Governance, democracy and sustainable development : moving beyond the impasse? / edited by James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle, Audun Ruud.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meadowcroft, James.

Langhelle, Oluf.

Ruud, Audun.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Government policy.

Sustainable development.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This insightful book deals with governance of the environment and sustainable development. The contributors explore the difficulties developed countries are experiencing in coming to terms with environmental limits and the resultant challenges to the democratic polity. They engage with different dimensions of the governance challenge including norms, public attitudes, citizen engagement, political conflict, policy design, and implementation, with a range of environmental problems such as climate change, biodiversity/nature protection, and water management). The book concludes with an essay by

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Governance, democracy and sustainable development: moving beyond the impasse; 2. A changing energy resource base and the re-invention of the region; 3. Trends, drivers and dilemmas in the transition towards sustainable water management; 4. Local participation and learning in nature protection: a Swedish success story; 5. Early experiences of local climate change adaptation in Norwegian society

6. 'Think globally, act locally!' But what on earth can local governments do about global climate change?7. Moving beyond the impasse: climate change activism in the US and the EU; 8. Governance and participation for sustainable development in Ireland: 'Not so different after all?'; 9. Measuring what? National interpretations of sustainable development - the case of Norway; 10. Breaking the impasse on global environmental protection; 11. Governance by diffusion: exploring a new mechanism of international policy coordination

12. Climate change, the common good and the promotion of sustainable development13. Pushing the boundaries: governance for sustainable development and a politics of limits; 14. Governance for sustainable development: the impasse of dysfunctional democracy; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-91347-X

1-84980-757-4

OCLC:

823726156