Abstract
The concept of “green economy” has emerged as a strategic priority globally to achieve economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Making more with less has been at the core of “sustainable production and consumption” (SCP), an approach to consumption and production that emphasizes sustainability. Economic growth and environmental degradation must be decoupled, and more efficient use of resources must be promoted. Transforming the overall food and agriculture management into a sustainable structure requires setting up required processes and functional institutional framework. This chapter investigates the relationship between green economy and sustainable development through case studies from the rural villages of Panchagarh, located in Northern Bangladesh. The aim of this chapter is to analyze the SCP framework in agriculture, energy usage, and recycling process to balance the socioeconomic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The chapter emphasizes on the socioeconomic impact of SCP at rural areas analyzing the community growth, regeneration of natural resources by dairy cooperative to recycling biomass waste to energy, using biofertilizer for agricultural produces. Additionally, this innovative approach initiated income and employment generation toward improved livelihoods.
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Chowdhury, S.A., Mostafa, A.T. (2023). Sustainable Production and Consumption: Community Development Through Green Economy. In: Leal Filho, W., Ng, T.F., Iyer-Raniga, U., Ng, A., Sharifi, A. (eds) SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region . Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91262-8_37-1
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