Presenter(s)

    Emily Sandstrom

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    Description

    The United Nations created the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 to include 17 goals and 169 targets that foster ongoing environmental, social, and global economic development and aiming to accomplish each goal by 2030. There has been considerable enthusiasm in various sectors since the SDGs have been in place; however, there is still a significant amount of work to be done to engage experts and young scholars (the future experts) in the SDGs. According to Salvia, Filho, Brandli, & Griebeler, 2019, researchers at institutions of higher learning from around the globe found a relation between locality and research, though questions remain concerning the role vocation and locality play in determining one’s predilection for a given SDG. This project analyzes individual rankings of the SDGs by comparing responses from college students interested in environmental sciences and academic and field professionals engaged in environmental work or research.

    Publication Date

    4-22-2020

    Project Designation

    Honors Thesis

    Primary Advisor

    Ryan W. McEwan, Rebecca C.Potter

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Hanley Sustainability Institute

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium project, College of Arts and Sciences

    United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Quality Education; Partnerships for the Goals

    Where You Are and What You Know: impact of Location and Education on Individual Engagement with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

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