Transition management for sustainable development / edited by Kazuhiro Ueta and Yukio Adachi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ueta, Kazuhiro, 1952- editor.

Adachi, Yukio, 1947- editor.

Series:

Multilevel environmental governance for sustainable development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Economic development.

Environmental policy--Economic aspects.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 354 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan : United Nations University Press, [2014]

Summary:

The idea of sustainable development is often referred to in the public forum, however this does not necessarily mean that it is also widely accepted as a living philosophy, nor that it has come to be embodied in public policy. Consequently, there is a need to precisely examine the problems brought about by the economic mechanisms standing in the way of this goal-in particular globalization-and to draw up plans to counteract these influences. In the meantime, sustainability transitions do require a series of system innovations and translations, and it is important to foster robust environmental governance for sustainable development. This book aims firstly to examine the implications of the idea of sustainable development for institutional and policy design. Secondly, it aims to clarify the political, social and economic conditions for successful sustainability development. Finally, it searches for, and formulates, a viable theory of transition management for sustainable development. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Environmental governance for sustainable human development 7

1 On the concept of sustainable human development / Hiroki Nogami Nogami, Hiroki, Kazuhiro Ueta Ueta, Kazuhiro 9

2 Environmental policy integration for sustainability and its contemporary policy implications / Kazuo Matsushita Matsushita, Kazuo 28

3 The state transformation in environmental governance: From the viewpoints of environmental regulations / Shin-ichi Yatsuki Yatsuki, Shin-ichi 47

4 Governance of sustainability transition management at the local, national and global levels / Tatsuro Niikawa Niikawa, Tatsuro 57

Part II Transition management for sustainable development: Case studies 79

5 Environmental governance strategies and transition to a sustainable society: Integration of environmental and energy policies in Germany and Japan / Minora Tsubogo Tsubogo, Minora 81

6 Environmental governance failure and environmental metagovernance for local sustainable development: Local Agenda 21 in Japan / Kentaro Miyanaga Miyanaga, Kentaro 105

7 Transition to sustainable urban development in Japan: A case study of an antipollution movement in Nishiyodogawa Ward, Osaka City / Mayuko Shimizu Shimizu, Mayuko 121

Part III Democracy and institutional reforms for sustainable development 135

8 Democracy in transition management for sustainable development / Yukio Adachi Adachi, Yukio 137

9 Does better governance make for a better environment? / Kosuke Oyama Oyama, Kosuke 154

10 Deliberation, expertise and sustainability / Makoto Usami Usami, Makoto 189

11 The restructuring of society around environmental education: From education for economic development to education for sustainable development / Wataru Sano Sano, Wataru 205

12 Is contemporary capitalism sustainable? / Saloshi Niioka Niioka, Saloshi 222

13 Decentralization and local governance for sustainable development / Katsutaka Shiraishi Shiraishi, Katsutaka 234

Part IV Social movements and social learning in transition management for sustainable development 249

14 Anti-nuclear movements in Japan: Before and after the Fukushima nuclear disaster / Koichi Hasegawa Hasegawa, Koichi 251

15 Social learning for endogenous development and sustainable world: From the viewpoint of experiences and discussions in Japan / Takayuki Ota Ota, Takayuki 273

16 Undesirable facility siting and democracy: A comparative analysis of radioactive waste repository siting in Japan, South Korea and France / Shunsaku Komatsuzaki Komatsuzaki, Shunsaku 293

17 The reintegration of welfare, the economy and the environment: Governance of post-productivist welfare / Taro Miyamoto Miyamoto, Taro 317.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789280812343

9280812343

OCLC:

867840323