This multidisciplinary Open Access book provides nine problem-solving lectures for sustainable
development for the planet and prosperity. Those are two 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
law economics management international trade input-output analysis or agricultural and
urban engineering. Further each lecture delineates the essence of each discipline when it is
practically applied to development studies. This book Sustainable Development Disciplines for
Society along with its sister volume related to the people peace and partnerships 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 this book will provide access to problem-solving research for readers
seeking holistic solutions to complex social problems.
