Green economy and good governance for sustainable development : opportunities, promises and concerns / edited by Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Oliveira, José Antonio Puppim de, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Economic development.

Sustainable development.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2012]

Summary:

Much of the debate on green growth and environmental governance tends to be general in nature, and is often conceptual or limited to single disciplines. Even though recent discussions on these topics have benefited from the accumulation of empirical and theoretical knowledge over the last few decades, these discussions have not produced the kind of conceptual novelty and tools necessary to place the notion of a green economy within mainstream political, social and economic agendas. Furthermore, discussions on governance remain mostly in the international sphere with merely tenuous talk on governance at the national and sub-national levels - the levels at which implementation is key. The contributors to this book present the gap that can emerge between intentions and results when green initiatives are put into practice, and highlight the lack of discussion on important topics such as equity. This book includes in-depth discussion on and analysis of specific issues, such as oceans, cities and biodiversity, in order to bring forth solutions that are politically legitimate, socially acceptable and economically viable. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Framing the debate on the green economy and governance from different angles / Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira Oliveira, Jose A. Puppim de 3

2 Sustainable development: A changing paradigm / Sam Johnston Johnston, Sam 23

Part I Green economy 45

3 Towards equity and sustainability in the "green economy" / Manu V. Mathai Mathai, Manu V., Govindan Parayil Parayil, Govindan 47

4 The political economy of green growth: Food, fuel and electricity in southern Africa / Danielle Resnick Resnick, Danielle, Finn Tarp Tarp, Finn, James Thurlow Thurlow, James 71

5 Learning for a green society: Towards sustainable consumption and production / Zinaida Fadeeva Fadeeva, Zinaida, Abel Barasa Atiti Atiti, Abel Barasa, Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana Payyappallimana, Unnikrishnan, Aurea Tanaka Tanaka, Aurea, Mario Tabucanon Tabucanon, Mario, Sachiko Yasuda Yasuda, Sachiko, Kazuhiko Takemoto Takemoto, Kazuhiko 94

6 Revitalizing socio-ecological production landscapes through greening the economy / Kaoru Ichikawa Ichikawa, Kaoru, Robert Blasiak Blasiak, Robert, Aya Takatsuki Takatsuki, Aya 117

7 Governance challenges for promoting the green economy in Africa / Timothy Afful-Koomson Afful-Koomson, Timothy 136

8 Geothermal energy and the Millennium Development Goals / Ingvar B. Fridleifsson Fridleifsson, Ingvar B. 160

9 Enabling green economic transitions through biodiversity conservation: Potential and challenges / M. S. Suneetha Suneetha, M. S., Alexandros Gasparatos Gasparatos, Alexandros 181

Part II Governance 197

10 Visioning transformative sustainable development governance / Norichika Kanie Kanie, Norichika 199

11 Oceans and sustainability: The governance of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction / Marjo Vierros Vierros, Marjo, Anne McDonald McDonald, Anne, Salvatore Arico Arico, Salvatore 221

12 The role of indigenous peoples in global environmental governance: Looking through the lens of climate change / Kirsty Galloway McLean McLean, Kirsty Galloway, Sam Johnston Johnston, Sam, Ameyali Ramos Castillo Castillo, Ameyali Ramos 245

13 Global environmental health governance for sustainable development / Jamal Hisham Hashim Hashim, Jamal Hisham, Zailina Hashim Hashim, Zailina 267

14 Good governance in cities for promoting a greener economy / Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira Oliveira, Jose A. Puppim de, Aki Suwa Suwa, Aki, Osman Balaban Balaban, Osman, Christopher N. H. Doll Doll, Christopher N. H., Ping Jiang Jiang, Ping, Magali Dreyfus Dreyfus, Magali, Raquel Moreno-Peñaranda Moreno-Peñaranda, Raquel, Puspita Dirgahayani Dirgahayani, Puspita, Erin Kennedy Kennedy, Erin 286

Conclusion 325

15 Key issues and lessons learned for moving towards a greener economy and creating better governance for sustainable development / Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira Oliveira, Jose A. Puppim de 327.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789280812169

9280812165

OCLC:

782251859