Achieving the sustainable development goals punctually
Subtitle: an impossible remit?
By: by Graeme Baber
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781527563292; 9781527561502
Subjects: Sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goals
Description: This book defines 'sustainable development', setting out the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from their inception in January 2011 to their operationalization in September 2015. It maps the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and their targets to the SDGs and their respective targets. Nine SDGs are classified on the basis of the mapping exercise as proceeding from the MDGs, and eight as new Goals. One of the nine SDGs (SDG 1) is the subject of a 'Continuation Microstudy', the structure for which is also used for the 'Continuation Macrostudy' that assesses the others from this.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Intro; title: Dedication; title: Contents; title: List of Tables; title: Preface; title: Chapter One; title: Chapter Two; title: Chapter Three; title: Chapter Four; title: Chapter Five; title: List of Abbreviations; title: Bibliography; title: Index