Open AccessResearch for Sustainable Development Goals: Introduction
Author(s) -
Urs Wiesmann,
Océane Dayer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gaia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2625-5413
pISSN - 0940-5550
DOI - 10.14512/gaia.28.2.4
Subject(s) - sustainable development , political science , engineering ethics , set (abstract data type) , thematic map , environmental planning , process management , environmental resource management , business , computer science , engineering , geography , environmental science , cartography , law , programming language
The 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) marks a breakthrough towards more sustainable development at global, regional, national and local levels. At the same time, it fundamentally challenges societies at all levels to reorient and innovatively steer development pathways towards the set goals. This thematic focus on research for SDGs reflects and illustrates some of the challenges faced by science and research supporting the transformations required in view of achieving the SDGs .