ContentsPreface xThe UN Sustainable Development Goals: introduction and overview xiiCam Caldwell, Verl Anderson and Dima Jamali1 Goal 1: poverty and the UN Sustainable Development Goal 1Cam Caldwell2 Goal 2: world hunger, food security, nutrition, and sustainableagriculture 16Cam Caldwell3 Goal 3: healthy lives and well-being for all 26Cam Caldwell4 Goal 4: quality education in a knowledge-based world 39Cam Caldwell5 Goal 5: gender equality in a male-dominated world 49Cam Caldwell6 Goal 6: safe water and sanitation for all 58Cam Caldwell7 Goal 7: ensuring worldwide access to affordable energy 69Cam Caldwell8 Goal 8: promote decent work and economic growth 89Cam Caldwell9 Goal 9: industry, innovation, and infrastructure 100Sugandha Agarwal10 Goal 10: reducing inequality within and among nations 113Cam Caldwell11 Goal 11: sustainable cities and communities 125Cam Caldwell12 Goal 12: responsible consumption and production 136Gayatri Nair and Kiran Tangri13 Goal 13: climate action 156Cam Caldwell14 Goal 14: conserving and sustaining life below water 165Cam Caldwell15 Goal 15: life on Land 178Mahshid Sadeghi and Aseel A. Takshe16 Goal 16: peace, justice, and sustainable institutions 187Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali17 Goal 17: strengthening implementation and revitalizing theglobal partnership 200Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali18 The UN Sustainable Development Goals: barriers and afuture perspective 213Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali.