Accelerating Sustainable Development

Kates, Robert W.; Leiserowitz, Anthony; Parris, Thomas M.

doi:10.3200/envt.47.5.c2

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“…The scholarly debate about whether sustainable development is a well-honed principle, a concept, a`meta fix', a positive vision, a normative idea, or a focus of discourse (see, for example, Dryzek, 2005;Kates et al, 2005;Lele, 1991;Meadowcroft, 2000) remains as lively as ever. The more pragmatic and policy-focused debate about how to put sustainable development into effect has been just as energetic, with the vexed issue of governing often appearing centre stage.…”

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The Governance of Sustainable Development: Taking Stock and Looking Forwards

Jordan

2008

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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The number of books and papers bearing the terms`sustainable development' and`governance' in their titles has grown exponentially in the last decade or so. The main purpose of this paper is to explore what meanings have been attached to these two essentially contested terms and to assess the extent to which the material on them constitutes an important, coherent, and cumulative body of scholarship. The first half explores the existing literatures on the two terms, and draws out some of the main similarities and differences. Drawing on papers that have been published in this journal over the last decade or so, the second half focuses on the attempts that have been made to build empirical and/or theoretical bridges between the two terms. The concluding section identifies a number of key themes and explores future research needs in what is evidently a vibrant and highly policy-relevant area of environmental social science research.

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The Governance of Sustainable Development: Taking Stock and Looking Forwards

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2008

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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“…The difficultly of determining the needs and aspirations of the current generation is eclipsed by the impossibility of addressing the second component of the definition, which is to somehow predict the needs and aspirations of future generations. As such, it seems likely that the desires of the current generation, and predominantly that of the powerful and the rich, are going to drive present activities (Kates et al 2005), a problem known as a social trap, e.g., when shorter-term interests are inconsistent with longer-term interests (Costanza 1987). The second limitation is that the definition of sustainability above is entirely human centric.…”

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“…While this definition sends a clear ethical message, this definition has two significant limitations. First, there is no operational definition that allows one to measure and objectively determine if development is "sustainable" (Kates et al 2005). The difficultly of determining the needs and aspirations of the current generation is eclipsed by the impossibility of addressing the second component of the definition, which is to somehow predict the needs and aspirations of future generations.…”

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Re-envisioning Sustainable Oil-Palm in SE Asia

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2017

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“…The importance of "a Grand Compromise" is a key success for sustainable development, as a triangle that serves between those who are principally concerned with nature and environment, those who value economic development, and those who are dedicated to improving the human condition" [32].…”

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Sustainable Development: Theoretical and Practical Background

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Paiman

Odorige

2016

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This is a comparative study of three countries, “Hungary, Nigeria and Iraq”. These countries belong to three different continents, Hungary-Central Europe, Nigeria-Africa, Iraq-the Middle East. Sustainable Development means different concerns to each of these countries. The paradigm of SD includes Economic, Social and Environmental responsibilities. Economic growth is the primary policy objective for most countries where environment and social paradox of the equation is relatively low. In this study, the researchers analyse the three country’s situation in relation to Global Sustainable Development Goals. The approach of each country in realising these goals will be highlighted and a comparative link designed to find out differences and similarities in their approaches. Overall objectives of the Sustainable Development is to focus on the three dimensions equally, “economics, social and Environmental (Figure 1). Unfortunately many developing countries are incapable or lack the political will to tackle all three at the same time. The second part of this study will focus on the role of the three governments in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the challenges to growth and sustainability will be highlighted. The overall objective of this comparative study is to find out the role of governments and their efforts at reaching sustainable development goals.

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Accelerating Sustainable Development

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The Governance of Sustainable Development: Taking Stock and Looking Forwards

The Governance of Sustainable Development: Taking Stock and Looking Forwards

Re-envisioning Sustainable Oil-Palm in SE Asia

Sustainable Development: Theoretical and Practical Background

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