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World Sustainability Series Walter Leal Filho Editor Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research 123 World Sustainability Series Series editor Walter Leal Filho, Hamburg, Germany More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13384 Walter Leal Filho Editor Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research 123 Editor Walter LealFilho Faculty of LifeSciences Hamburg University of AppliedSciences Hamburg Germany and ManchesterMetropolitan University Manchester UK ISSN 2199-7373 ISSN 2199-7381 (electronic) World Sustainability Series ISBN978-3-319-63006-9 ISBN978-3-319-63007-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/ 10.1007/978-3-319-63007-6 LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2017947474 ©SpringerInternationalPublishingAG2018 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission orinformationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. 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Printedonacid-freepaper ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbySpringerNature TheregisteredcompanyisSpringerInternationalPublishingAG Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland Preface TheUnitedNationsSummit,heldon25–27September2015inNewYork,adopted the post-2015 development agenda and a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are outlined in the document “Transforming our world: the 2030 AgendaforSustainableDevelopment”.ThisAgenda,accordingtotheUN,isaplan of action for people, planet and prosperity, which seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. It contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets, which demonstrate both a vision and an ambition. It seeks to build on the Millennium Development Goals and complete what these did not achieve. The document “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Develop- ment” also clearly shows the need for an integrated handling of the three main dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social and environmental. ThereisaworldconsensusinrelationtothefactthatSustainabilityScience—i.e. abranchofscienceconcernedwithanintegratedviewofthethreemaindimensions of sustainable development—can provide an important contribution in order to achievetheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Eventhough inthepast,thepotential ofSustainabilitySciencehasbeenlargelyoverlooked—somesayunderestimated— it is clear that it can provide a key contribution to the implementation of the Sus- tainable Development Goals (SGS) and, more specifically, the realisation of the vision set at the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is based on the perceived need to explore and present concrete case studies which illustrate how Sustainability Science and Research can help to achieve the many goals listed in the document “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, that the “World Symposium on Sustainability Science and Research: Implementing the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development”, that this “Handbook of Sustainability Science” has been prepared. The book contains a set of papers presented and discussed at the first “World Symposium on Sustainability Science: Implementing the UN Sustainable Devel- opment Goals”, jointly organised by the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), in cooperation with various UN bodies, government offices and authorities, universities, enterprises, NGOs and grassroots organisations from across the world. This book is structured in three main parts. Part I addresses the political, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development, and provides a v vi Preface comprehensive overview of the many influences these areas provide to the global sustainability debate. PartIIisconcernedwiththeenvironmental,socialandtechnologicaldimensions ofsustainabledevelopment.Here,anemphasisisgiventotheconnectionsbetween environmental technologies and environmental protection efforts on the one hand, and the social implications of their implementation on the other. Part III focuses on holistic approaches, stakeholders engagement and education for sustainable development, combining three important elements sustainability science, and illustrating how effective they may be. One chapter, prepared by the team working at the UN Development Goals Secretariat in New York, describes how Private–Public Partnerships may assist in the implementation of the Sustain- able Development Goals, with experiences from the SDG Fund. A short, final chapter, presents some perspectives on sustainability science and introduces the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre, outliningitsactivitiesfortheperiod2017–2030.Allinall,thishandbookprovidesa timely contribution towards fostering awareness and offers basic knowledge on sustainable development, and on both individual and organisational sustainability and responsibility. We hope this may prove useful in supporting organisations to pursue one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals. We thank the authors for their willingness to share their knowledge, know-how and experiences, as well as the many peer reviewers, which have helped us to ensure the quality of the manuscripts. Enjoy your reading! Hamburg, Germany; Manchester, UK Prof. Walter Leal Filho Winter 2017/2018 B.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Phil., D.L., D.Ed., D.Litt. Contents Part I Political, Social and Economic Dimensions of Sustainable Development Lessons Learned for Decision-Makers During a 5-Year Research Period on Sustainability Problems at the Galileo University in Guatemala.... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 3 Nelson Amaro Using Design Thinking and Facebook to Accompany Women in Solving Water Problems in Morocco.... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 25 Diane Pruneau, Boutaina El Jai, Abdellatif Khattabi, Sara Benbrahim and Joanne Langis A Critical Review of the Role of Indicators in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 41 Simon Mair, Aled Jones, Jonathan Ward, Ian Christie, Angela Druckman and Fergus Lyon A Minor Matter of Great Concern: The Different Sustainability Logics of ‘Societal Benefits’ and ‘Socio-economic Profit’.... ..... .... 57 Johan Hultman and Filippa Säwe Corporate Sustainable Strategies in Dom Pedro I Industrial Road Axis, São Paulo, Brazil.. .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 71 João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel, Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas and Micheli Kowalczuk Machado Water Resources in the Context of Global Environmental Change: Some Perspectives for Sustainability .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 87 SôniaReginadaCalSeixas,JoãoLuizdeMoraesHoefelandPaulBarrett Knowledge and Awareness of Sustainability in Saudi Arabian Public Universities.. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 103 N. Alghamdi vii viii Contents Urban Agriculture in Cape Town: Building Sustainable Livelihoods ... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 129 D.W. Olivier Fostering Sustainable Communities and Resilient Cities Whilst Supporting ‘Life on Land’ Through a Colombian School’s Initiative.. .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 145 J. Figueroa Vélez, V. Ruiz Vargas, L.M. Hoyos and A. Prowse Teaching Food Security to Low-Income Rural Families in the United States. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 161 Taylor Hinton, Kerstin Martin and Eric Pallant A Holistic Approach to Embedding Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a University—Fostering Collaboration Between Researchers, Students and Operations... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 177 Liz Cooper and Dave Gorman Multi-stakeholder Partnerships (SDG #17) as a Means of Achieving Sustainable Communities and Cities (SDG #11)..... .... 193 Adriane MacDonald, Amelia Clarke, Lei Huang, Mark Roseland and M. May Seitanidi Pioneering in Sustainability Reporting in Higher Education: Experiences of a Belgian Business Faculty ... .... .... .... ..... .... 211 K. Ceulemans, T. Stough and W. Lambrechts The Challenges of Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in Brazil: An Analysis Based on the Outcomes of the Brazilian Millennium Development Goals.... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 233 João Marcelo Pereira Ribeiro, Sthefanie Aguiar da Silva, Vitória Haendchen Fornasari, Larissa Pereira Cipoli Ribeiro, Pedro Sabino Parente and José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra Corporate Policies on Rights and Engagement of Communities: Alternatives and Advances... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 253 Noemi Bonina, Marcelo J. Meiriño and José Abadia Ribeiro Local Sustainability Indicators and Their Role in the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the HE Sector .... ..... .... 267 Victoria Hands and Richard Anderson Putting the ‘Social’ into Sustainability Science.... .... .... ..... .... 285 Carolyn Kagan and Mark H. Burton Contents ix Part II Environmental, Social and Technological Dimensions of Sustainable Development Implementing the Global Sustainable Goals (SDGs) into Municipal Strategies Applying an Integrated Approach . .... .... .... ..... .... 301 Sara Gustafsson and Jenny Ivner United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and Resource Use .. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 317 Ronald Wennersten and Sun Qie A Critical Analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals .. ..... .... 341 Ranjula Bali Swain Managing the Growing Kuala Lumpur Mega Urban Region for Livable City: The Sustainable Development Goals as Guiding Frame .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 357 Abdul Samad Hadi, Shaharudin Idrus, Ahmad Fariz Mohamed, Mohd Raihan Taha, Mohamad Raffi Othman, Syed Mohammad Fitri Syed Ismail and Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail Integration of Ecosystem Services as Part of the Nexus Approach into the Applied Teaching of Ecological Engineering... .... ..... .... 369 Petra Schneider and Volker Lüderitz Understanding Waste Flow in Malaysian Cities for Sustainable Waste Management. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 389 Ahmad Fariz Mohamed, Muhammad Izzat Rasnan, Norazmin Adibah Othman, Shaharudin Idrus and Mohd Raihan Taha Going for Green Cities: The Role of Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry in Creating the Ambiance of the Liveable City in Malaysia . ..... .... 401 Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, Shaharudin Idrus, Abdul Samad Hadi, Azman A. Rahman, Nurfarahain Zainal, Nur Dina Shazani Mohd Azam and Norashikin Shaharudin In Pursuit of Sustainability: Building Science and Community Development .. .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 419 Monjia Belizaire Freedom from Poverty and the Right to Sustainable Development: One Goal but Different Rights and International Commitments... .... 431 Katarzyna Cichos Sustainable Development and Climate Change.... .... .... ..... .... 445 K.S. Getvoldsen, T.E. Butt, C. House and F. Ferreira Lean Production and ISO Standards as Instrument for Achieving 2030 Agenda Goals. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 459 Siarhei Zenchanka and Siarhei Malchenka
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