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Sustainability, Local Democracy and the Future: The Swedish Model

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Svedin, U. (Editor), Aniansson, Britt Hägerhäll (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Society
Environmental Management
Ecology 
Ecology
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Sustainability Issues at a Local Level Interplaying with the Global World — Political and Identity Topics
  • 1. Sustainability Issues in an International Context
  • 2. Summary
  • 2. Critical Notes on Sustainability and Democracy
  • 1. Democracy as a Problem
  • 2. Sustainable Development as a Democratic Problem
  • 3. Sustainable Development and Democratic Vitalization as Political Strategy
  • 3. Sustainability as a Centrally-Induced Swedish Local Discourse
  • 1. Swedish Follow-up of Our Common Future
  • 2. Preparations for UNCED in 1992
  • 3. Agenda 21 at the Central Level in Sweden
  • 4. The LA21 Work — Meeting the Signals from the Central Level
  • 5. Discussion
  • 4. An Introduction to Östergötland, the Case Region
  • 1. Province and County
  • 2. County Administrative Board
  • 3. County Council
  • 4. Municipal Council
  • 5. The History of Östergötland — A Brief Overview
  • Perceptions of Environmental Issues in Linköping and Åtvidaberg
  • 7. Åtvidaberg and Identity Shifts: Breaking Up is Hard
  • 1. Identity and Mobilization in Three Stages
  • 2. The Big Industry Era: A History of Creativity and Drama
  • 3. Political Centralization and Counter-moves
  • 4. Local Focus: Encapsulation or an Add-on Identity Feature
  • 5. Conclusions: The Place of a Garden City in a Global Village
  • 8. Local Democracy Facing Global Challenge: Analysis and Conclusions
  • 1. The Three Issues
  • 2. Cross-over Themes
  • 3. Future Potential Directions
  • Contributors List
  • 5. Four Pillars Forming the Identity of Linkoping
  • 1. “It’s a Quiet Town...”
  • 2. Ecclesiastical Centre: The Church — Working with the State and Against It
  • 3. Centre of Regional Administration: State Politics, Power Struggles and the Long Arm of the State
  • 4. Centre of Teaching and Learning: From Clerical Skills to World-class High-tech
  • 5. Military Centre: Military Dominance — A Thing of the Past
  • 6. Working in Linköping
  • 7. Present and Future Linköping: Physical and Virtual Communications
  • 8. The Art of Selling Linköping
  • 9. From Rivalry to Co-operation
  • 6. Linköping and Local Agenda 21: Sustainability, Technocracy or Democracy?
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Political Communication
  • 3. Risk Communication
  • 4. The Role of Science and the Technological Approach
  • 5. Linköping and Local Agenda 21
  • 6. The Media
  • 7. TheMedia and LA21 in Linköping
  • 8. The Public
  • 9. Public Reactions to the Media
  • 10. Discussion

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