Evaluating Interlinkages between Human Well-being and Planetary Well-being in Proposals for the Sustainable Development Goals
Kanie, Norichika, Naito, Aya, Kosaka, Mari, Motoki, Yuko, Iguchi, Masahiko and Takemoto, Kazuhiko, (2015). Evaluating Interlinkages between Human Well-being and Planetary Well-being in Proposals for the Sustainable Development Goals. Global Environmental Research, 19(2), 131-145
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Sub-type Journal article Author Kanie, Norichika
Naito, Aya
Kosaka, Mari
Motoki, Yuko
Iguchi, Masahiko
Takemoto, KazuhikoTitle Evaluating Interlinkages between Human Well-being and Planetary Well-being in Proposals for the Sustainable Development Goals Appearing in Global Environmental Research Volume 19 Issue No. 2 Publication Date 2015 Place of Publication Tokyo Publisher Association of International Research Initiatives for Environmental Studies Start page 131 End page 145 Language eng Abstract Sustainable development requires environmental, social and economic dimensions to be addressed simultaneously and in an integrated manner. This paper evaluates the degree of balance between these three dimensions in ten major proposals for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The proposals were chosen for detailed review and evaluated in terms of coverage and interlinkages between goals, using a methodology that evaluated the frequency of keyword use associated with each issue area. Our analysis found that none of the proposals was completely comprehensive, that they tended to emphasize issues related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), rather than planetary well-being and other issues, and that the Open Working Group outcome was comparatively well balanced. In addition, the inter-governmental proposals tended to cover a broader range of issues than research-led ones. This is because discussions in an international setting bring together views from multiple governments, which can ultimately lead to wider coverage of the issues, although this does not guarantee that they will be addressed in an integrated manner. As the SDGs are expected to be formulated at the national level, the challenge is to fully integrate the three dimensions of sustainable development so as to devise actions on the SDGs appropriately in order to achieve the transformation toward sustainability Keyword Human well-being
Interlinkages
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Planetary well-being
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Copyright Holder Association of International Research Initiatives for Environmental Studies Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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