Using the sustainable development goals towards a better understanding of sustainability challenges

[1 ] Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainability and Climate Change Management”, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

[2 ] Mahatma Gandhi University, Guhawati, India

[3 ] Research Centre of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, University of Southern Santa Catarina, UNISUL, Palhoça, Brasil

[4 ] Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA), Engineering Sciences and Global Development (Esc&GD), Barcelona School of Civil Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

[5 ] Department for Pedagogy and Andragogy, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia

[6 ] Green Academy, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK