It’s a Hit! Mapping Austrian Research Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals

Annemarie Körfgen, Klaus Förster, Ingomar Glatz, Stephan Maier, Benedikt Becsi, Anna Meyer, Helga Kromp-Kolb and Johann Stötter
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Annemarie Körfgen: Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences, Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Klaus Förster: Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences, Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Ingomar Glatz: Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences, Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Stephan Maier: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Technology and Testing of Construction Materials, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
Benedikt Becsi: Centre for Global Change and Sustainability, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Anna Meyer: Resources Innovation Center Leoben, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Helga Kromp-Kolb: Centre for Global Change and Sustainability, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Johann Stötter: Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences, Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present a global agenda addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges in a holistic approach. Universities can contribute to the implementation of the SDGs by providing know-how and best-practice examples to support implementation and by integrating issues of sustainability into their operations, research, education, and science-society interactions. In most of the signatory countries of the Agenda 2030, an overview of the extent to which universities have already addressed the SDGs in research is not available. Using the example of universities in Austria, this study presents a tool to map research that addresses sustainability topics as defined by the SDGs. The results of an analysis of scientific projects and publications show current focus areas of SDG related research. Research on SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) and SDG 4 (Quality Education) is well represented by universities in Austria, while other SDGs, such as SDG 1 (No Poverty) or SDG 14 (Life Below Water), are under-represented research fields. We anticipate the results will support universities in identifying the thematic orientation of their research in the framework of the SDGs. This information can facilitate inter-university cooperation to address the challenge of implementing the SDGs.

Keywords: SDGs; agenda 2030; higher education; responsible science; grand challenges; keyword search; research database; interdisciplinarity; university cooperation; sustainable development goals and universities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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