Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Economic Growth and Decent Work For All (1) (Environment for Development)

By: Lotta Dellve and Sharon Fonn and Gunnar Köhlin and Katrin Skagert

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Synopsis: This book brings together knowledge on how to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8, to bring societal change through sustainable economic growth and decent work for all by 2030.At its core is the great challenge of achieving economic growth without compromising the environment, while ensuring respect for fundamental human rights, and in particular the right to employment with equal and safe work conditions. This book provides a critical analysis of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 in the 2030 Agenda, its targets and indicators, to reveal biases, tensions and contradictions that need to be addressed to achieve this goal and to guide policymaking. The role and potential of academia to contribute to achieving this SDG is scrutinized. Chapters examine and assess specific targets for SDG 8, which includes policies, resource efficiency, youth employment, child labour and sustainable tourism. Higher education institutions’ tools for capacity building are presented, examining how education and academic research can play a role in achieving the SDG 8 targets. Overall, this book offers a synthesis of how research and higher education can make a difference in achieving a complex SDG.This book will be of great interest to academics and professionals working on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and can be used as a policymaking guide for 2030 and beyond.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 238 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040336298
Related ISBNs:: 9781040336205, 9781032624723, 9781032624709
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/21/25
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, by Lotta Dellve, Sharon Fonn, Gunnar Köhlin and Katrin Skagert
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Lotta Dellve
Edited by:: Sharon Fonn
Edited by:: Gunnar Köhlin
Edited by:: Katrin Skagert