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In Pursuit of Sustainable Development: New governance practices at the sub-national level in Europe book cover

1st Edition

In Pursuit of Sustainable Development New governance practices at the sub-national level in Europe

Edited By Susan Baker, Katarina Eckerberg Copyright 2008
256 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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,... Read more

Part 1: Promoting Governance Capacity for Sustainable Development  1. National Sustainable Development Strategies in EU Member States  2. Economic Instruments and the Promotion of Sustainable Development  3. Institutional and Social Capacity Enhancement for Local Sustainable Development  Part 2: Engaging in Governance for Sustainable Development  4. Institutional Capacities for Sustainable Development  5. Sub-National Sustainable Development Initiatives in Federal States in Germany  6. Rhetoric or Reality?  7. Governance Networks Promoting Rural Sustainable Development in Norway  8. New Interpretations of Local Governance for Sustainable Development in the Netherlands.  Conclusion: Combining Old and New Governance in Pursuit of Sustainable Development

Biography

Susan Baker is Professor in Environmental Social Science at Cardiff School for Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK.

Katarina Eckerberg is Professor in Public Administration in the Department of Political Science, Umeå University and Deputy Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute.

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