Scientific Research on Sustainable Development Goals

Dear Colleagues,

The definition, in 2015, of the 17 sustainable development goals is a critical milestone in the global agenda for a sustainable world.

The broad objectives established for a better world by 2030 represent a very important incentive to new academic research. This is vital to provide a deeper understanding of the main challenges, and the steps already taken, in this area.

Taking this general context as background, this Special Issue intends to publish high-quality scientific contributions that provide the following:

Ø A survey (literature review) concerning theoretical and/or empirical literature on a specific sustainable development goal;

Ø A bibliometric analysis of the main topics/authors in this area of research;

Ø A meta-analysis of the empirical evidence produced in what concerns a specific sustainable development goal;

Ø Contributions for a more comprehensive/refined/detailed measurement of the results obtained in one or more of the sustainable development goals. This could be directly linked with the targets defined or aim to capture new relevant dimensions;

Ø Comparative evaluations of the levels already achieved in a specific sustainable development goal in the context of a group of countries;

Ø An econometric analysis of the core determinants of performance in regarding one or more sustainable development goals.

References:

Griggs, D., Stafford-Smith, M., Gaffney, O., Rockström, J., Ohman, M. C., Shyamsundar, P., Steffen, W., Glaser, G., Kanie, N., & Noble, I. (2013). Sustainable development goals for people and planet. Nature, 495, 305–307.

Hák, T., Janoušková, S., & Moldan, B. (2016). Sustainable Development Goals: A need for relevant indicators. Ecological Indicators, 60, 565-573.

Nilsson, M., Chisholm, E., Griggs, D., Howden-Chapman, P., McCollum, D., Messerli, P., Neumann, B., Stevance, A.-S., Visbeck, M., & Stafford-Smith, M. (2018). Mapping interactions between the sustainable development goals: Lessons learned and ways forward. Sustainability Science, 13, 1489–1503.

Robert, K. W., Parris, T. M., & Leiserowitz, A. A. (2005). What is sustainable development? Goals, indicators, values, and practice. Environment: science and policy for sustainable development, 47, 8-21.

Sachs, J. D. (2012). From millennium development goals to sustainable development goals. The Lancet, 379, 2206-2211.

Dr. Nuno Crespo
Prof. Nádia Simões
Guest Editors

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