Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Connor, Robin, 1954-

Institutional change for sustainable development [electronic resource] / Robin Connor and Stephen Dovers. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2004. - 1 online resource (ix, 251 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Approaching institutional change and policy learning -- pt. 2. Case studies in institutional change -- pt. 3. Conclusions.

Institutional Change for Sustainable Development presents a flexible, accessible, yet robust conceptual framework for comprehending institutional dimensions of sustainability, emphasising the complexity of institutional systems, and highlighting the interdependence between policy learning and institutional change. This framework is applied and developed through the analysis of five significant arenas of institutional and policy change: environmental policy in the EU; New Zealand's landmark Resource Management Act; strategic environmental assessment; emerging National Councils for Sustainable Development; and transformative property rights instruments. From these explorations, key principles for institutional change are identified, including the institutional accommodation of a sustainability discourse, the interdependence of normative and institutional change; reiteration and learning; integration in policy and practice; subsidiarity; and legal change.

ISBN: 9781843769675 (e-book)

LCCN: 2003049267

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Industrial management--Environmental aspects.
Organizational change.
Sustainable development.
Environmental policy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD30.255 / .C654 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 338.9/27