1st Edition

Sustainable Development Strategies A Resource Book

By Barry Dalal-Clayton, Stephen Bass Copyright 2002
384 Pages
by Routledge

382 Pages
by Routledge

This book is a cornerstone resource for a wide range of organizations and individuals concerned with sustainable development at national or local levels, as well as for international organizations concerned with supporting such development. Whilst the focus is on integrated strategies for sustainable development, the approaches and methods covered are equally relevant to poverty reduction,... Read more
About the Resource Book * Sustainable Development and the Need for Strategic Responses * The Nature of Sustainable Development Strategies and Current Practice * Key Steps in Starting or Improving Strategies for Sustainable Development * Analysis * Participation in Strategies for Sustainable Development * Communications * Strategy Decision-making * The Financial Basis for Strategies * Monitoring and Evaluation Systems * Appendices * References * Index

Biography

IIED is an independent, non-profit institute which aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and promoting sustainable development at local, national, regional and global levels.

''Provides guidance on how to develop, implement, and assess national sustainable development strategies.' Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 41, No. 3 '[The book contains] critically important material.' Long Range Planning 'A worthwhile publication on sustainable development strategies.' Tourism Recreation Research 'Provides flexible, non-prescriptive guidance on how to develop, assess and implement national sustainable development strategies, based on an analysis of past and current practice and drawing directly from experience in both developed and developing countries.' Natural Resources Journal