The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) are the “blueprint to humanity’s aspirations” — from ending poverty and world hunger to ensuring good health, equality, and justice.
In his new book, Advancing and Negotiating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), A Practical Toolkit, USC Professor, four-term mayor, and council member from Rolling Hills Estates, Frank Zerunyan, explains that cities are the best place to implement SDGs by directly engaging citizens, the private and not-for-profit sectors.
In this book, Professor Zerunyan illustrates “governance” and, more importantly, “collaborative governance” to frame the subject matter in addressing the advancement and negotiation of SDGs. Governance requires a different mindset and collaborative effort to search for the common good. Successful governance is about the quest for a win-win.
Trialed in the classroom and workplace, the practical toolkit Zerunyan developed gives the reader the tools necessary for facilitating future collaboration and knowledge transfer to all those working to strengthen the formulation, implementation, and achievement of SDG-oriented policies. These policies at the local level, among others, promote prosperity, gender equality, and diverse and inclusive institutions.
Advancing and Negotiating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), A Practical Toolkit is essential reading for those interested in a better and more sustainable future for all. Order your copy today on publisher Routledge’s website and use the code ESA03 to get a 20% discount!