Okitasari, Mahesti
Research Associate
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-IAS
- OFFICE:
- Jingumae 5-53-70, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
- E-MAIL:
- okitasari@unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +81 (0)3-5467-1212
- NATIONALITY:
- Indonesia
Research Interests
- Environmental governance
- Institutional architecture
- Partnerships for the SDGs
- Regional and collaborative planning
- Urban development and the SDGs nexus
Education
- PhD in Urban Planning from the University of Tokyo
- M.Eng. in Urban Planning from the University of Tokyo
- B.Eng. in Architecture from Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya
Biographical Statement
Mahesti Okitasari is a Research Associate at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) based in Tokyo, Japan. She joined the institute in 2014 as a JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Prior to joining UNU-IAS, she also spent several years conducting research and consulting on disaster management, urban settlement, and regional planning in Indonesia.
Okitasari holds a PhD in urban planning from the University of Tokyo. She is interested in understanding institutional architecture in the age of transition and how urban policies can be applied to bridge the gap between social, economic, and environmental sustainability in the global South. Her current work includes assessing multilevel governance arrangements and policy processes to implement the 2030 Agenda, researching gaps and opportunities in the urban development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) nexus, and building knowledge on the partnerships for the SDGs.
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Articles
- Akrofi, Mark McCarthy and Okitasari, Mahesti (2022). Integrating solar energy considerations into urban planning for low carbon cities: A systematic review of the state-of-the-art. Urban Governance, 1-16
- Masuda, Hiromi, Kawakubo, Shun, Okitasari, Mahesti and Morita, Kanako (2022). Exploring the role of local governments as intermediaries to facilitate partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Cities and Society, 82(Jul-22), 1-12
- Okitasari, Mahesti and Katramiz, Tarek (2022). The national development plans after the SDGs: Steering implications of the global goals towards national development planning. Earth System Governance, 12(Apr-22), 1-11
- Takagi, Cosmo, Suzuki, Masachika, Okitasari, Mahesti, Katramiz, Tarek, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Masuda, Hiromi and Kanie, Norichika (2021). The Sustainable Development Goals as a Tool for Analysis: SCP Linkages with Economic, Social, and Environmental Agendas. Global Environmental Research, 25(1&2), 101-110
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Prabowo, Mochammad Hendro and Santono, Hamong (2021). Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: A Tangible Instrument to Support the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the Local Level. Social Development Issues, 42(3), 61-86
- Masuda, Hiromi, Okitasari, Mahesti, Morita, Kanako, Katramiz, Tarek, Shimizu, Hitomi, Kawakubo, Shun and Kataoka, Yatsuka (2021). SDGs mainstreaming at the local level: Case studies from Japan. Sustainability Science, 16, 1539-1562
- Morita, Kanako, Okitasari, Mahesti and Masuda, Hiromi (2019). Analysis of national and local governance systems to achieve the sustainable development goals: case studies of Japan and Indonesia. Sustainability Science, 15, 179-202
- Okitasari, Mahesti (2016). The New Urban Agenda, the international circulation of urban policies and challenges of a humane urbanism in the global South. Journal of Architecture and Environment, 15(2), 1-16
- Azam, Monirul and Okitasari, Mahesti (2015). Environmental Governance and National Preparedness towards 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development : A Tale of Two Countries. Global Environmental Research, 19(2), 217-224
Book Chapters
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Dahiya, Bharat and Takemoto, Kazuhiko, “Building Successful Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships to Implement the 2030 Agenda in Asia-Pacific” in Approaches to SDG 17 Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ed. Vilalta, Josep M. (Online: Global University Network for Innovation, 2018), 37-44.
Reports
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Masuda, Hiromi and Suzuki, Masachika (2021). Harnessing Adequate, Safe, and Affordable Housing for the Urban Poor to Achieve the SDGs in Cities. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Katramiz, Tarek and Okitasari, Mahesti (2021). Accelerating 2030 Agenda Integration: Aligning National Development Plans with the Sustainable Development Goals. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Kandpal, Richa and Korwatanasakul, Upalat (2021). COVID-19 and Progress on Subnational Localisation of the SDGs. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability and United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Masuda, Hiromi and Suzuki, Masachika (2021). Improving Community Acceptance of Sustainable Low-income Housing: Lessons from Mumbai & Surabaya. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Katramiz, Tarek, Okitasari, Mahesti, Masuda, Hiromi, Kanie, Norichika, Takemoto, Kazuhiko and Suzuki, Masachika (2020). Local Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Arab World: Addressing Constraints & Maximising Opportunities. UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Bahagijo, Sugeng, Santono, Hamong and Okitasari, Mahesti (2019). Panduan Kemitraan Multipihak untuk Pelaksanaan Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Indonesia. Ministry of National Development and Planning of Indonesia/BAPPENAS.
- Okitasari, Mahesti, Sunam, Ramesh, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Masuda, Hiromi, Morita, Kanako, Takemoto, Kazuhiko and Kanie, Norichika (2019). Governance and National Implementation of the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from Voluntary National Reviews. UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Dahiya, Bharat and Okitasari, Mahesti (2018). Partnering for Sustainable Development Guidelines for Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to Implement the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Sunam, Ramesh, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Okitasari, Mahesti, dos Muchangos, Leticia, Franco, Isabel B., Kanie, Norichika, Mahat, Anupama and Suzuki, Masachika (2018). Implementing the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific: Insights from Voluntary National Reviews. UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Franco, Isabel B., dos Muchangos, Leticia, Okitasari, Mahesti, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Mousumi, Manjuma Aktar, Nguyen, Athena and Kanie, Norichika (2018). Gender Mainstreaming in the 2030 Agenda: A Focus on Education and Responsible Consumption & Production. UNU-IAS Policy Brief series. United Nations University.
- Cock, Andrew, Linder, Robert, Mahadi, Alizan, Nakagawa, Yui, Okitasari, Mahesti and Kanie, Norichika (2016). National Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: POST2015/UNU-IAS Conference Report. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.