About the Book
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of global goals that meet some of the most pressing challenges facing our world today. Goal 10 concerns reducing global inequalities. Inequality is currently seen in the social, political, and economic structures of communities at both the national and international level. The United Nation’s approach to sustainable development is to create a set of goals and targets try to minimize the accelerating gaps of inequality. The book presents new insights for evaluating the progress on SDGs (especially goal 10), it also boldly sets new economic, social and environmental targets for reducing inequality. Using case studies, this book encourages readers to view economic development through the lens of growing inequalities and disparities. Such inequalities are clearly becoming more obvious as the world is better connected, and information is quickly shared. The books main aim is therefore to direct the efforts of scholars, practitioners and policymakers to swiftly find the balance between the three pillars of sustainable development. The main challenges and focus of each chapter are different and collectively they give an integrated understanding of the phenomenon of sustainable development and its diverse aspects. This book will be useful for policymakers, social and environmental activists, agencies, educators and practitioners in the sphere of social or environmental economics. The methodology of the research can be replicated and taken forward by future researchers in the field.
Table of Contents:
1. Preface, 2. Inequality – the global problem, 3. Sustainable Development and Sustainable development Goals, 4. Inequality in the theoretical lenses, 5. Economic and Social inequality, 6. Development economic trends, problems and consequences of inequality, 7. SDGs coverage on inequality.
About the Author :
Prof. Medani P. Bhandari completed his M.A. in Anthropology (Nepal), M.Sc. Environmental System Monitoring and Analysis (the Netherlands), M.A. Sustainable International Development (USA), M.A. and Ph.D. in Soci- ology (USA). He is dedicated to conservation of nature and natural resources and social empowerment through research and action project. His purpose of life is to give or contribute to the society fullest through whatever he has, earned, learned or experienced, within the Principles of "BASHUDAIVAKU- TUMBAKKAM and Live and Let Other Live". He has worked with various organizations as consultant - UNEP/Adelaide University, UNDP, IUCN, WWF, WRI, Winrock International, the Japan Environment Education Forum, and the Pajaro Jai Foundation (PJF), along with others. During 2015-17, he served as a Professor of Natural Resources and Environment at the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. Prof. Bhandari has spent most of his career focusing on the Sociological Theories; Environmental Sustain- ability; Social Inclusion, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Envi- ronmental Health Hazard; Environmental Management; Social Innovation; Developing along the way expertise in Global and International Environmen- tal Politics, Environmental Institutions and Natural Resources Governance; Climate Change Policy and Implementation, Environmental Justice, Sus- tainable Development; Theory of Natural Resources Governance; Impact Evaluation of Rural Livelihood; International Organizations; Public/Social Policy; The Non-Profit Sector; Low Carbon Mechanism; Good Governance; Climate Adaptation; REDD Plus; Carbon Financing; Green Economy and Renewable Energy; Nature, Culture and Power. Prof. Bhandari's major teach- ing and research specialties include: Sociological Theories and Practices; Environmental Health; Social and Environmental research methods; Social and Environmental Innovation; Social and Environmental policies; Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; International Environmental Governance; Green Economy; Sustainability and assessment of the Economic, Social and Environmental impacts on society and nature. In brief, Prof. Bhandari has sound theoretical and practical knowledge in social science and environment science. His field experience spans across Asia, Africa, the North America, Western Europe, Post-Soviet Countries, Australia, Japan and the Middle East. Professor Bhandari has published 4 books (his recent book is Medani P. Bhandari (2018). Green Web-II: Standards and Perspectives from the IUCN, Published, sold and distributed by: River Publishers, Denmark/the Nether- lands ISBN: 978-87-70220-12-5 (Hardback) 978-87-70220-11-8 (eBook), and more than 70 scholarly papers in international scientific journals. Cur- rently, he is serving as a Professor of Inter-Disciplinary Department - Natural Resource & Environment/Sustainability Studies, at the Akamai University, USA and Professor of the Department of Finance and Entrepreneurship, Sumy State University (SSU) Ukraine; and International Program Coordi- nator, Atlantic State Legal Foundation, NY, USA (remotely). Shvindina Hanna graduated from Sumy State University (M.S in "Man- agement of Organizations, Ph.D. in "Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Protection"), Post-Doc researcher (University of Montpellier, Pur- due University) in "Business Studies and Management", Fulbright Alumni (2018-2019), won ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarships (2014, 2015). Cur- rently works as Associate Professor at the Department of Management at Sumy State University (Ukraine). She is member of CENA community and Researchers' excellence network (RENET). She is member of editorial boards of several scientific journals (Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland), invited reviewer for the international conferences (Poland, Germany, Ukraine). She is author of more than 90 papers. Scientific interests include Coopetition Paradox, Strategies and Innovations, Change Management, Organizational Development, Civic Education and Leadership. She is activist and is a CEO at NGO "Lifelong learning centre", where provide courses on Leadership and Communications, organize the program on empowerment for local community. More information at https: //www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-shvindina-aa39 0924/
