Pathways to sustainable development : implementing the pact for the future / edited by Narinder Kakar, Professor Emeritus, University for Peace, and Distinguished Senior Fellow, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University and Anna Shostya, Professor of Economics and Chair of Economics Department, Pace University, USA.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kakar, Narinder, editor.

Shostya, Anna, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Progressing the sustainable development goals series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Government policy.

Sustainable development.

Sustainable development--Forecasting.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This prescient book explores global challenges in the field of sustainable development, examining the key factors identified by the UN Pact for the Future. Expert contributors discuss the commitments outlined in the UN Common Agenda and suggest future pathways towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Leading and emerging international scholars reflect on the five areas highlighted in the Pact for the Future: sustainable development and financing for development, international peace and security, science and technology, youth and future generations, and transforming global governance. These areas are pertinent to a wide range of existential issues faced by the international community - from multidimensional poverty to educational gaps, from environmental crisis to armed conflict and violence, from urban pressures to the rights of future generations. Chapters provide detailed case studies, including sustainable smart cities in India, the 2015 Well-being of Future Generations Act in Wales and environmental displacement in Mexico and Bangladesh. The book addresses the geopolitical shifts that threaten global progress towards sustainability and identifies emerging sustainable development concepts such as One Health, ecological civilization, environmental migration and the Anthropocene. Scholars and students of development economics, political science, environmental studies, and law will greatly benefit from this timely book. Presenting a multidisciplinary approach, the book is also an essential resource for practitioners and policymakers in urban policy and human rights, as well as those working for international organizations such as the UN and the World Bank"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword / Gus Speth

Foreword / Richard Ottinger

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I: Sustainable development and financing for development

1. Multidimensional poverty: Fighting poverty in all its dimensions / Narinder Kakar

2. Measuring progress beyond gross domestic product / Anna Shostya

3. Financing sustainable development / Narinder Kakar and Joseph C. Morreale

Part II: International peace and security

4. Beyond the human right to a healthful environment: One health for the biosphere / Nicholas A. Robinson

5. The role of civil society in fostering sustainable development / Olufunke M. Baruwa

6. Environmental displacement and human migration in the most vulnerable nations / Tessel van der Putte

Part III: Science, technology and innovation, and digital cooperation

7. Urbanization and sustainable development: Growing global issues in the anthropocene / Joseph C. Morreale

8. The role of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in closing the education gap / Dorina Rosca

9. Building statistical capacity for sustainable development / Julieth Saenz-Molina

Part IV: Youth and future generations

10. The rights of future generations / Narinder Kakar ,Anna Shostya, and Victor M. Tafur

11. Providing equitable quality education and leaving no child behind / Fatima Akilu

12. The role of education in peacebuilding / Francisco Rojas Aravena

Part V: Transforming global governance

13. Multilateralism and international cooperation for sustainable development / Francisco Rojas Aravena and Emily Alfaro Rojas

14. Eco-civilization amid changing human habitats / Nicholas A. Robinson

15. Environmental aspects of the pact for the future / Jamil Ahmad

Part VI: Conclusion

16. Pathways to sustainable development / Narinder Kakar and Anna Shostya.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035356348 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.