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SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region

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Editors:
  1. Walter Leal Filho

    1. European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

  2. Theam Foo Ng

    1. Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia

  3. Usha Iyer-Raniga

    1. School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

  4. Artie Ng

    1. Centre for Sustainable Business, International Business University, Toronto, Canada

  5. Ayyoob Sharifi

    1. Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability and Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi, Japan

  • Showcases how countries in the Asia-Pacific region handle and implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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The Asia and the Pacific region is actively seeking ways to optimise the use and availability of its natural resources, which have been contributing to environmental degradation and hindering its sustainable development. This volume documents and promotes various initiatives showcasing the efforts countries in the region are making towards the implementation of the SDGs.

This book is part of the "100 papers to accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals initiative".

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Table of contents (63 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxv
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  2. Research Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Convergence of Community Network and Sustainable Development Goals, Kudumbashree Community Network

      • V. K. Parvathy, Jyothi Kumar
      Pages 3-27

    3. Adaptation Strategies for Asian Farmers Against Climate Change

      • Md Nazirul I. Sarker, Md Lamiur Raihan, Tahmina Chumky, Md Habibur Rahman, G. M. Monirul Alam, Corinthias P. M. Sianipar
      Pages 29-58

    4. SDGs in Global South Cities for Building Resilience to Climate Change

      • Sudeshna Kumar, Ayyoob Sharifi
      Pages 59-87

    5. Climate Change in Hong Kong with the Integration of UN SDG 13 Climate Action

      • Tiffany Cheng-Han Leung, Cindy Shi-Xiang You
      Pages 89-114

    6. Protecting Water Security SDG 6 in Malaysia and China: Role of Model Simulations

      • Hock Lye Koh, Su Yean Teh, Chai Jian Tay, Mohd Hafiz Mohd
      Pages 115-140

    7. Conditions of Precarity and Strategies of Resilience: The Malaysian Hawker Community and COVID-19 Pandemic

      • Melati Nungsari, Kar Yern Chin, Shenyi Chua, Fatin Nadhirah Jamalolail
      Pages 141-166

    8. Social Contexts and Spatial Relationships in Design of Anganwadi Centres

      • Shanta Pragyan Dash, Nandineni Rama Devi
      Pages 167-190

    9. Disaster Management for Sustainable Development: Rural Bangladesh

      • Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Md. Zaki Faisal
      Pages 191-210

    10. Urban Design as a Spatial Assessment Tool in Achieving SDG 11: Case of Bengaluru, India

      • Hiranmayi Shankavaram, Jagriti Jhunjhunwala, Ramya Krishna, Sruti Ramanan
      Pages 211-247

    11. Climate Change Impact on Agriculture and Water Resources: Uzbekistan

      • Suriya Turaeva, Gavkhar Sultanova
      Pages 249-269

    12. Sustainable Cities and Communities with Decent Work and Economic Growth Opportunities in India

      • Sunil Kumar Khare
      Pages 271-288

    13. Healthy Aging and Well-Being of Older Adults in Hong Kong

      • Ben Y. F. Fong, Vincent T. S. Law, Tommy K. C. Ng, Hilary H. L. Yee, Ting-yu Lam
      Pages 289-324

    14. Every Drop of Water and Food Footprints Count for Humanity

      • Kian Heng Liew, Yuquan Liew
      Pages 325-350

    15. Alternative Development to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Southeast Asia

      • Krzysztof Falkowski
      Pages 351-368

    16. Geospatial Analysis of Urban Sprawl in Agartala Municipal Council, India, from 1991 to 2021

      • Vishal Chettry
      Pages 369-393

    17. Transitional Spaces as an Integrated Design Approach Enhancing Social Cohesion in High-Rise Dwellings

      • Shanta Pragyan Dash, Akanksha Shetty
      Pages 395-413

    18. Transformative Research in Aquaculture for Sustainable Seafood Security

      • Abentin Estim, Rossita Shapawi, Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh, Ching Fui-Fui, Saleem Mustafa
      Pages 415-444

  3. Education and Communication Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 445-445
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Editors and Affiliations

  • European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  • Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia

    Theam Foo Ng

  • School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

    Usha Iyer-Raniga

  • Centre for Sustainable Business, International Business University, Toronto, Canada

    Artie Ng

  • Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability and Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi, Japan

    Ayyoob Sharifi

About the editors

Prof. Walter Leal Filho (BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DTech, DL, DLitt, FSB, FLS, FRGS) holds the Chairs of Climate Change Management at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and Environment and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). He directs the European School of Sustainability Science and Research (ESSSR) and the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme, the largest network of universities specifically focusing on research on matters related to sustainable development. Professor Walter Leal Filho has over 30 years of experience on sustainable development research and in excess of 700 publications to his credit.

Theam Foo Ng (Dr, BSc, MSc, PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. Currently, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ng is a coordinator for the South East Asia Sustainability Network (SEASN) and Environmental Protection and Education Hub (EPEHub) as well as Active Mobility (E-bike) in USM. SEASN is a Southeast Asia countries network that incorporates higher education institutions and other related sustainability organisations which are committed to promote, engage and integrate sustainability in their teaching, research, community engagement and institutional arrangement.

He is also an advisor for Green Ambassador, EPEHub and Kung Fu Club. He leads the EPEHub programmes and activities in USM and is actively engaged with communities and NGOs in championing and promoting environmental protection and education related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change, reduction of carbon footprint and waste management. He has conducted various talks and training workshops related to environmental sustainability and SDGs. In the programme of Master in Sustainable Development Practice, he is the course coordinator for Energy Infrastructure Planning. He has experience as guest editor, associate editor, section editor and reviewer for a few reputable journals/book series. His research interest is on environmental sustainability, education for sustainable development, machine learning, pattern recognition, computational intelligence and image processing.

Usha Iyer-Raniga is Professor, Sustainable Built Environment at RMIT University, Australia. Usha co-leads the One Planet Network’s Sustainable Buildings and Construction Programme (SBC), United Nations 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (UN 10FYP SCP) aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 12. The work directly impacts SDG 11 on Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 12 on Responsible Consumption and Production. Usha’s research supports empirical applications.

Artie Ng Professor Artie Ng (BSc,MSc,MBA,MEng, PhD, FCPA, FCMA, SrMIISE) has over 100 publications, including refereed journals, edited books, conference papers and consultancy reports. In particular, he has published with impactful international journals on sustainability, including Energy Policy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal as well as Sustainability Science. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Accounting Forum, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance as well as Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. Dr. Ng is currently the Dean of International Business University based in Toronto, Canada. He has served as Senior Research Fellow with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy at the University of Waterloo as well as Adjunct Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Ayyoob Sharifi is a Professor at Hiroshima University, Japan, where he works at the IDEC Institute and the Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society. He is also a Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture and Design of the Lebanese American University. His research focuses on the intersection of urbanism and climate change mitigation and adaptation. He has served as a lead author for the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and an active contributor to the Future Earth global change research programme. His main goal as a scholar is to inform actions toward creating sustainable and resilient cities and communities.

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