Designing the Purposeful World: The Sustainable Development Goals as a Blueprint for Humanity

Designing the Purposeful World: The Sustainable Development Goals as a Blueprint for Humanity

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Publisher's Synopsis

In September 2015, at the United Nations, world leaders agreed on seventeen Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. This book extrapolates the SDGs into the idea of a purposeful world. In this context, the purpose for humanity is to thrive sustainably alongside other life forms and to consciously celebrate the process. The SDGs serve as a powerful vision, time-stamped at the 2030 time horizon, not just for world leaders but for us all. However, faced with the challenges of implementing the SDGs, we (including business leaders, government leaders and anyone wishing to make a difference) can feel overwhelmed.

Wilson takes the reader on a journey of thought and invites them to work out their personal role in sustainability as well as their collaborative role alongside others in their communities and organisations. Written in a very accessible style, the book celebrates some of the many achievements made by ordinary people as a catalyst for hope, sets out a number of achievable goals and provides exercises to enable the reader to adopt practices that help to make a difference. It is the perfect book to help turn the SDGs into action at every level - governmental, organisational and personal.

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Routledge

Routledge

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Book information

ISBN: 9780815381327
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.927
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 134
Weight: 230g
Height: 158mm
Width: 233mm
Spine width: 11mm