scholarly journals A cross-cultural comparative study of sustainability consciousness between students in Taiwan and Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 6287-6313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Berglund ◽  
Niklas Gericke ◽  
Jelle Boeve-de Pauw ◽  
Daniel Olsson ◽  
Tzu-Chau Chang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract Education for sustainable development (ESD) is promoted as one important component in the endeavor toward sustainable development. Goal 4 in the Sustainable Development Goals (UN in Sustainable development goals—17 goals to transform our world, 2017) in particular targets the role of ESD in this respect. The importance of cultural specificity in ESD is emphasized in numerous international policy documents, but there are few cross-cultural studies that focus on the broad context of sustainable development and ESD. The current study investigates the sustainability consciousness of grade 12 students (age 18–19) in Taiwan (N = 617) and Sweden (N = 583) and discusses the implications for ESD policy and practice. The findings indicate that significant differences exist between the two samples, both with respect to their sustainability consciousness and within the three sub-constructs of knowingness, attitudes and self-reported behaviors. The differences are considered in light of the cultural value orientations of the East Asian and Western European regions. Implications for ESD are discussed from the perspective of cultural specificity.

scholarly journals Local Action with Global Impact: The Case of the GROW Observatory and the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10518
Author(s):  
Raquel Ajates ◽  
Gerid Hager ◽  
Pavlos Georgiadis ◽  
Saskia Coulson ◽  
Mel Woods ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Closing The Gap ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

This article reports on Citizen Observatories’ (COs) potential to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reflecting on the experience of the GROW Observatory (GROW). The research aims to take the first steps in closing the gap in the literature on COs’ potential contributions to the SDG framework, beyond quantitative data contributions for indicator monitoring. Following an analysis of project activities and outcomes mapped against the SDG framework, the findings reveal GROW’s potential contributions across two dimensions: (i) Actions to advance the implementation of goals and targets through awareness raising and training; participatory methods; multi-stakeholder connections; and supporting citizens to move from data to action and (ii) Data contributions to SDG indicator monitoring through citizen-generated datasets. While earlier research has focused mostly on the latter (dimension ii), CO activities can impact numerous goals and targets, highlighting their potential to relate global SDGs to local level action, and vice versa. These findings align with the growing literature on COs’ ability to bring together policy makers, scientists and citizens, and support changes to environmental policy and practice. Furthermore, this research suggests groundwork activities that address the goal and target level can also enhance sustained data collection to contribute to indicator level monitoring. We conclude with future trends and recommendations for COs wishing to contribute to the SDGs.

Sustainable Development Practice: The Central Role of the Human Needs Language

Social Change ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-309
Author(s):  
Senkosi Moses Balyejjusa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Practice

Sustainable development has become a mantra in politics, academia and development policy and practice. Indeed, many policy and practice strategies, such as the sustainable development goals, have been devised in order to achieve sustainable development. Although the contents and items in these agendas are human needs, the use of ‘human needs’ language is less emphasised/explicitly spelt out. In fact, the language of human needs is almost absent. In this article, I argue that the adoption of the human needs language will strengthen sustainable development practice, efforts and agenda. This is because, unlike other aspirations, human needs by nature are universal. Secondly, human needs are limited in number compared to wants, desires, goals and capabilities. This nature of human needs makes the human needs language effective in promoting the sustainable development agenda and efforts, thus, adequately meeting the needs of the current and future generations.

scholarly journals Crime and victimisation in the era of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Robert Peacock
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

Crime and victimisation have reached epidemic proportions. By fostering sustainable development within the social, economic and environmental spheres, the United Nations envisaged the strengthening of crime prevention and justice. However, within the global North/South divide there is little reason to assume that criminological and victimological interventions, development programmes or economic reforms can ever fully resolve the underlying causes of many victimological harms that affect developing or developed countries, unless and until they lead to greater freedom, equality and justice. Intersecting inequalities and social and economic exclusion highlight the importance of context and the complex geopolitical, institutional and ideological landscapes that gave rise to this global agenda. Together with the associated challenges for the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a critical appraisal of the nexus between crime, victimisation, justice and sustainable development on account of the gravest threat to humanity, namely climate change and environmental degradation, remains a functional imperative for research, policy and practice.

scholarly journals Improving Knowledge about the Sustainable Development Goals through a Collaborative Learning Methodology and Serious Game

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ainhoa Saitua-Iribar ◽  
Javier Corral-Lage ◽  
Noemi Peña-Miguel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The University

The university is a key agent in the process of transformation towards sustainability within the framework of the 2030 Agenda. This study aims to analyze the usefulness of the collaborative learning methodology through a serious game (SG) in the university environment to increase the level of knowledge and the importance given to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by students. Through ex ante and ex post questionnaires, the degree of variation in the knowledge acquired and importance given to the SDGs was measured. To compare the midrange of these two samples and determine whether differences existed, we applied the Student and Wilcoxon t-tests. The results indicate that the methodology used produced an improvement in knowledge about the SDGs. Therefore, it is concluded that the university should promote this type of workshop and SG activities to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs, both in the Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education and in degrees of other disciplines. Moreover, we have encouraged active learning of the SDGs through collaborative workshops using the design thinking method and an SG called “The Island”, which, based on certain economic, social and environmental information, puts students in a position to govern resources to meet the needs of its population.

scholarly journals Volunteering and the Sustainable Development Goals: an opportunity to move beyond boundaries

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-260
Author(s):  
Angela Ellis Paine ◽  
Cliff Allum ◽  
Danielle Beswick ◽  
Benjamin J. Lough
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Interdisciplinary Learning ◽  
Global North ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Uk

There is growing recognition of the role that volunteering can play in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Evidence of its contribution, however, remains relatively weak, including for countries in the Global North such as the UK. This is compounded by limited collaboration between those concerned with volunteering and those concerned with development. The SDGs provide an opportunity to bring together research, policy and practice on volunteering and development, and on international and ‘domestic’ volunteering, enabling valuable interdisciplinary learning.

scholarly journals The Impact of Value Created by Culture on Approaching the Sustainable Development Goals: Case of the Baltic States

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Streimikiene ◽  
Mikalauskiene ◽  
Kiausiene
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Weight Coefficient ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Baltic States ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Impact

Culture plays an important role in implementing sustainability principles and approaching sustainable development goals across different countries. This paper aims to analyse the relationship between the value created by culture and the implementation of sustainable development goals of countries. The majority of attention in this research is devoted to composing and calculating the integrated cultural value index, which provides clear linkages between value created by culture and sustainable development goals. An expert survey was conducted, during which experts had to assess indicators by ranking them according to importance. There have been 14 indicators included in total to calculate the integrated cultural value index. The values created by culture in the selected Baltic States have been determined by calculating the weight coefficient of each indicator and providing a composite cultural value index. Statistical data analysis unquestionably confirms that cultural input when implementing sustainable development goals is significant, because there exists a very strong positive relationship between the cultural value index and achieved sustainable development goals in all three case studies.

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