Beschreibung:
This is the first text on UK sustainable development law. The book is divided into three parts. Part one begins with an examination of the emergence of sustainable development as a policy objective throughout the world and in the UK. Part two uses a reworked version of the criteria developed by the OECD to critically review the UK's progress over the past twenty years towards a sustainable UK. Part three of the book reports that the UK approach to date has only made very limited and piecemeal progress towards real sustainable development due to the inherent inconsistency of interpretations of sustainable development based on weak sustainability as well as inconsistencies as to the role of sustainable development in decision making.
Part 1: Turning Rhetoric into Reality 1. Introduction 2. The Emergence of 'sustainable development' and 'sustainable development law' in the UK 3. Criteria for Effective Implementation of Sustainable Development Part 2: The Reality of Sustainable Development in the UK 4. A Common Understanding - Strategies 5. Clear Commitment and Leadership 6. Stakeholder Involvement and Efficient Knowledge Management 7. Mechanisms - Institutional and Policy Integration 8. Mechanisms - The Role of Legislation 9. Mechanisms - Sustainable Development Indicators 10. Mechanisms - Reporting, Review, Monitoring and Accountability 11. 'Shows Promise But Must Try Harder' - Taking Stock of Implementation in the UK Part 3: A New Reality - the Way Forward 12. Time to Get Serious - Ecological Sustainability 13. Compelling Action - The Case for Legislation 14. Moving from Rhetoric to Reality