Research anthology on measuring and achieving sustainable development goals / Information Resources Management Association, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Information Resources Management Association, editor.

Association, Information Resources Management, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Environmental economics.

Environmental policy--Economic aspects.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

73 PDFs (3 volumes (1235 pages))

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global Publisher of Timely Knowledge, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the current innovative research and discussions on the challenges to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the measures that have already been put in place to achieve them as we strive toward a more sustainable future addressing pressing issues such as climate change, natural disasters, and overpopulation."

Contents:

Volume I. Section 1. Implementing and financing the sustainable development goals. Chapter 1. Financing digital innovation for sustainable development ; Chapter 2. Financing the sustainable development agenda goals: role and challenges for the private sector and DFI ; Chapter 3. Financing the sustainable development goals in sub-saharan African countries ; Chapter 4. Africa, 2030 agenda and agenda 2063: the imperative of transnational governance ; Chapter 5. Sustainable development goals and their implication on economic growth: an East African perspective ; Chapter 6. Advocating for library and information services by national library associations of Africa in the context of sustainable development goals ; Chapter 7. Towards a SDG compliant framework for the open learning modules: experiences from Thailand and Philippines

Section 2. Reporting, measuring, and assessing the impact of the sustainable development goals. Chapter 8. Modeling the sustainable development nexus as a complex-coupled system: system dynamics modeling ; Chapter 9. Modeling the sustainable development nexus as a complicated-coupled system: cross-impact network analysis ; Chapter 10. Social capital accounting: the social capital protocol and the United Nations' sustainable development goals ; Chapter 11. Digital government as implementation means for sustainable development goals ; Chapter 12. Sustainability report evolution: the Nestlé case study applicability ; Chapter 13. Linking corporate social responsibility reporting with the UN sustainable development goals: evidence from the Portuguese stock market

Section 3. Strategies for achieving goals one through six. Chapter 14. Digitalization as a key issue of the circular economy to promote sustainability: prototyping design for homeless people ; Chapter 15. Zakat, SDGs, and poverty alleviation of Muslims in India ; Chapter 16. Bio-based products: suggestions for ecolabel criteria and standards in line with sustainable development goals ; Chapter 17. Sustainable development goal 3 strategies to take a leap ; Chapter 18. Social enterprises and sustainable development goals: how a global health project transformed into a social venture the case of HERA app for refugees ; Chapter 19. Innovations through mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical sector ; Chapter 20. Perinatal and early childhood development: education, innovation, and sustainable development goals

Volume II. Chapter 21. Child swaddling or back wrapping during street trading: where are the media to protect child rights? ; Chapter 22. Developing a conceptual framework for Zakat collection and distribution impact on social welfare through implications of SDGs ; Chapter 23. Addressing the sustainable development goals through environmental education ; Chapter 24. Multimedia e-learning education in Nigeria and Developing countries of Africa for achieving SDG4 ; Chapter 25. Impact of mobile money transfer on the education sector in sub-saharan Africa: a review ; Chapter 26. Predatory open access journals and attainment of educational sustainable development goals in Africa ; Chapter 27. Gender neutrality: for sustainability in power relations ; Chapter 28. Gender equality and sustainable development within the scope of peace as a global public good ; Chapter 29. Promoting gender equality and women empowerment in the tourism sector ; Chapter 30. Nature-based solutions for water security and the role of education for enhancing the implementation of the 2030 agenda ; Chapter 31. Emerging contaminants: pollution control and abatement ; Chapter 32. Water availability challenges in low-income areas of Agbowo community, Ibadan, Nigeria

Section 4. Strategies for achieving goals seven through twelve. Chapter 33. Agricultural information systems (AGRIS) as a catalyst for sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Africa: a critical literature review ; Chapter 34. Powering the sustainable development goals for green growth in Nigeria ; Chapter 35. 3R principle in household energy consumption patterns: a case of Turkish households ; Chapter 36. Nexus between money laundering and sustainable development goals: a threat to Developing countries ; Chapter 37. A decent work and economic growth: the potential of asnaf entrepreneur in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) ; Chapter 38. Sustainable development goals: the case of Safaricom limited ; Chapter 39. Leadership in tourism: authentic leaders as facilitators of sustainable development in tasmanian tourism ; Chapter 40. The impact of migration on sustainable development of small countries in Europe ; Chapter 41. Sustainability in information and communication technologies ; Chapter 42. Sustainable development through franchise innovation in the digital economy

Volume III. Chapter 43. Cross-border cooperation for bilateral trade, travel, and tourism: a challenge for India and Pakistan ; Chapter 44. Economics of sustainable creative cities: futuristic perspectives ; Chapter 45. Smart cities and sustainability: a complex and strategic issue the case of Torino smart city ; Chapter 46. Green consumer behaviour: integration of theory of planned behaviour and technology acceptance model ; Chapter 47. The consumer role for sustainable development: how consumers contribute sustainable development goals ; Chapter 48. ICT as "knowledge management" for assessing sustainable consumption and production in supply chains ; Chapter 49. CSR in education: the case study of the University of Birmingham ; Chapter 50. Sustainable development and climate change

Section 5. Strategies for achieving goals thirteen through seventeen. Chapter 51. A general approach for financial quantification of climate change risk for enterprises ; Chapter 52. Improving climate change resilience in global south cities through south-south climate finance ; Chapter 53. Revisiting Zanzibari seaweed: global climate change - mitigation and adaptation ; Chapter 54. When good waters go bad: sustainability and education in a postnormal future ; Chapter 55. Inland saline wetlandscapes: the missing links for 4th Ramsar strategic plan (2016-2024) in India ; Chapter 56. Sustainable land development using permaculture ; Chapter 57. The global challenge and re-evaluation of ecological tourism in line with sustainable development goals ; Chapter 58. Innovation-driven growth of tourist destinations in the Russian Arctic: challenges to sustainable development ; Chapter 59. Political clientelism and sustainable development: a case of Kenyan forest policy ; Chapter 60. Peace promotion through volunteer tourism ; Chapter 61. The role of information institutions in promoting information literacy and access to information for sustainable development in the post-truth era: the case of Sweden ; Chapter 62. Intercultural dialogue as a tool for maintaining sustainable partnerships in tourism ; Chapter 63. Higher education and regional integration in South-East Asia.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781668438855

OCLC:

1283920011