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Zusatztext The book is an absolute 'must read' for anyone who is interested in environmental politics and policy and sustainable development. The main strength of the book is that it does not only analyse different policy approaches in various countries but also examines the perception and translation of the very concept of sustainable development Klappentext This book examines how governments in industrialized countries have engaged with the challenge of sustained development over the past decade. Analysis of initiatives undertaken by nine national governments and the European Union reveal important differences in the ways the international commitment to sustainable devolopment has been received. Zusammenfassung At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, political leaders from more than a hundred countries made a formal commitment to intensify efforts to resolve global environment and development problems and to strive for sustainable development. This volume examines how governments in the developed industrial world have responded to the challenge of sustainable development since it was catapulted into the international stage. It focuses on the central government engagement with sustainable development in Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union. The study shows that sustainable development has been integrated into governmental idiom in most jurisdictions and has come to be associated with a series of changes to the structures and approached deployed to manage environmental problems. Yet, it also reveals significant differences of interpretation and priority, and in enthusiasm with which sustainable development has been received. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: William Lafferty and James Meadowcroft: Introduction 2: Elim Papadakis: Australia: Ecological Sustainable Development in the National Interest 3: Glen Toner: Canada: From Early Front-runner to Flagging Anchorman 4: Christiane Beuermann: Germany: Regulation and the Precautionary Principle 5: Miranda Schreurs: Japan: Law, Technology, and Aid 6: Marie-Louise van Muijen: The Netherlands: Ambitious on Goals - Ambivalent on Action 7: Oluf Langhelle: Norway: Reluctantly Carrying the Torch 8: Katarina Eckerberg: Sweden: Progression Despite Recession 9: Stephen C Young: The United Kingdom: Political Change and Promising Rhetoric 10: Gary Bryner: The United States: Sorry - Not Our Problem 11: Susan Baker: The European Union: Integration, Competition, Growth and Sustainability 12: William Lafferty and James Meadowcroft: Patterns of Government Engagement 13: William Lafferty and James Meadowcroft: Concluding Perspectives ...
