footprint through efficient energy use and sustainable urban planning. In practice, that means investing in housing, clean transport, disaster risk reduction, green spaces, and climate-smart services that reach everyone, not just a portion of the population.

The other ideas don’t fit this aim. Expanding highways can encourage sprawl and pollution, not inclusive and sustainable growth. Reducing urban populations isn’t the policy focus or a sustainable development strategy. Increasing energy imports addresses energy supply, but not the broader goal of making cities equitable, safe, and resilient.