Reducing Inequalities Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Multilevel Approach (River Publishers Series in Chemical, Environmental, and Energy Engineering)

Using case studies, this book encourages readers to view economic development through the lens of growing inequalities and disparities. Such inequalities are clearly becoming more obvious as the worldis better connected, and information is quickly shared. The book's main aim istherefore to direct the efforts of scholars, practitioners and policymakers toswiftly find the balance between the three pillars of sustainable development. The main challenges and focus of each chapter are different and collectively they give an integrated understanding of the phenomenon of sustainable development and its diverse aspects.

Prof. Medani P. Bhandari completed his M.A. in Anthropology (Nepal), M.Sc. Environmental System Monitoring and Analysis (the Netherlands), M.A. Sustainable International Development (USA), M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology (USA). He is dedicated to conservation of nature and natural resources and social empowerment through research and action projects. His purpose of life is to give or contribute to the society fullest through whateverhe has earned, learned or experienced, within the Principles of “BASHUDAIVAKUTUMBAKKAM and Live and Let Others Live.” He has worked with various organizations as a consultant -UNEP/Adelaide University, UNDP, IUCN,WWF, WRI, Winrock International, the Japan Environment Education Forum, and the Pajaro Jai Foundation (PJF), along with others. During 2015–17, he served as a Professor of Natural Resources and Environment at the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. Bhandari’s major teaching and research specialties include: Sociological Theories and Practices; Environmental Health; Social and Environmental research methods, innovation, and policies; Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; International Environmental Governance; Green Economy; Sustainability and Assessment of the Economic, Social and Environmental impacts on society and nature. In brief, Prof. Bhandari has sound theoretical and practical knowledge in social science and environment science. His field experience spans across Asia, Africa, North America, Western Europe, Post-Soviet Countries, Australia, Japan and the Middle East.

He has published 4 books (his recent book is Green Web-II: Standards and Perspectives from the IUCN, River Publishers, 2018) and more than 70 scholarly papers in international scientific journals. Currently, he is serving as a Professor of the Inter-Disciplinary Department – Natural Resource & Environment/Sustainability Studies, at the Akamai University, Hawaii and Professor of the Department of Finance and Entrepreneurship, Sumy State University (SSU) Ukraine; and International Program Coordinator, Atlantic State Legal Foundation, NY (remotely).

Shvindina Hanna graduated from Sumy State University (M.S in Management of Organizations, Ph.D. in Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Protection), Post-Doc researcher (University of Montpellier, Purdue University) in Business Studies and Management, Fulbright Alumni (2018–2019), won ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarships (2014, 2015). Currently works as Associate Professor at the Department of Management atSumy State University (Ukraine). She is member of CENA community and Researchers’ excellence network (RENET). She is member of editorial boards of several scientific journals (Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland), invitedreviewer for the international conferences (Poland, Germany, Ukraine). She is author of more than 90 papers. Scientific interests include Coopetition Paradox, Strategies and Innovations, Change Management, OrganizationalDevelopment, Civic Education and Leadership. She is an activist and is a CEO at NGO “Lifelong learning centre”, where she provides courses on Leadership and Communications and organizes the program on empowerment for the local community. More information at https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-shvindina-aa390924/