No Poverty 2021 Edition Contributor(s): Leal Filho, Walter (Editor), Azul, Anabela Marisa (Editor), Brandli, Luciana (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319957139 ISBN-13: 9783319957135 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $569.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
Dewey: 338.9 |
Series: Encyclopedia of the Un Sustainable Development Goals |
Physical Information: 2.1" H x 7.7" W x 10.2" (6.10 lbs) 1169 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make development more sustainable. The United Nations has acknowledged the problem and approved the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". On 1st January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda officially came into force. These goals cover the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 1, namely "End poverty in all its forms everywhere" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows for a better understanding and fosters knowledge about it. Concretely, the defined targets are:
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