https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/sdr <p style="background: white; line-height: 14.25pt;"><em><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Sustainable Development Research</span></em><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> (SDR) (ISSN 2690-9898 E-ISSN 2690-9901) is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly, open-access journal of environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings, which provides an advanced forum for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development. It provides an academic platform for professionals and researchers to contribute innovative work </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">in the field</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><iframe style="display: none;" src="about:blank"></iframe></p> en-US <p>Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal.<br>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).</p> sdr@ideasspread.org (Alex Jones) service@ideasspread.org (Technical Support) Sat, 11 Jan 2025 10:02:28 +0800 OJS 3.1.0.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/sdr/article/view/1398 <p>The principles of sustainability are becoming increasingly relevant. Against this back-ground, the UN developed the 17 SDGs. HEI teaching plays a key role in achieving the SDGs, as graduates should be equipped with skills that enable them to tackle the large and complex sustainability problems. However, monitoring and reporting in HEI is currently inadequate and needs to be improved accordingly. This article presents three areas of HEI teaching that can be used to promote sustainability skills among students. Subsequently, monitoring and reporting at HEIs is analyzed in order to compare different frameworks for monitoring and reporting for being applied to HEIs.</p> Siegfried Zürn, Frederik Weiss, Carla Cimatoribus ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/sdr/article/view/1398 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800 https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/sdr/article/view/1276 <p class="text">This article traces the evolution of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from the early days of cartography into contemporary time, within the context of environmental decision-making. <span style="color: #444444;">The </span>quantitative revolution influenced the development of cartography. In the 1970s computerized mapping and GIS automated cartography. The format and management of spatial data got transformed in the 1980s with the development of geo-query in GIS. In the 21^st century GIS included social perspectives in managing GIS data bases. The technology was introduced into higher educational institutions of Ghana in the 1990s. Government departments recognized it to be an important tool for resolving spatial problems. Its potential for consensus building is yet to be fully exploited because the technology was considered to be complex. This was solved by shifting from generating GIS codes, to graphical interface and spatial model applications. From its initial focus of mapping and spatial database management, GIS now concentrates on varied degrees of complexity in modeling. Uses to which the technology has been put in Ghana include mapping the spatial distribution of Buruli Ulcer; using Digital Elevation Model (DEM) in geospatial and hydrological modeling to delineate drainage and watershed to predict flood prone areas in parts of Accra; and, in groundwater projects to select well sites for drilling bore holes. It was concluded that continued application of GIS in Ghana and other parts of the world could result in rare and timeless solutions being found to spatial and environmental problems that confront humanity.</p> Nicholas Nkang Yembilah ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/sdr/article/view/1276 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800