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Urban policy and local governance play a pivotal role in shaping how cities grow, adapt, and address complex challenges of sustainability, development, and social equity. This volume, Urban Policy & Local Governance Youth Fellowship (UPLGYF) – Cohort 2.0: An Anthology of Essays, explores the significance of a gender-just transition as a vital framework for crafting inclusive, responsive, and evidence-informed policies. Centering community voices, marginalized identities, and lived realities allows researchers and policymakers to better understand the structural inequalities and everyday negotiations that shape urban spaces. The book covers a broad spectrum of topics central to local governance and climate justice—from sustainable mobility, water and sanitation, and political representation to air pollution and decentralised decision-making.