Politics of Sustainable Development / Edition 1

by Susan Baker

Overview

The concept of sustainable development was popularised by the 1987 Brundtland Report and became a central theme in the EU's Fifth Environmental Action Programme. It dominated the Rio Earth Summit and its promotion has been much in evidence in the subseque

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415138734
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/1997
Series:	Global Environmental Change Series
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of illustrations, Notes on contributors, Preface, Introduction: the theory and practice of sustainable development in EU perspective, Part I The concept of sustainable development, Part II The practice of sustainable development, Index

Editorial Reviews

Comprises 12 contributions which analyze how sustainable development (SD) theory might be applied within Europe at all levels of government. Topics include: the ambiguities inherent in SD and the contestable nature of the concept; the practice of SD within the EU, focusing on EU policy and its implementation; and the integration of theory and practice including the introduction of the 'Ladder of SD' concept, which enshrines alternative frameworks for putting SD into practice. Of interest to students of Green politics, political theory, environmental sociology, and European politics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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