The book on Human Development and Sustainability: Challenges and Strategies is the outcome of the Fifth Biannual Seminar of International Consortium for Social Development-Asia Pacific (ICSDAP) held at the Department of Social Work, Visva-Bharati 'Sriniketan', India. It has unleashed main challenges and strategies for human development and sustainability in the Asian century. The book also critically analyzes growing inequality and neglect of local level development. There are total 28 papers divided into three sections. "Human Development and Sustainability: A Discourse," "Sectoral Issues and Challenges, and "Strategies for Human Development." The book will be useful for the multidisciplinary professionals and practitioners from the field of social work, social welfare, social development, education, health, and management, including policymakers. Readers will find it informative, constructive and redolent in the context of diversified emerging social issues and methodology.