Chapter 1. Strategies for commons transition and sustainable development -- Chapter 2. Changing cultures, changing landscapes: shifting material use and consumption patterns and its impacts to the culture-environment nexus of sagada, northern Philippines -- Chapter 3. Companies' accountability in sustainability: a comparative analysis of SDGS in five countries -- Chapter 4. A structural reform only can empower sustainable development and eradicate poverty -- Chapter 5. A synthesis of the studies on information communication technologies (ict) for education projects in ASEAN: can we close the digital divide? -- Chapter 6. Sustainable organizing: discourse of an eco-university -- Chapter 7. The transition from MDGS to SDGS: buzzwords and narratives -- Chapter 8. Development communication and the social integration of the new services and techniques: acceptance, appropriation and the role of the perceived value of use. multi-site case study within the sme support in central asia.

This book presents research that focuses on Sustainable Development in Asia. Chapters are extended works of papers presented at Communication/Culture and The Sustainable Development Goals (CCSDG): Challenges for a New Generation, an international conference held in Chiang Mai University in December 2015. The chapters address assessments of Millennium Development Goals in several Asian countries and the region as a whole. The book also identifies and discusses the changes and potential improvements in the transition from Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) to Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030). Areas that are covered in the book, which are illustrated with case studies, include Corporate Social Accountability, Information and Communications Technologies, and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The book serves as a useful resource for academics, scholars, students, and policymakers, interested in Development Studies.