Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact / Science for Sustainable Societies (PDF)
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This book highlights the value of sustainability science in newly emerging and innovative approaches to research, education, capacity building and practice in order to transform rhetoric into impact sustainability. Presenting case studies from various industries, sectors and geographical contexts targeting the seventeen (Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) outlined in the 2030 Agenda, it provides insightful recommendations to create sustainable impact while at the same time achieving the global goals.
The book addresses the fundamental question of how sustainability rehtoric can be transformed into impact sustainability research, education and capacity building and as a result, how existing approaches in science, curricula and practice are mitigating the demands emerging from addressing global sustainable development in an impactful and innovative manner. Providing recommendations for impact sustainability in science, curriculum on how to address pressing sustainability issues and contribute toward achieving the SDGs, this book is an essential reference for both academics and professionals.
Tathagata Chatterji is a Professor of Urban Management and Governance at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar. His research interests are: urban sustainability and the political economy of urbanization in developing countries. He had authored two books - Local Mediation of Global Forces in Transformation of the Urban Fringe and Citadels of Glass - India's New Suburban Landscape. He received the Gerd Albers Award from the ISOCARP for his research on comparative
Ellen Derbyshire is a research analyst with an academic background in Business and Sustainability at the University of Queensland, Australia. Currently, she is a Research Fellow at the Secretary of Mining Antioquia, Colombia. She holds a Bachelor of International Relations, Public Policy and Spanish from the University of Queensland and has worked on several research projects with the United Nations Economic Social Commission Asia Pacific. Her key areas of research are: gender and youth empowerment, strategy for sustainable business, sustainable resource governance and education for sustainable development. Ellen is a member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs and the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy. James Tracey is a research analyst with an academic background in Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. James has also worked extensively throughout Asia in various education and community capacity-building-related roles. He is passionate about international development, specifically focusing on the role of community capacity building and the importance of environmental integrity.
- 2019, 1st ed. 2020, 298 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Isabel B. Franco, Tathagata Chatterji, Ellen Derbyshire, James Tracey
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- ISBN-10: 9813299274
- ISBN-13: 9789813299276
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.11.2019
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