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Thomas Hickmann

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Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals : An Introduction

Author

  • Frank Biermann
  • Thomas Hickmann
  • Yi Hyun Kang
  • Carole Anne Sénit
  • Yixian Sun

Editor

  • Frank Biermann
  • Thomas Hickmann
  • Yi hyun Kang
  • Carole-Anne Sénit
  • Yixian Sun

Summary, in English

This A-Z Guide offers an accessible and user-friendly overview of the essential concepts and terms needed to understand the implementation of the SDGs. Crafted in the form of an encyclopaedia, the volume presents 105 entries on important concepts and terms and their links to academic and policy debates. Each entry offers basic definitions of the concept or term at issue, followed by a brief discussion with illustrative examples and forward-looking reflections on science or policy. Together, all entries serve as a key reference for a wide global audience, ranging from students and researchers to policymakers, activists, consultants and other practitioners engaged with sustainable development.

Department/s

  • Department of Political Science
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions
  • CIRCLE

Publishing year

2025-07

Language

English

Pages

1-8

Publication/Series

Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals : An A-Z Guide

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Political Science

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9781003519560
  • ISBN: 9781032841694