Governing through goals : sustainable development goals as governance innovation / edited by Norichika Kanie and Frank Biermann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kanie, Norichika, 1969- editor.

Biermann, Frank, 1967- editor.

Series:

Earth system governance.

Earth system governance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--International cooperation.

Sustainable development.

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental policy.

Millennium Development Goals.

Sustainable Development Goals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]

Summary:

A detailed examination of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the shift in governance strategy they represent.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series Foreword

Preface

List of Acronyms

1 Introduction: Global Governance through Goal Setting

Goal Setting as a Global Governance Strategy

The Context of the Sustainable Development Goals

Negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals

About This Book

Conclusion

References

I Goal Setting as a Governance Strategy

2 Conceptualization: Goal Setting as a Strategy for Earth System Governance

Goal Setting as a Governance Strategy

Linking Goal Setting and Rule Making

Common Pitfalls of Goal Setting at the International Level

Determinants of the Success of Goal Setting

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Goal Setting

Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals

3 Goal Setting in the Anthropocene: The Ultimate Challenge of Planetary Stewardship

Moving from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals

Why Does the Onset of the Anthropocene Matter?

An Example: The Quantity and Quality of Freshwater

Building Institutions on a Normative Foundation

4 Global Goal Setting for Improving National Governance and Policy

Governance on the International Agenda

Good Governance

Effective Governance

Equitable Governance

Conceptualizing Governance as a Stand-alone or as an Integrated Goal

Note

5 Measuring Progress in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

A Governance Lens on Transforming Measurement Systems

Past Experiences in Measuring Progress toward Global Goals

Measuring Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals

II Learning from the Past

6 Ideas, Beliefs, and Policy Linkages: Lessons from Food, Water, and Energy Policies.

Causal Consensus, Norms, and the Sustainable Development Goals

Case Studies

Dynamics and Interactions for a Cascading Sustainability Agenda

Notes

7 Lessons from the Health-Related Millennium Development Goals

Background of the Millennium Development Goals

Health-related Goals: Achievements and Challenges

8 Corporate Water Stewardship: Lessons for Goal-based Hybrid Governance

Four Modes of Global Governance

Analysis of Millennium Development Goal 7

Assessment

III Operational Challenges

9 The United Nations and the Governance of Sustainable Development Goals

The Governance Challenge of Sustainable Development Goals

General Purposes and Requirements for Governance of Sustainable Development Goals

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development as a Lead Institution

Direct Governance Functions: Science, Monitoring, and Review

10 The Sustainable Development Goals and Multilateral Agreements

Orchestrating Existing International Agreements and Organizations

Under Which Conditions Can Goal Setting Be an Effective Tool for Orchestration?

Do the Sustainable Development Goals Meet These Conditions?

11 Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Unprecedented Investment Needs

New Blending Facilities

Revisiting the Case of Public-Private Partnerships

Bending the Learning Curve

Policy Implications

12 Toward a Multi-level Action Framework for Sustainable Development Goals

Key Principles

Toward an Action Framework

13 Conclusion: Key Challenges for Global Governance through Goals

Governing through Goals.

Challenges in Implementation

Outlook for Future Research Questions

Annexes

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-33742-8

0-262-33741-X

OCLC:

987439163