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It is based on the perceived need to explore and present concrete case studies
which illustrate how Sustainability Science and Research can help to achieve the
many goals listed in the document “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development”, that the “World Symposium on Sustainability Science
and Research: Implementing the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable
Development”, that this “Handbook of Sustainability Science” has been prepared.
The book contains a set of papers presented and discussed at the first “World
Symposium on Sustainability Science: Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals”, jointly organised by the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
(Germany) and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), in cooperation with
various UN bodies, government offices and authorities, universities, enterprises,
NGOs and grassroots organisations from across the world.
This book is structured in three main parts. Part I addresses the political, social
and economic dimensions of sustainable development, and provides a comprehensive overview of the many influences these areas provide to the global
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