Concerns about the impact of economic development upon the global environment have increased in recent years. Sustainable development has been proposed as a means of reconciling the pressures between the two, allowing the integration of economic, environmental and social concerns. This book focuses upon the potential to integrate economic and environmental policies at teh local and regional scale.

List of tables

xi

List of boxes

xii

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgements

xv

Approaching local sustainability

1

(25)

Introduction

1

(1)

Sustainable development

2

(5)

Ecological modernisation

7

(5)

Urban regime theory

12

(3)

Regulation theory

15

(8)

Conclusions

23

(3)

The changing context for local economic development

26

(25)

Introduction

26

(1)

Changing international and national contexts

27

(16)

Conclusions

43

(8)

The changing environmental policy context for local action

51

(34)

Introduction

51

(1)

The international policy context

52

(13)

Differing national contexts

65

(17)

Conclusions

82

(3)

Integrating economic development and environmental strategies at the local level

85

(24)

Introduction

85

(3)

Principles for sustainable development in local areas and regions

88

(5)

Principles for sustainable local and regional economies

93

(7)

Implementing sustainable local and regional economic development: bioregionalism and regional environmental management systems

100

(6)

Conclusions

106

(3)

Sustainability and economic regeneration: making it happen on the ground

109

(30)

Introduction

109

(1)

Land use and transport planning

110

(1)

Advice and support for local business to improve environmental performance

111

(2)

Using technology for sustainability

113

(2)

Promoting green consumerism and purchasing policies

115

(1)

Targeted inward investment strategy

116

(1)

Changing governance structures

117

(3)

Promoting the environmental business sector

120

(2)

Linking economic development, labour markets and social policy

122

(3)

Partnerships between local government and industry

125

(2)

Provision of sustainability infrastructure

127

(1)

Industrial ecology and eco-industrial parks

128

(5)

Indicators and output measurement

133

(2)

Conclusions

135

(4)

Integrating economic development and the environment: future prospects for local areas

139

(12)

Introduction

139

(1)

Reflections on theory

140

(4)

The strengths and weaknesses of a local approach

144

(7)

References

151

(17)

Index

168

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