case studies are based on the group work during the regional seminar on integrated approaches for sdg planning the case of sdg on water and sanitation november and followup research work of the escap team there is a need to develop the scientific technological and social innovations necessary to build this new resilient city and to manage our transition to a more liveable and sustainable future only recently however has research begun to develop an integrated analysis of urban services at the system level to increase the efficiency of the resource streams and improve the resiliency of the overall urban system