Local Economic Development and the Environment

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ISBN: 9780415168250 | 0415168252
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/15/2002

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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

List of boxes

xii

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgements

Approaching local sustainability

(25)

Introduction

(1)

Sustainable development

(5)

Ecological modernisation

(5)

Urban regime theory

(3)

Regulation theory

(8)

Conclusions

(3)

The changing context for local economic development

(25)

Introduction

(1)

Changing international and national contexts

(16)

Conclusions

(8)

The changing environmental policy context for local action

(34)

Introduction

(1)

The international policy context

(13)

Differing national contexts

(17)

Conclusions

(3)

Integrating economic development and environmental strategies at the local level

(24)

Introduction

(3)

Principles for sustainable development in local areas and regions

(5)

Principles for sustainable local and regional economies

(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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Local Economic Development and the Environment

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