Local Agenda 21 (LA21) was a local level approach to sustainable
development that involved local people in the creation of LA21
strategies. This PhD thesis reviews the success of LA21 in England,
with two principal aims: to assess the success of such an approach,
and to discuss this in relation to recent policy attempts to
increase public trust in local government through public
participation. This thesis asks and attempts to answer the
following research question: To what extent have the original aims
of Agenda 21 been achieved by the introduction of Local Agenda 21
in to the English political system, and what are the implications
for New Labour's Local Government Act? The key findings of the
thesis are twofold. Firstly, that the relationship between local
people and local government cannot necessarily be improved through
public participation alone. Secondly, that there is a tension
between two aspects of sustainable development: the participatory
element, and the need to address current lifestyles, attitudes and
behaviours. Overall, this thesis concludes that participatory
approaches to local problems may not always be the appropriate
solution.
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