The Cornerstone of Development: Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Policies

by Schnurr; Jamie

• ISBN13: 9781566703536
• ISBN10: 1566703530
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1998-08-31
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

"Sustainable development" quickly became the universal goal for environmentalists in the 1990s, motivated by the 1988 Brundtland Report & the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. When the time came to bring theory into reality, sustainable development revealed far more complexity than first anticipated. To attain sustainable development in the full sense of the phrase-meeting present needs without compromising the resources needed for future societies-environmental & social concerns would need a constant presence in all major economic decisions. The Cornerstone of Development: Balancing Environmental, Social, & Economic Imperatives profiles many of the first attempts to implement sustainable development initiatives worldwide. The model: Canada's experience with "multistakeholder" decision-making. Under the guidance of Canada's National Task Force on Environment & Economy, nationwide & provincial round tables brought government officials together with corporate officers to formulate sustainable development guidelines. Authorized by the Canadian government to serve as an "Agenda 21 organization," the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) subsequently researched the feasibility of adapting the multistakeholder approach to the needs & practices of developing countries. The results are in these pages: valuable case histories from Africa, Latin America, Asia & Canada, each recounting the risks & benefits from integrating environmental, social & economic policies. When IDRC members were asked for ways to address environmental sustainability, they had few examples to follow-and little evidence that such endeavors could be fulfilled. The research & problem-solving efforts they produced are now collected here, for the guidance of other environment/development balance programs worldwide.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
D. Runnalls
C. Pestieau
Introduction	1	(8)
J. Schnurr
PART I: The Concept of Policy Integration
Reconciling Ecological, Economic, and Social Imperatives	9	(36)
J. Robinson
J. Tinker
Learning and Policy Integration	45	(26)
A.K. Bernard
G. Armstrong
PART II. Northern Perspectives
Environmental Integration at an Electric Utility	71	(46)
D. DePape
Managing for Sustainability	117	(32)
S. Owen
Planning Act Reforms and Initiatives in Ontario, Canada	149	(28)
G. Penfold
PART III. Southern Perspectives
Wetlands Management in Ghana	177	(28)
T. Anderson
Supplying Clean Water to the Citizens of Nairobi	205	(16)
P.M. Syagga
Sustainable Irrigation in the Arid Regions of India	221	(18)
V.S. Vyas
Integrated Research and Policies in East Asia	239	(24)
P.S. Intal, Jr
Concertacion: Integrated Planning and Development in Peru	263	(20)
L. Soberon A.
PART IV. Concluding Perspectives
Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Policies	283	(12)
S. Holtz
Contributing Authors	295	(2)
Abbreviations and Acronyms	297	(2)
Bibliography	299