| Sustainable Development: National Aspirations, Local Implementation Contributor(s): Terry, Alan (Author), Hill, Jennifer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138259233 ISBN-13: 9781138259232 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning |
| Dewey: 338.927 |
| Physical Information: 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using case studies from Africa, South America, Asia and the Caribbean, this book examines the progress made in uniting national aspirations of sustainable development strategies with their local implementation. Comparing the situation on the ground with formal national environmental action plans, the book compares progress, or the lack of progress, between different sectors, cultures, regions and resources throughout the developing world. It examines whether local knowledge and actions are undermining national aspirations or whether they are being ignored at the national level with detrimental consequences to sustainable development. The measurement of sustainable development, the role of formal and informal education in sustainable development and the significance of diverse voices in the practice of sustainable development are considered. The book draws lessons from those cases which appear to be experiencing positive moves towards sustainability and examines whether common frameworks exist which suggest that good practice may be transferable from one milieu to another. |
