Health as a UN Sustainable Development Goal
Will be published approx. on 1. July 2026
Book
Hardback
567 pages
978-1-0364-7414-0 (ISBN)
Description
This edited book is a collection of essays based on presentations at an annual endowed conference held at Duquesne University, USA. The conference series addresses emerging concerns and pivotal problems about our planet's health, environment, and ecology. The contributions connect health as a UN Sustainable Development Goal with the health of the environment, with public health and social responsibility, with health and clinical ethics, and with generational challenges. The book concludes with an ethical analysis of the multiple and overlapping concerns that require urgent attention and long-term resolution.The book is written for scholars and students in a variety of disciplines and fields that deal with sustainability.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0364-7414-0 (9781036474140)
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Persons
Gerard Magill, PhD, was appointed the Vernon F. Gallagher Chair for the Integration of Science, Theology, Philosophy, and Law at Duquesne University in 2007, where he is a tenured Professor in the Center for Global Health Ethics. Also, he holds the position of Senior Research Fellow at the Carl G. Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology and Law at Duquesne University. He received his PhD from Edinburgh University, Scotland. He has published over 85 scholarly and professional articles. Also, he is the author, co-author, or editor of 17 books, including works on healthcare ethics and on governance ethics.James Benedict, PhD, is a Scholar-in-Residence in the Center for Global Health Ethics at Duquesne University, having received his PhD degree from this institution in 2015. He has published one book (on transplantation and consent) and has co-edited seven books (in this annual conference series). Also, he has published numerous study guides, and several scholarly and popular articles on ethics and religion. He has served over 30 years in parish ministry in the Church of the Brethren.