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Book SynopsisThis volume describes the thinking on sustainable development and a variety of initiatives across Europe, illustrating regional efforts to foster sustainable communities and ecological and social innovation. It contains various contributions which showcase examples of thinking, economic and social structures and in consumption and production patterns needed, to implement the SDGs.
This book is part of the "100 papers to accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals initiative".
Table of ContentsHot and Cold Extreme Temperature Risk and Resilience in Baltic Sea Region: agricultural aspects.- Optimal Control Approaches to Sustainability under Uncertainty.- Impact of Recreants on the Destruction of Aeolian Complexes: Vistula (Baltic) Spit, Kaliningrad Region.- Conservation and Restoration of Coastal Lagoons in the Northern Baltic Sea.- SDG 8, Decent Work and Post-Covid Recovery: Policy Implications, Challenges and Opportunities in the UK.- Slowing Down the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and COVID-19 Pandemic.- Collateral Damage: War in Ukraine Endangers Food Security in Africa.- Urban Sustainability and SDGs Implementation between Regional Strategy and Local Practice: Case of Sardinia.- Peripheral Euro-Regions Job Challenges: Administra.- Duty of Legal Eco-Innovation for Sustainability.- Decolonising Regional Perspectives for Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.- Passivhaus Standard as a Social Housing Model in the UK: Barriers and Opportunities.- Multi-Level Governance of Sustainability Transition in the European Union.- Sustainable Food Chains to Achieve SDG-12 in Europe: Perspectives from Multi-stakeholders Initiatives.- Brands and Consumers with a Purpose: Evidence from Türkiye.- Nature-based Solutions for Flood Risk Reduction: North Sea Region, flat coasts and estuaries.- Geographies of Marginality in Europe: Space, People and Politics.- Sustainably Driven Telemedicine for Chronic Illness Patient Satisfaction: Pre and Post Pandemic.- Carbon Dioxide Removal in SDGs and Nationally Determined Contributions.- Education for Sustainable Development: Policy and Practice in Wales.- Empowering the academic community towards a sustainable environment in the post-pandemic period.- Commitment of Universities in Poland to Sustainable Development.- Investing in Children for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Turkey: Case of Eco-School Program.- Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences.- Skyros Project, Testbed for an Innovative Environmental Communication Services Model.- Democratia-Aqua-Technica Initiative: Cross-Media Approach for Developing Sustainable Projects.- No transition without transformation: Educating Sustainability.- Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Promoting Mental Wellbeing during and beyond Covid-19.- Clinical Legal Education in Europe and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals.- Tertiary Education Accessibility and Affordability: SDG 4.3 in Visegrad Countries.- Tackling Sustainable Development issues via Theatre and Performing Poetry.- Renewable Energy transition in Portugal, Balance and Perspectives: Opportunities for SDG7.- European Healthcare and Biotechnology Related Mutual Funds and Sustainable Development during COVID-19.- Unplanned Railway Maintenance of High-speed railway systems Exposed to Extreme Weather Conditions.- Environmental Monitoring: European and Belarusian Experience.- Illustration of how industry and institutions in Germany impact the SDGs.- Towards Sustainable Infrastructural Megaprojects.- Kaliningrad Region as Sustainable Destination for Rehabilitation and Medical Tourism.- Financing Sustainability Change in Germany: SDG Implementation in UmweltBank AG.- Stress Testing the Climate: SDGs scenarios for Financial Services in Europe.- Slovak Waste Management Aspects and European Union Strategies.- Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development in Sparsely Populated Areas.- Social Capital’s Role in SDG 3 of 2030 Agenda: Promoting Health and Well-being.- "Sustainable Maritime Transport; European Policy Perspective and Potential Impact.- Sustainable Transportation in Finnish-Russian context via Road Infrastructure Development.- Extremadura’s Small and Medium Livestock Enterprises and Sustainable Development Goals.- SDG Advocacy on the Isle of Man: Business vs Biosphere Perspective.- Implementation of SDGs 5 and 8 of the 2030 Agenda in the Tourism Industry in the Countries of the European Union.- New solar photovoltaics trends towards Sustainable Development Goals.- Hybrid Technologies and Formats as Innovative Drivers for CO2 Reduction of a Global Event Industry.- Application of the 2030 Agenda in the Principality of Asturias (Spain).- Food for Reducing Inequalities: Urban food sharing and migrant integration in Italy.- Sustainable Urban Heritage: Localization of SDGs.- Policy Implementation on Waste Management and Achievement of related SDGs.- Empowering Organisations to Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland.- Regional Action, Global Benefits: Central Elements of HELCOM’s Contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goals.- Barriers to Effective Construction and Demolition Waste Management in Latvia.- Challenge for Port Cities in the New Geopolitical Scenario.- Urban Renewal: Turkey’s Solution for Housing Problems for Low-Income Groups and Disaster Resilient Urbanization.- UN Sustainable Development Goals in the European Periphery via Rural Tourism: Madeira.- Co-creation for the Implementation of SDGs in a French Municipality.- Pioneers of sustainable development: women shell fishers on the Galician coast.
