Sustainability Local Democracy And The Future The Swedish Model

Author : U. Svedin,Britt Hägerhäll Aniansson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401004961

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Sustainability, Local Democracy and the Future: The Swedish Model by U. Svedin,Britt Hägerhäll Aniansson Pdf

This book deals with the challenges posed by the transformation of society towards much-needed sustainability. Especially, it deals with the local features of this change, but seen in a global context. The two cases examined - the municipalities of Linköping and Åtvidaberg - are Swedish, but the problems of how to relate locally to a globalized world are common today. The cases have been deliberately chosen to expose alternative types of choices for the local communities involved. Large Linköping is, historically, a nodal city of importance in the national grid of regional centres, one that relates to the nation state and represents officialdom. Small Åtvidaberg developed in the context of its forest region setting and metallurgy, and today operates directly to wider markets, while still emphasising its very local identity. The fact that these municipalities border each other provides a similar regional context, and differences between them may then not be entirely confused by a debate on drastically different geographical settings.

Author : Karin B‹ckstrand
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849806411

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Environmental Politics and Deliberative Democracy by Karin B‹ckstrand Pdf

This important new book provides an excellent critical evaluation of new modes of governance in environmental and sustainability policy. The multidisciplinary team of contributors combine fresh insights from all levels of governance all around a carefully crafted conceptual framework to advance our understanding of the effectiveness and legitimacy of new types of steering, including networks, public private partnerships, and multi-stakeholder dialogues. This is a crucial contribution to the field. Frank Biermann, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Can new modes of governance, such as public private partnerships, stakeholder consultations and networks, promote effective environmental policy performance as well as increased deliberative and participatory quality? This book argues that in academic inquiry and policy practice there has been a deliberative turn, manifested in a revitalized interest in deliberative democracy coupled with calls for novel forms of public private governance. By linking theory and practice, the contributors critically examine the legitimacy and effectiveness of new modes of governance, using a range of case studies on climate, forestry, water and food safety policies from local to global levels. Environmental Politics and Deliberative Democracy will appeal to scholars, both advanced undergraduate and postgraduate, as well as researchers of environmental politics, international relations, environmental studies and political science. It will also interest practitioners involved in the actual design and implementation of new governance modes in areas of sustainable development, food safety, forestry and climate change.

Author : Karin Bradley,Johan Hedrén
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135078423

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Green Utopianism by Karin Bradley,Johan Hedrén Pdf

Utopian thought and experimental approaches to societal organization have been rare in the last decades of planning and politics. Instead, there is a widespread belief in ecological modernization, that sustainable societies can be created within the frame of the current global capitalist world order by taking small steps such as eco-labeling, urban densification, and recycling. However, in the context of the current crisis in which resource depletion, climate change, uneven development, and economic instability are seen as interlinked, this belief is increasingly being questioned and alternative developmental paths sought. This collection demonstrates how utopian thought can be used in a contemporary context, as critique and in exploring desired futures. The book includes theoretical perspectives on changing global socio-environmental relationships and political struggles for alternative development paths, and analyzes micro-level practices in co-housing, alternative energy provision, use of green space, transportation, co-production of urban space, peer-to-peer production and consumption, and alternative economies. It contributes research perspectives on contemporary green utopian practices and strategies, combining theoretical and empirical analyses to spark discussions of possible futures.

Author : Linda Sygna,Karen O'Brien,Johanna Wolf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136272509

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A Changing Environment for Human Security by Linda Sygna,Karen O'Brien,Johanna Wolf Pdf

Environmental change presents a new context and new opportunities for transformational change. This timely book will inspire new ways of understanding the relationship between environmental change and human security. A Changing Environment for Human Security: Transformative Approaches to Research, Policy and Action both supports and informs a call for new, transformative approaches to research, policy and action. The chapters in this book include critical analyses, case studies and reflections on contemporary environmental and social challenges, with a strong emphasis on those related to climate change. Human thoughts and actions have contributed to an environment of insecurity, manifested as multiple interacting threats that now represent a serious challenge to humanity. Yet humans also have the capacity to collectively transform the economic, political, social and cultural systems and structures that perpetuate human insecurities. These fresh perspectives on global environmental change from an interdisciplinary group of international experts will inspire readers – whether students, researchers, policy makers, or practitioners – to think differently about environmental issues and sustainability. The contributions show that in a changing environment, human security is not only a possibility, but a choice.

Author : Robin Morris Collin,Robert William Collin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 891 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780313352621

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Encyclopedia of Sustainability [3 volumes] by Robin Morris Collin,Robert William Collin Pdf

This three-volume encyclopedia explores the concept of sustainability in the contexts of the environment, economics, and justice. This expansive encyclopedia breaks new ground, giving definition and focus to an urgent and much-talked-about topic that is extraordinarily wide ranging and all too often misunderstood. As the first major reference work in its field, the three comprehensive volumes span the entire scope of sustainability from ecological concepts to financial concerns to public policy and community action, giving readers a solid foundation from which to think critically about efforts to make a more sustainable world. The Encyclopedia of Sustainability comprises three volumes, each dedicated to one of three equally important contexts in which the term is used: environment and ecology, business and economics, and equity and fairness. Each volume provides authoritative but accessible coverage of basic concepts and terms, as well as policy initiatives, controversies, and future trends. Volumes also include biographical sketches of important contributors to sustainability efforts from the scientific, economic, public policy, and activist realms, plus extensive listings of print and online resources for further exploration.

Author : Buckler, Carolee,Creech, Heather
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-10
Category : Environmental education
ISBN : 9789231000539

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Shaping the future we want by Buckler, Carolee,Creech, Heather Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1686 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Books
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111052929

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American Book Publishing Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lennart Lundqvist
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847796080

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Sweden and ecological governance by Lennart Lundqvist Pdf

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. Sweden is seen as a forerunner in environmental and ecological policy. Sweden and ecological governance is about policies and strategies for ecologically rational governance, and uses the Swedish case study to ask whether or not it is possible to move from a traditional environmental policy to a broad, integrated pursuit of sustainable development, as illustrated through the ‘Sustainable Sweden’ programme. The study begins by looking at the spatial dimensions of ecological governance, and goes on to consider the integration and effectiveness of sustainable development policies. It analyses the tension between democracy and sustainable development, which has a broader relevance beyond the Swedish model, to other nation states as well as the European Union as a whole. In this book the author offers the latest word in advanced implementation of sustainable development by a front-runner in environmental and ecological policy. It will be useful for students of environmental politics and sustainable development researchers.

Author : James Meadowcroft,Oluf Langhelle,Audun Rudd
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849807579

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Governance, Democracy and Sustainable Development by James Meadowcroft,Oluf Langhelle,Audun Rudd Pdf

ÔThe editors of this volume bring together an impressive cast of scholars on the critical relationship of democracy and governance in sustainable development. It offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the literatures in sustainability, political science, and comparative environmental politics.Õ Ð Daniel J. Fiorino, American University, US ÔThis very timely and important collection draws together some of the worldÕs leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximise policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner.Õ Ð Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UK 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 William Lafferty that explores the flawed character of the contemporary democratic polity and offers his reflections on possible pathways to reform. This book will interest researchers, academics, and graduate students in environmental politics and public policy. It is ideal for use as supplementary reading in a wide range of university courses, while NGOS and policymakers will also find it of considerable value.

Author : Hans Peter Hansen,Birger Steen Nielsen,Nadarajah Sriskandarajah,Ewa Gunnarsson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317299561

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Commons, Sustainability, Democratization by Hans Peter Hansen,Birger Steen Nielsen,Nadarajah Sriskandarajah,Ewa Gunnarsson Pdf

This book presents theoretical discussions and practical examples of Action Research from Scandinavia, Latin America and Africa, primarily dealing with how to combine nature conservation and management with local democratic community development, seeing the renewal of Commons as a way to transcend the present dichotomy between these two dimensions.

Author : John Stanton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1138192589

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Democratic Sustainability in a New Era of Localism by John Stanton Pdf

Change and development are going on all around us. On both an international platform, as well as at the local governmental and community level, governments, decision and policy makers constantly strive to improve the world in which we live, seeking to make it better and to improve quality of life. This book focuses on such development in the context of localism in the UK. It strips the principle of local sustainability down to its constituent parts and considers the extent to which it can be said to be central to local life. As part of this, it presents the case for the importance of accountability and citizen participation in achieving objectives aligned with sustainability, and illustrates the relationships that these principles share. On this foundation, it evaluates local government in the UK, as well as examples of community-led regeneration initiatives and bodies, and seeks to determine both the nature of their pursuit of sustainability and the extent to which accountability and citizen participation play a part in that pursuit. It shows that local sustainability is enhanced by accountability and citizen participation; those principles ensuring that local people can be central to the process. Whilst its evaluations of local democratic systems in the UK reveal certain issues as regards the extent to which this is reflected in practice, it at least demonstrates an enthusiasm and awareness of the important role that accountability and citizen participation can play in the process of local sustainability. The book is aimed at legal academics, with relevance also to students in law, environmental politics and sustainable development, as well as those working in government policy and political practice.

Author : Dieter Eissel,Jeremy Leaman,Ewa Rokicka
Publisher : Przedsiebiorstwo Specjalistyczne "Absolwent"
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : IND:30000061677997

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Towards Sustainability by Dieter Eissel,Jeremy Leaman,Ewa Rokicka Pdf

Author : European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Publisher : Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015037787069

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What Future for Urban Environments in Europe? by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Pdf

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015079755925

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : International Commission on the Futures of Education
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004780

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Reimagining our futures together by International Commission on the Futures of Education Pdf

The interwoven futures of humanity and our planet are under threat. Urgent action, taken together, is needed to change course and reimagine our futures.