In Pursuit Of Sustainable Development: New Governance Practic

Description:
The book explores how implementation strategies engage sub-national, regional and local actors in the promotion of sustainable development. Following the obligations incurred at the Rio Earth Summit and the related UNCED process, European states began to produce sustainable development strategies in the 1990s. Implementation efforts are increasingly using 'new' governance arrangements, including: use of public/private partnerships; new policy tools; policy transfer and benchmarking; and, policy networks and involvement of stakeholder groups and institutional capacity enhancement. The editors, whom are leading experts on the subject, explore the nature, extent and characteristics of the new governance arrangements that have been put in place to implement sustainable development strategies and initiatives at the sub-national levels. They also examine the approaches that sub-national governments adopted towards the mobilization of 'stakeholders' in these initiatives and what type of non-governmental actors have become involved. 'In Pursuit of Sustainable Development' will be of interest to students and researchers of politics, development, geography, planning and social policy.

Table of Contents:
List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Abbreviations. List of Contributors. Preface. Introduction: Sustainable Development: Facilitating Governance Capacity at the Sub-National Level 'Susan Baker and Katarina Eckerberg 'Part 1: Promoting Governance Capacity for Sustainable Development 1. National Sustainable Development Strategies in EU Member States: The Regional Dimension 'Gerald Berger and Reinhard Steurer' 2. Economic Instruments and the Promotion of Sustainable Development: Governance Experiences in Key European States 'Susan Baker and Katarina Eckerberg '3. Institutional and Social Capacity Enhancement for Local Sustainable Development: Lessons from European Urban Settings 'Bob Evans, Marko Joas, Susan Sundback and Kate Theobald 'Part 2: Engaging in Governance for Sustainable Development 4. Institutional Capacities for Sustainable Development: Experiences with Local Agenda 21 in Spain 'Kenneth Hanf and Francesc Morata' 5. Sub-National Sustainable Development Initiatives in Federal States in Germany 'Kristine Kern' 6. Rhetoric or Reality? Responding to the Challenge of Sustainable Development and New Governance Patterns in Ireland 'Bernadette Connaughton, Brid Quinn and Nicolas Rees' 7. Governance Networks Promoting Rural Sustainable Development in Norway 'Sissel Hovik' 8. New Interpretations of Local Governance for Sustainable Development in the Netherlands 'Frans Coenan 'Conclusion: Combining Old and New Governance in Pursuit of Sustainable Development 'Susan Baker and Katarina Eckerberg'

Author Biography:
Cardiff University, UK Umea University, Sweden