Sustainable development and governance in Europe the evolution of the discourse on sustainability

This book analyses the evolution of the sustainability discourse in the European Union, exploring the conditions necessary for sustainable development to move from a conceptual model into a model for action for strategic decision makers at all levels of governance. This book questions the extent to...

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Other Authors: Barnes, Pamela M. (Editor), Hoerber, Thomas C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2013
Series:Routledge advances in European politics
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book analyses the evolution of the sustainability discourse in the European Union, exploring the conditions necessary for sustainable development to move from a conceptual model into a model for action for strategic decision makers at all levels of governance. This book questions the extent to which the discourse on sustainability has become embedded into governance structures in Europe. It focuses on the importance of the nature of the language of the political discourse on sustainability and how ideas are communicated amongst the actors and stakeholders in the policy ma
Physical Description:xxiv, 264 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781135035945
9781299716599
9780203768730
9781135035938
1135035946
1299716598
0203768736