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Governance and Sustainability - New Challenges for States, Companies and Civil Society (Hardcover)
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Governance and Sustainability - New Challenges for States, Companies and Civil Society (Hardcover)
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Sustainability cannot be achieved without good governance. The
Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 stated
that governance and sustainable development are intimately tied
together and the future role and architecture of institutions, from
local to international levels, will be crucial determinants to
whether future policies and programmes for sustainable development
will succeed. But these are changing times. With growing tensions
over both globalization and regionalization, traditional systems of
regulation are being subjected to growing pressure for reform.
While states will continue to play a significant, if changed, role
in the future, the importance of players from business and civil
society is increasing. Sustainable development requires this
change. Such an intra- and intergenerational concept cannot be
achieved with a top-down approach, but rather needs the
participation of all. In fact, the governance of sustainable
development requires the exploration of new forms of both social
co-operation and confrontation. By doing so, the different levels
(global and local), players (state, company and civil society),
control structures (hierarchy, market and public-private) and
fields of action need to be taken into consideration.Governance and
Sustainability examines the possibilities of integrating the
environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable
development within the framework of governance processes and how
that might steer societies towards sustainability. It takes a close
look at the key actors, their agendas and methods, forms of
organization, problems and limits, as well as real-life examples
for governance in different areas of society at the regional,
national and international level. It is especially interested in
exploring the nature of changes in the context of governance; the
role of actors in such processes; and analysing how different forms
of societal learning can improve governance processes. It concludes
that this is a continuous process, characterized by conflicts and
learning processes necessary to heighten both awareness of the
complexity of the social and environmental problems faced and the
prospects of implementing successful solutions. Based on a major
conference hosted to assess the issue of governance
post-Johannesburg, the book includes innovative insights from some
of the leading thinkers in both sustainable development and
governance from academia, business, multilateral organizations and
NGOs. It provides a unique perspective on two of the key societal
problems facing the world today.
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