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Informed Cities looks at the knowledge brokerage processes between
cities and higher education institutions, and in particular
evaluates governance mechanisms for monitoring local sustainability
and the role of research within this. The first part of the book
provides an analysis of tools for governing sustainable cities and
develops a typology of existing tools. It then considers approaches
to monitor local sustainability on a European level, focusing on a
number of key tools such as the Covenant of Mayors, Reference
Framework for Sustainable Cities, and Green Capital Award. The
second part of the book introduces an explorative application of
two tools that the author team have used in practice to monitor
local sustainability, Urban Ecosystems Europe and Local Evaluation
21, presenting and evaluating European level data collected from
local governments. The third part of the book looks deeper into a
number of case studies discussing how a working and rewarding
city-university connection can be created and nourished in an
administrative and political setting. Finally, the last part of the
book reflects on lessons learned from the application of the tools
and accompanying research process and makes recommendations for
further developing monitoring tools for urban sustainability on a
European level. This book will be essential reading for
professionals in urban and regional planning who are tasked with
monitoring the effects of sustainability policies, as well as for
graduate students in planning, environmental governance,
sustainable development and related disciplines.
This is a very welcome volume, and it will reach a large audience
and readership among those involved in these issues from a truly
multidisciplinary perspective; in essence, a much needed book! Erik
Bonsdorff, professor of marine biology at bo Akademi University,
Finland This timely volume provides a thorough account of how the
highly advanced industrial societies seek to govern and manage the
Baltic Sea. The way they proceed, and the degree to which they
succeed, provide valuable lessons for riparian states seeking to
avoid tragedies of their commons. Lennart J. Lundqvist, professor
of environmental policy and administration, University of
Gothenburg, Sweden How is a natural common pool resource such as a
sea, which is shared by several countries, best governed? The
potential for international conflict is immense, as each country
may have different agendas with regard to issues such as
exploitation and environmental protection. This book uses a case
study of the Baltic Sea Region to examine this complex problem. The
sea itself has been highly vulnerable to pollution and recently the
bordering nations have begun to change their mode of cooperation to
tackle this issue by establishing several new forums to manage the
sea. Administrative and political structures developed in the
region are reviewed and shown to provide a model that could be
applied to other seas and natural resource systems elsewhere in the
world.
This is a very welcome volume, and it will reach a large audience
and readership among those involved in these issues from a truly
multidisciplinary perspective; in essence, a much needed book Erik
Bonsdorff, professor of marine biology at bo Akademi University,
Finland This timely volume provides a thorough account of how the
highly advanced industrial societies seek to govern and manage the
Baltic Sea. The way they proceed, and the degree to which they
succeed, provide valuable lessons for riparian states seeking to
avoid tragedies of their commons. Lennart J. Lundqvist, professor
of environmental policy and administration, University of
Gothenburg, Sweden How is a natural common pool resource such as a
sea, which is shared by several countries, best governed? The
potential for international conflict is immense, as each country
may have different agendas with regard to issues such as
exploitation and environmental protection. This book uses a case
study of the Baltic Sea Region to examine this complex problem. The
sea itself has been highly vulnerable to pollution and recently the
bordering nations have begun to change their mode of cooperation to
tackle this issue by establishing several new forums to manage the
sea. Administrative and political structures developed in the
region are reviewed and shown to provide a model that could be
applied to other seas and natural resource systems elsewhere in the
world."
First published in 1999, this volume features 13 contributors with
expertise in social science and environmental research who have
brought together comparative 12 articles which study the connection
between humanity and nature, focusing on comparisons between the
Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. They are
among the most homogeneous and hence most comparable societies in
Europe. The articles reflect the need for environmental and
political change recognised by social scientists and political
scientists across the Nordic countries, with an emphasis on
ecological modernisation. They first consider conceptions of the
environment, before comparing both between and within these
countries. The traditions and institutions presented in the volume
reflect the comprehensiveness of the approaches used within the
field in the Nordic countries.
First published in 1999, this volume features 13 contributors with
expertise in social science and environmental research who have
brought together comparative 12 articles which study the connection
between humanity and nature, focusing on comparisons between the
Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. They are
among the most homogeneous and hence most comparable societies in
Europe. The articles reflect the need for environmental and
political change recognised by social scientists and political
scientists across the Nordic countries, with an emphasis on
ecological modernisation. They first consider conceptions of the
environment, before comparing both between and within these
countries. The traditions and institutions presented in the volume
reflect the comprehensiveness of the approaches used within the
field in the Nordic countries.
Urban governance and sustainability are rapidly becoming key issues
around the world. Currently three billion people - half the
population of the planet - live in cities, and by 2050 a full
two-thirds of the world's population will be housed in ever larger
and increasingly densely populated urban areas. The economic,
social and environmental challenges posed by urbanization on such a
large scale and at such a rapid pace are staggering for local,
regional and national governments working towards sustainability.
Solutions to the myriad problems plaguing the quest for
sustainability at the city-level are equally as diverse and
complex, but are rooted in the assumptions of the 'sustainability
agenda', developed at the Rio Earth Summit and embodied in Local
Agenda/Action 21. These assumptions state that good governance is a
necessary precondition for the achievement of sustainable
development, particularly at the local level, and that the
mobilization of local communities is an essential part of this
process. Yet until now, these assumptions, which have guided the
policies and programmes of over 6000 local authorities around the
world, have never been seriously tested. Drawing on three years of
field research in 40 European towns and cities, Governing for
Sustainable Cities is the first book to examine empirically the
processes of urban governance in sustainable development. Looking
at a host of core issues including institutional and social
capacity, institutional design, social equity, politics,
partnerships and cooperation and creative policy-making, the
authors draw compelling conclusions and offer strong guidance. This
book is essential reading for policy-makers, politicians, activists
and NGOs, planners, researchers and academics, whether in Europe,
North America, Australasia or transitional and developing
countries, concerned with advancing sustainability in our rapidly
urbanizing world.
Informed Cities looks at the knowledge brokerage processes between
cities and higher education institutions, and in particular
evaluates governance mechanisms for monitoring local sustainability
and the role of research within this. The first part of the book
provides an analysis of tools for governing sustainable cities and
develops a typology of existing tools. It then considers approaches
to monitor local sustainability on a European level, focusing on a
number of key tools such as the Covenant of Mayors, Reference
Framework for Sustainable Cities, and Green Capital Award. The
second part of the book introduces an explorative application of
two tools that the author team have used in practice to monitor
local sustainability, Urban Ecosystems Europe and Local Evaluation
21, presenting and evaluating European level data collected from
local governments. The third part of the book looks deeper into a
number of case studies discussing how a working and rewarding
city-university connection can be created and nourished in an
administrative and political setting. Finally, the last part of the
book reflects on lessons learned from the application of the tools
and accompanying research process and makes recommendations for
further developing monitoring tools for urban sustainability on a
European level. This book will be essential reading for
professionals in urban and regional planning who are tasked with
monitoring the effects of sustainability policies, as well as for
graduate students in planning, environmental governance,
sustainable development and related disciplines.
Urban governance and sustainability are rapidly becoming key issues
around the world. Currently three billion people - half the
population of the planet - live in cities, and by 2050 a full
two-thirds of the world's population will be housed in ever larger
and increasingly densely populated urban areas. The economic,
social and environmental challenges posed by urbanization on such a
large scale and at such a rapid pace are staggering for local,
regional and national governments working towards sustainability.
Solutions to the myriad problems plaguing the quest for
sustainability at the city-level are equally as diverse and
complex, but are rooted in the assumptions of the 'sustainability
agenda', developed at the Rio Earth Summit and embodied in Local
Agenda/Action 21. These assumptions state that good governance is a
necessary precondition for the achievement of sustainable
development, particularly at the local level, and that the
mobilization of local communities is an essential part of this
process. Yet until now, these assumptions, which have guided the
policies and programmes of over 6000 local authorities around the
world, have never been seriously tested. Drawing on three years of
field research in 40 European towns and cities, Governing for
Sustainable Cities is the first book to examine empirically the
processes of urban governance in sustainable development. Looking
at a host of core issues including institutional and social
capacity, institutional design, social equity, politics,
partnerships and cooperation and creative policy-making, the
authors draw compelling conclusions and offer strong guidance. This
book is essential reading for policy-makers, politicians, activists
and NGOs, planners, researchers and academics, whether in Europe,
North America, Australasia or transitional and developing
countries, concerned with advancing sustainability in our rapidly
urbanizing world.
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