1st Edition

Local Government and Sustainable Development in the UK Engaging the Local to Achieve the Global

By Gregory Borne Copyright 2026
204 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Drawing on and advancing theoretical frameworks that emphasis risk and reflexive modernity, this book presents data, discussions and recommendations from the UK to explore sustainable development and its associated risks at the local, community and individual levels. It argues that local government provides an underused link between communities and international governance that can directly... Read more

Chapter 1 - Introduction. Chapter 2: Sustainable Development and a Risk Society. Chapter 3: Local Governance in a Global Context. Chapter 4: Parish Context. Chapter 5: Sustainable Development and Risk. Chapter 6: Internalising Sustainable Development. Chapter 7: The Salience of Risk. Chapter 8: Sustainable Communities. Chapter 9: Identifying the Local to Achieve the Global. Chapter 10: Sustainable Development and Reflexive Modernity: Connecting the Global to the Local. Appendix

Biography

Gregory Borne is a Course Leader and academic at Falmouth University. Dr Borne has over 25 years’ experience in researching, teaching and implementing multiple dimensions of sustainable development. He has worked with international organisations such as United Nations as well as national and local government, business and the third sector. Dr Borne is a chartered environmentalist a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences.