Diverged Preferences towards Sustainable Development Goals? A Comparison between Academia and the Communication Industry

To understand how the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are involved and cited in different fields, the current study aimed to explore the key SDGs and SDG-pairs from the viewpoints of academia and the media. The academic publications with SDG(s)-related keywords in the Scopus database and the en...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-11, Vol.16 (22), p.4577
Main Authors: Yeh, Shin-Cheng, Chiou, Haw-Jeng, Wu, Ai-Wei, Lee, Ho-Ching, Wu, Homer C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Agriculture
Communication
Communications Media - statistics & numerical data
Economic development
Educational Personnel - psychology
Educational Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Environmental protection
Female
Food
Food security
Global Health
Goals
Humans
International organizations
Male
Marketing
Middle Aged
Reinforcement
Review
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Development
Tourism
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Summary:To understand how the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are involved and cited in different fields, the current study aimed to explore the key SDGs and SDG-pairs from the viewpoints of academia and the media. The academic publications with SDG(s)-related keywords in the Scopus database and the entry videos of the "2018 SDG Lions" were collected and analyzed through content and network analysis. It was found that SDG 3 and SDG 10 shared the highest preferences in both industries, but apparent gaps happened to SDG 5. The tied frequencies of the possible SDG pairs were also examined, and SDG 3-10 was identified taking the lead in both industries. Network analysis using degree centrality as the vital parameter demonstrated that SDG 8 and SDG 5 has strong connections with several SDGs for the academia and the media, respectively. The SDG-2-6-7 combination or "water-energy-food" nexus was also found the most frequent combination of three SDGs in the academia. Overall, SDG 3 can be treated as a unifying theme when seeking to acquire evidence-based knowledge for integrated implementation of the SDGs. Important implications for policy-making of the SDGs were also discussed.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16224577