“The Territorialization of the 2030 Agenda and the Evolving Policy Framework for Sustainable Development in Italy. The Case of the Metropolitan City of Turin”

This chapter analyses the territorialization of the 2030 Agenda in Italy, specifically in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It explores two instruments of metropolitan governance, the Metropolitan Strategic Plan of Turin (PSMTo 2021–2023) and the Metropolitan Agenda for Sustainable Development of Turin (AMSvSTo) to determine how territorialization is occurring from a procedural and substantive perspective. Using a multilevel logic of analysis, the chapter examines the interactions between different levels of government. At the national level, the work identifies a multilevel framework for sustainable development and mechanisms to encourage regions and metropolitan cities to contribute to the national vision. The chapter notes the significant influence of supranational organizations such as the United Nations and OECD, as well as the less explicit but efficient influence of the EU.