Agendas for Sustainability: Environment and Development into the 21st Century

by MacDonald,Mary

• ISBN13: 9780415154918
• ISBN10: 041515491X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-05-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Agendas for Sustainabilityconsiders the processes used for devising global environment and development agendas and provides practical suggestions for their future development and influence.

Table of Contents

List of tables	x	(1)
Foreword	xi	(2)
Acknowledgements	xiii	(2)
List of abbreviations and acronyms	xv
1 A big build-up	1	(5)
Some history	1	(2)
Emergence of agendas	3	(3)
2 The agenda-setting process	6	(9)
Agenda 21	6	(1)
NGO Alternative Treaties	7	(1)
Agenda Ya Wananchi	7	(1)
ASCEND 21	8	(1)
Caring for the Earth	9	(1)
Women's Action Agenda 21	9	(1)
Global Assembly of Women and the Environment	10	(1)
Youth '92: The World Youth Preparatory Forum for UNCED	10	(1)
Youth Action Guide on Sustainable Development	11	(1)
Voice of the Eagle	11	(1)
Changing Course	12	(1)
Those who did not participate in agenda preparation	13	(1)
The intended users	14	(1)
3 Economic considerations	15	(10)
Business and industry	16	(2)
Consumption	18	(2)
Poverty	20	(1)
Trade and debt	21	(4)
4 Social development	23	(25)
Capacity building	25	(2)
Children	27	(1)
Decision-making	28	(1)
Democracy	29	(1)
Education	30	(3)
Ethics, values	33	(1)
Health	34	(2)
Indigenous peoples	36	(1)
Institutions	37	(2)
Local initiatives	39	(1)
Military	40	(1)
NGOs	41	(1)
Population	42	(2)
Urbanization	44	(2)
Women	46	(2)
5 The well-being of ecosystems	24	(48)
Agriculture	48	(3)
Atmosphere	51	(3)
Biodiversity	54	(2)
Biotechnology	56	(2)
Deforestation	58	(1)
Desertification	59	(1)
Energy	60	(1)
Land resources	61	(1)
Marine environment	62	(2)
Nuclear issues	64	(1)
Science	65	(1)
Technology	66	(3)
Waste management	69	(1)
Water	70	(2)
6 Agenda 21 and other sustainable development agendas	72	(15)
Agenda 21 and the NGO Alternative Treaties	72	(3)
Agenda 21 and Agenda Ya Wananchi	75	(1)
Agenda 21 and ASCEND 21	76	(1)
Agenda 21 and Caring for the Earth	77	(2)
Agenda 21 and the Women's Action Agenda 21	79	(1)
Agenda 21 and the Global Assembly of Women and the Environment	80	(1)
Agenda 21 and Youth '92	80	(2)
Agenda 21 and the Youth Action Guide on Sustainable Development	82	(1)
Agenda 21 and Voice of the Eagle	83	(1)
Agenda 21 and Changing Course	84	(3)
7 Progress on the implementation of the agendas	87	(13)
Practical actions inspired by the agendas	88	(12)
Agenda 21	88	(1)
NGO Alternative Treaties	89	(1)
ASCEND 21	90	(3)
Women's Action Agenda 21	93	(3)
Youth Action Guide	96	(1)
Changing Course	97	(3)
8 Agenda-setting for sustainability	100	(12)
The NGO documents	100	(1)
Professional associations	102	(1)
Established institutions	103	(1)
Agenda 21	103	(1)
An overall comparison of the agenda	104	(5)
Conclusions	109	(3)
Notes	112	(3)
Index	115