This Open Access book provides eight problem solving lectures for sustainable development for
people peace and partnerships. Those are three of the five keywords for the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs): people the planet prosperity peace and partnerships or the 5Ps.
Each of these lectures is classified into one of the keywords for SDGs and based on the history
of social thought human development law education sociology and peace studies. Further
each lecture delineates the essence of each discipline when it is practically applied to
development studies. This book Sustainable Development Disciplines for Humanity along with
its sister volume related to the planet and prosperity Society will be useful in studying
development. Interdisciplinary research is necessary to achieve the SDGs advocated by the
United Nations. Hence it is essential to learn the basics of individual disciplines as they
each offer ample knowledge fostering problem solving through the accumulation of existing
research. This and its sister volume are the first comprehensive textbooks summarizing the
essence of each necessary discipline to approach development studies from an interdisciplinary
perspective. In developing countries this book will provide access to development research for
readers aiming to further develop their own nations. Moreover in developed countries the book
will provide access to problem-solving research for readers seeking holistic solutions to
complex social problems.
