Identity, Territories, and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Using the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goals as a reference framework, Identity, Territories, and Sustainability explores the interplay between territorial and collective identities, territorial policies, and their implications for environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Presenting a series of case studies from across the globe, Salvatore Monaco demonstrates how the meaning of sustainability can vary across different geographic contexts. Analysing specific policy initiatives, chapters stress the importance of considering the complex interweaving of social, cultural, political, historical, and biophysical factors in shaping different sustainability trajectories in each place. Providing tools for policy and practice, Monaco presents examples of how sustainable development can be achieved by recognizing the importance of involving local communities in the decision-making process, promoting social and environmental justice, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. Addressing the urgent need to tackle the global challenges of poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation, this is highly valuable reading for those interested in implementing sustainable development strategies across a variety of contexts.

Table of Contents:
Foreword; Seema Arora-Jonsson Introduction. Integrating Territorial Identity into SDGs Chapter 1. SDG 1. End Poverty in All its Forms Everywhere Chapter 2. SDG 2. End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture Chapter 3. SDG 3. Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for All at all Ages Chapter 4. SDG 4. Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Lifelong Learning Opportunities for All Chapter 5. SDG 5. Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls Chapter 6. SDG 6. Ensure Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All Chapter 7. SDG 7. Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All Chapter 8. SDG 8. Promote Sustained, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work for All Chapter 9. SDG 9. Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization and Foster Innovation Chapter 10. SDG 10. Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries Chapter 11. SDG 11. Make Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Chapter 12. SDG 12. Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns Chapter 13. SDG 13. Take Urgent Action To Combat Climate Change and its Impacts Chapter 14. SDG 14. Conserve and Sustainably use the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development Chapter 15. SDG 15. Protect, Restore and Promote Sustainable use of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Sustainably Manage Forests, Combat Desertification, and Halt and Reverse Land Degradation and Halt Biodiversity Loss Chapter 16. SDG 16. Promote Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development, Provide Access to Justice for All and Build Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions at All Levels Chapter 17. SDG 17. Strengthen the Means of Implementation and Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Conclusions. Moving Forward with Territorial Identities: Concluding Perspectives

About the Author :
Salvatore Monaco is Research Fellow in Sociology at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. His research interests include urban sociology, tourism studies, gender, and LGBTQ+ studies, with a particular focus on how spatial organizations create and reproduce inequalities for vulnerable social groups.