This book involves establishing a set of priorities and a roadmap that can guide scholarly and practical efforts towards sustainability goals. It encourages collaboration across disciplines to address complex sustainability issues that span social, economic, and environmental domains. It also supports the development of robust methodologies for conducting research, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches.
But despite the importance of and the need for an agenda for sustainable development research, many efforts are isolated and thematically disconnected. Also, it is difficult to find information on how sustainability research is being undertaken and on the wide range of methods being used.
Against this backdrop and in order to facilitate a broad discussion on the contribution of sustainable development research, this book is being produced. The book gathers inputs from universities and research organisations working on matters related to sustainable development research in a variety of contexts. It also provides a platform for the dissemination of information on the latest initiatives, paving the way for technology transfer and networking. Furthermore, the book intends to provide a fertile basis upon which universities, research centres, and practitioners may cooperate more closely in this key area. Last but not least, a further aim of the book is to present methodological approaches and experiences deriving from case studies and projects, which aim to show how sustainability research may be implementing across a range of disciplines. Thanks to its scope and interdisciplinarity, this books makes an excellent reading to everyone interested on sustainability research.
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Empowering Citizens for Energy Communities in the European Union.- Edible Weeds in Agricultural Landscapes as a Research Emphasis for Sustainability.- Transitioning to a Sustainable Smart Agriculture using Deep Machine Learning Techniques: The Case of a Greek Project.- Sustainable Infrastructure and Climate Change: Natural Disaster Risk Insurance Solutions for Belt and Road Countries.- Ecotourism: The Concept and the Practice of Sustainability Within Tourism.- Rewilding the Cajun Prairie: Efforts in Land Rehabilitation Ensure a Sustainable Future in Southwestern Louisiana and Beyond.- Strategies for the Sustainability of Cane Agroindustry and Development of Green Agribusiness for Well-being.- Greening Main Street USA: Adapting Sustainability Indicators to Rural Areas.- The Impact of Monetary Policy on Climate Change: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Recommendations.- The Role of Islamic Values on Sustainable Lifestyles: Does Living Area Matter?.