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

ISBN-13: 9781566703536 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 320 str.

Jamie Schnurr; Susan Holtz

Opis

The Cornerstone of Development: Balancing Environmental, Social, and E conomic Imperatives profiles many of the first attempts to implement s ustainable development initiatives worldwide. The model: Canada's expe rience with "multistakeholder" decision-making. Under the guidance of Canada's National Task Force on Environment and Economy, nationwide an d provincial round tables brought government officials together with c orporate officers to formulate sustainable development guidelines. Au thorized by the Canadian government to serve as an "Agenda 21 organiza tion," the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) subsequent ly researched the feasibility of adapting the multistakeholder approac h to the needs and practices of developing countries. The results are in these pages: valuable case histories from Africa, Latin America, As ia and Canada, each recounting the risks and benefits from integrating environmental, social and economic policies.

Spis treści

ForewordD. Runnalls and C. Pestieau
IntroductionJ. Schnurr
The Concept of Policy Integration
Reconciling Ecological, Economic, and Social ImperativesJ. Robinson and J. Tinker
Learning and Policy IntegrationA.K. Bernard and G. Armstrong
Northern Perspectives
Environmental Integration at an Electric UtilityD. DePape
Managing for SustainabilityS. Owen
Planning Act Reforms and Initiatives in Ontario, CanadaG. Penfold
Southern Perspectives
Wetlands Management in GhanaT. Anderson
Supplying Clean Water to the Citizens of NairobiP.M. Syagga
Sustainable Irrigation in the Arid Regions of IndiaV.S. Vyas
Integrated Research and Policies in East AsiaP.S. Intal, Jr.
Concertacion: Integrated Planning and Development in PeruL. Soberon
Concluding Perspectives
Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic PoliciesS. Holtz
Appendix 1
Contributing Authors
Appendix 2
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Bibliography

O autorze

Jamie Schnurr