Managing Water, Soil and Waste Resources to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: Monitoring and Implementation of Integrated Resources Management

This book explores how integrated management of environmental resources via a Nexus Approach can help to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It takes a process-oriented view on what should or needs to be done to implement a Nexus Approach and how this relates to SDGs. Contributions to the book focus on monitoring resource use and how to advance it at the international level to support SDG implementation, exemplify the resources perspective on the nexus approach, elaborate on proven and emerging strategies for nexus implementation, highlight means to enhance, monitor, and analyze stakeholder participation, and explain how the horizontal and vertical nexus dimensions interact and can support SDG implementation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 163 pages
Publication date: 25 April 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This captivating book delves into the realm of integrated environmental resource management through a Nexus Approach, aiming to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It adopts a process-oriented perspective, outlining the necessary steps and their alignment with SDGs.

In the introductory chapter, the book provides a comprehensive background, highlighting the significance of integrating environmental resources for sustainable development. It then establishes a conceptual framework for the Nexus Approach, emphasizing its role in addressing complex environmental challenges.

Contributions to the book delve into various aspects of monitoring and implementation. They emphasize the importance of tracking resource use and advancing international efforts to support SDG implementation. The resources perspective is explored, showcasing how to close the nitrogen cycle and maintain planetary boundaries. Proven and emerging strategies for Nexus implementation are discussed, highlighting the importance of enhancing, monitoring, and analyzing stakeholder participation. The interplay between the horizontal and vertical Nexus dimensions is elucidated, demonstrating how they can facilitate SDG implementation.

The book sheds new light on the intricate interrelationships between SDGs and the Nexus Approach, offering insightful recommendations for advancing it. It provides practical insights and tools for policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders to integrate environmental resources effectively and contribute to the achievement of SDGs.

This comprehensive and thought-provoking book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the role of the Nexus Approach in achieving sustainable development. It offers a roadmap for policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders to navigate the complexities of environmental resource management and work towards a more sustainable and resilient future.

Weight: 428g
Dimension: 162 x 242 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783319751627
Edition number: 1st ed. 2018