Sustainable Development Goals in the Asian Context
Singapore: Springer (2017), xxiv, 174 pp.
Contains 19 illustrations, index
Series: Communication, Culture and Change in Asia, 2
ISBN 978-981-10-2815-1 (ebook); 978-981-10-2814-4 (print)
"Chapters are extended works of papers presented at Communication/Culture and The Sustainable Development Goals (CCSDG): Challenges for a New Generation, an international conference held in Chiang Mai University in December 2015. The chapters address assessments of Millennium Development Goals in several Asian countries and the region as a whole. The book also identifies and discusses the changes and potential improvements in the transition from Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) to Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030). Areas that are covered in the book, which are illustrated with case studies, include Corporate Social Accountability, Information and Communications Technologies, and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)." (Publisher description)
Introduction: From MDGs to SDGs / Jan Servaes, 1
The Transition from MDGs to SDGs: Rethinking Buzzwords / Madhushala Senaratne, 23
Religious Environmentalism and Environmental Sustainability in Asia / Anthony Le Duc, 41
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Perspective: Lessons from the American Episcopal Missions in Sagada, Northern Philippines / Danesto B. Anacio, 69
Companies' Accountability in Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of SDGs in Five Countries / Kamala Vainy Pillai, Pavel Slutsky, Katharina Wolf, Gaelle Duthler and Inka Stever, 85
Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for Education Projects in ASEAN: Can We Close the Digital Divide? / Pornpun Prajaknate, 107
A Socio-Cognitive Approach to the Communication of SME Support. An Exploratory Qualitative Study in Turkmenistan / Maya Velmuradova, 135
Structural Reform Empowers Sustainable Development and Eradicates Poverty / G. Arockiasamy, Mallika Vijayakumar, Sujeevan Kumar and J.B. Anna Asheervadham Mary, 153
Conclusion: Are the SDGs "Sustainable"? / Jan Servaes, 163
The Transition from MDGs to SDGs: Rethinking Buzzwords / Madhushala Senaratne, 23
Religious Environmentalism and Environmental Sustainability in Asia / Anthony Le Duc, 41
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Perspective: Lessons from the American Episcopal Missions in Sagada, Northern Philippines / Danesto B. Anacio, 69
Companies' Accountability in Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of SDGs in Five Countries / Kamala Vainy Pillai, Pavel Slutsky, Katharina Wolf, Gaelle Duthler and Inka Stever, 85
Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for Education Projects in ASEAN: Can We Close the Digital Divide? / Pornpun Prajaknate, 107
A Socio-Cognitive Approach to the Communication of SME Support. An Exploratory Qualitative Study in Turkmenistan / Maya Velmuradova, 135
Structural Reform Empowers Sustainable Development and Eradicates Poverty / G. Arockiasamy, Mallika Vijayakumar, Sujeevan Kumar and J.B. Anna Asheervadham Mary, 153
Conclusion: Are the SDGs "Sustainable"? / Jan Servaes, 163
