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© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
I. B. Franco et al. (eds.), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact, Science
for Sustainable Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9927-6_1
Chapter 1
Towards Impact Sustainability
Introduction
Isabel B. Franco, Tathagata Chatterji, Ellen Derbyshire, and James Tracey
This book contributes to sustainability studies, as it focuses on local operationalization of all 17 Global Goals in an impactful manner. This book is the result of collaborative and interdisciplinary research work by sustainability leaders from all
over the world, namely, scientists, researchers, educators and practitioners.
Disconnected educational systems and policy practices from global and local sustainability trends create scepticism about the potential of the research institutions in
contributing towards policy debates and issues centring on the question of sustainability, which compromise the wellbeing of all. Preliminary investigations identified that a few reasons for this were limited understanding of the context; lack of an
overall approach to sustainability, such as the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs); and inadequacies in the education sector and collaboration processes
amongst academics, educators and practitioners to achieve global sustainability targets (Franco et al. 2018; Franco and Tracey 2019).
I. B. Franco (*)
Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, Australia
e-mail: connect@drisabelfranco.com
T. Chatterji (*)
Xavier School of Human Settlements, Xavier University Bhubaneswar,
Kakudia, Odisha, India
e-mail: tathagata@xub.edu.in
E. Derbyshire
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, Business School, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
e-mail: ellen.derbyshire@uq.net.au
J. Tracey
Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
I. B. Franco et al. (eds.), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact, Science
for Sustainable Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9927-6_1
Chapter 1
Towards Impact Sustainability
Introduction
Isabel B. Franco, Tathagata Chatterji, Ellen Derbyshire, and James Tracey
This book contributes to sustainability studies, as it focuses on local operationalization of all 17 Global Goals in an impactful manner. This book is the result of collaborative and interdisciplinary research work by sustainability leaders from all
over the world, namely, scientists, researchers, educators and practitioners.
Disconnected educational systems and policy practices from global and local sustainability trends create scepticism about the potential of the research institutions in
contributing towards policy debates and issues centring on the question of sustainability, which compromise the wellbeing of all. Preliminary investigations identified that a few reasons for this were limited understanding of the context; lack of an
overall approach to sustainability, such as the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs); and inadequacies in the education sector and collaboration processes
amongst academics, educators and practitioners to achieve global sustainability targets (Franco et al. 2018; Franco and Tracey 2019).
I. B. Franco (*)
Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, Australia
e-mail: connect@drisabelfranco.com
T. Chatterji (*)
Xavier School of Human Settlements, Xavier University Bhubaneswar,
Kakudia, Odisha, India
e-mail: tathagata@xub.edu.in
E. Derbyshire
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, Business School, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
e-mail: ellen.derbyshire@uq.net.au
J. Tracey
Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia