This book introduces students to sustainability structured around the 17 UN SDGs. Through a global perspective, with attention given equally to how sustainability challenges the highest income countries of the Global North, as well as to the moderate- and low-income countries of the Global South, Benton-Short synthesizes basic environmental science, policy, and interdisciplinary perspectives while investigating key challenges to developing a more sustainable future through the SDG framework.
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Sustainability and Sustainable Development
The challenge in teaching an introductory course on sustainability is there are many ways to teach it, and many issues to cover. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals offer a cohesive and interconnected set of topics to help address this problem – indeed the SDGs are now the guiding framework for planning and implementing sustainability through 2030.
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| Weight | 1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 26 × 18 × 2 cm |
| Book Author | Lisa Benton-Short |
| Edition | 1st |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781538135365 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 592 |
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