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of the society, however, considered that parallel,
sometimes overlapping documents and programmes that occasionally specify contradictory
goals should be harmonised in order to increase
efficiency. This harmonisation of development
and sustainability cooperation started in 2013.
The result of this process was the Transforming
Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development (UN 2015) accepted in September
2015 (Transforming Our World 2030
henceforward).
In this there is the Sustainable Development
Goals document that specifies the tasks of
humanity until 2030. In case the 17 major goals
were performed by all member states, a truly significant step would be taken by the global society
towards sustainable development.
1. Elimination of poverty in all its forms of
poverty everywhere.
2. Elimination of starvation, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being
for all at all ages.
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all
women and girls.
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable
economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all.
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and
foster innovation.
10. Reduce inequality within and among
countries.
11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
13. Take urgent action to combat climate change
and its impacts.
14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources for sustainable
development.
15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use
of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt
and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide access to
justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
17. Strengthen the means of implementation and
revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development.
The above goals and their possible implementation will be analysed in detail in this book after
discussing the operation of the global Earth system including processes in the global society.
The relationship between humanity and the environment and the development problems of the
human society are studied not only by politicians
but also by a number of scientific institutes as
well. Although scientists frequently draw similar
conclusions regarding a certain problem but still
recommend different solutions depending on
their different views of the issue, therefore it is
worth understanding such different concepts and
ideas regarding possible solutions. The primary
aim of the present book is to give a comprehensive overview of the Earth including the basic
activities of the society and the results of such
activities. Sustainable development is presented
on the basis of the basic processes in nature and
in the society. Springer began the publication of a
series of books in 2018 to analyse Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) from as many
aspects as possible. Renowned authors discuss
the scientific results of research in certain fields
of sustainable development in detail in the
already published books and in those that will be
published in the very near future (Alibašić 2018;
Mal et al. 2018; Asgary 2019; Kogan 2019;
Kumar et al. 2019). This book focuses on the
interaction of social and natural systems.
Before discussing the possibilities and tasks
of the global realisation of sustainable develop1 Introduction
of the society, however, considered that parallel,
sometimes overlapping documents and programmes that occasionally specify contradictory
goals should be harmonised in order to increase
efficiency. This harmonisation of development
and sustainability cooperation started in 2013.
The result of this process was the Transforming
Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development (UN 2015) accepted in September
2015 (Transforming Our World 2030
henceforward).
In this there is the Sustainable Development
Goals document that specifies the tasks of
humanity until 2030. In case the 17 major goals
were performed by all member states, a truly significant step would be taken by the global society
towards sustainable development.
1. Elimination of poverty in all its forms of
poverty everywhere.
2. Elimination of starvation, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being
for all at all ages.
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all
women and girls.
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable
economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all.
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and
foster innovation.
10. Reduce inequality within and among
countries.
11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
13. Take urgent action to combat climate change
and its impacts.
14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources for sustainable
development.
15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use
of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt
and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide access to
justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
17. Strengthen the means of implementation and
revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development.
The above goals and their possible implementation will be analysed in detail in this book after
discussing the operation of the global Earth system including processes in the global society.
The relationship between humanity and the environment and the development problems of the
human society are studied not only by politicians
but also by a number of scientific institutes as
well. Although scientists frequently draw similar
conclusions regarding a certain problem but still
recommend different solutions depending on
their different views of the issue, therefore it is
worth understanding such different concepts and
ideas regarding possible solutions. The primary
aim of the present book is to give a comprehensive overview of the Earth including the basic
activities of the society and the results of such
activities. Sustainable development is presented
on the basis of the basic processes in nature and
in the society. Springer began the publication of a
series of books in 2018 to analyse Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) from as many
aspects as possible. Renowned authors discuss
the scientific results of research in certain fields
of sustainable development in detail in the
already published books and in those that will be
published in the very near future (Alibašić 2018;
Mal et al. 2018; Asgary 2019; Kogan 2019;
Kumar et al. 2019). This book focuses on the
interaction of social and natural systems.
Before discussing the possibilities and tasks
of the global realisation of sustainable develop1 Introduction