Governance, democracy and sustainable development
Subtitle: moving beyond the impasse
By: edited by James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle, Audun Ruud
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781849807562; 9781849807579
Subjects: Sustainable development; Economic policy; Government accountability; Desenvolupament sostenible; Política econòmica; Responsabilitat de l'Estat
Description: "This very timely and important collection draws together some of the world's leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximize policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Governance, democracy and sustainable development : moving beyond the impasse / James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud; title: A changing energy resource base and the re-invention of the region / Michael Narodoslawsky; title: Trends, drivers and dilemmas in the transition towards sustainable water management / Frans H.J.M. Coenen and Hans T.A. Bressers; title: Local participation and learning in nature protection : a Swedish success story / Katarina Eckerberg; title: Early experiences of local climate change adaptation in Norwegian society / Carlo Aall; title: 'Think globally, act locally!' : but what on earth can local governments do about global climate change? / Lennart J. Lundqvist; title: Moving beyond the impasse : climate change activism in the US and the EU / Elizabeth Bomberg; title: Governance and participation for sustainable development in Ireland : 'not so different after all?' / Gerard Mullally; title: Measuring what? : national interpretations of sustainable development; title: the case of Norway / Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud; title: Breaking the impasse on global environmental protection / Miranda A. Schreurs; title: Governance by diffusion : exploring a new mechanism of international policy coordination / Per-Olof Busch and Helge Jörgens; title: Climate change, the common good and the promotion of sustainable development / Susan Baker; title: Pushing the boundaries : governance for sustainable development and a politics of limits / James Meadowcroft; title: Governance for sustainable development : the impasse of dysfunctional democracy / William M. Lafferty.