This handbook brings together a collection of seminal research on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and investigates the effectiveness of the 17 goals in achieving transformative change toward sustainable development.
As a collection of inter- and transdisciplinary research from around the world, this volume explores the applications, implications, and best practices of the goals at thematic, regional, and national levels, providing specific examples from a diverse range of places, such as Australia, Brazil, China, DRC, India, Italy, the Sahel region of Africa, and the USA, among others. The book serves as a mid-term evaluation of the SDGs, bringing to the fore comprehensive experiences and evidence related to the SDGs, whilst highlighting the interlinkages between the different goals. The handbook is divided into two parts: Part 1 brings together groundbreaking research to define, identify, and present conceptual frameworks for a sustainable future, whilst Part 2 focuses on the policies, practices, and implementation of the SDGs. The chapters identify key aspects missing from the 2030 Agenda, such as global power imbalances, cultural diversity and Indigenous rights, and unsustainable levels of consumption; they also critically evaluate the overall delivery and effectiveness of the SDGs whilst outlining potential future directions for the post-SDG 2030 Agenda.
This handbook is aimed at a diverse and global audience of academics and students of economics, business studies, political science, and development studies. It will also serve as a valuable reference for leaders in the industry, the public sector, civil society, and international policymakers keen to gain a better understanding of the SDGs.
Edited by:
Ranjula Bali Swain,
Peter Dobers
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9781032257037
ISBN 10: 1032257032
Series: Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
Pages: 474
Publication Date: 28 March 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
1. The Sustainable Development Goals Promise Part I: Research 2. Multidimensional Poverty Indices and SDGs 3. Exploring Agenda 2030 Through the 5P Lens: Energy Beyond Prosperity 4. Challenges and the Way Forward in a Difficult Development Landscape: Achieving a Sustainable Future in Africa and Its Sahel Region 5. Sustainability as a Defining Moment for Changing (M)Eating Behavior? Comparing Eastern and Western Food Choices, Moral Evaluations, and Harmonization Strategies in Consumption and Gaps in SDG 12 6. Energy Poverty and Education: Evidence from Indian Households 7. Education, Employment and Gender Equity: Interactions and Interlinkages Between SDGs 4, 5 and 8 8. Measuring the Impact of SDG 5 on Empowerment in India 9. Bridging Resources, Bridging Goals: Water, Energy and Food Nexus for Integrated SDG Advancement 10. Conserving Water Resources to Attain Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh: A Legal Analysis 11. Achieving Sustainable Markets 12. How Born-Sustainable and Sustainability-Driven Companies Contribute to the SDGs 13. The Transformation of the Global Financial System to Sustainability 14. Frugal Innovation and Sustainable Development at the Bottom of the Pyramid 15. Border Carbon Adjustments, the Developing Countries and SDGs 16. Sustainable Development in Human-modified Landscapes: Using Raptors to Disperse Flocks of Pest Birds that Threaten Resource Use, Human Activities, and Ecosystem Function 17. Sustainable Development Goals and Their Emphasis on Managing Plastic Pollution 18. Social Innovation and Local Sustainable Development: A Literature Review 19. SDGs in the Age of Disinformation 20. Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and the Right to Self-Determination: A Case Study of Indigenous Peoples in the ASEAN Member States Part II: Policy 21.Taiwan’s Responses to the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and SDG 13 Climate Action: From the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2015 to the Climate Change Responding Act of 2023 22. A Comparative Analysis of Disparities in Sustainability, Decision Making, and Environmental Justice under Title VI and the Fourteenth Amendment 23. Sustainable Development and Comparative Contract Law: Three Case Studies 24. Processes and Co-Design Methodologies for the Territorialization of the SDGs for the Communities in Transition: An Experimentation in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria 25. Social Mediating the SDGs: The Role of (Mass) Media and Communication in Realizing the SDGs 26. Carbon Neutrality in China and the Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): A Legal and Policy Analysis 27. Education for Sustainability in the University-Society Relationship: Possibilities and Challenges in the Contemporary Brazilian Context 28. Achieving Sustainable Menstrual Health for All: Investigating Menstrual Cup Take-Up in India 29. The Role of Payment for Ecosystem Services in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons for Biodiversity in the Democratic Republic of Congo 30. Human Rights and SDGs
Ranjula Bali Swain is Research Director at the Center for Sustainability Research (CSR), SIR, Stockholm School of Economics, and Professor of Economics at Södertörn University, Stockholm. She is affiliated with the Center for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi), at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management. Bali Swain has worked at the International Labour Organisation, Geneva, and at Uppsala University and has been Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; Tufts University; University of Pretoria, South Africa; and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, New York, USA, to name a few. She has researched and published widely in the fields of sustainable development, environmental economics, energy, circular economy, sustainable finance, gender, and development economics. She has written and edited nine books, of which her edited volume Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals was published in 2023. Peter Dobers is Professor in Business Studies at Södertörn University and previous Dean of the Faculty Board between 2016 and 2022; Principal Editor of the journal Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) between 2010 and 2024, currently with an impact factor of 10.302; President of the International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS) between 2021 and 2023; and book series editor of Routledge/ISDRS Series on Sustainable Development Research between 2019 and 2024. He has been a board member of the Knowledge Foundation since 2022. He has published extensively in fields such as corporate social responsibility, urban development, and sustainable development. He has written and edited five books and eight special issues in BSE, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, and Scandinavian Journal of Management.
