Democratic and Environmental Effects of Local Agenda 21: A comparative analysis over time

Joas, Marko

doi:10.1080/13549830120052836

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“…The second type of study attempts to perform an overall analysis of the level of implementation of Local Agenda 21, clear examples of this trend being the studies on the network of European cities EUROCITIES (Vallittu and Lehtimaki, 2001), for the Union of Cities of the Baltic (Lindstrom and Gronholm, 2002), for Australia (Whittaker, 1996) and for Italy (Avanzi, 1999), whereas others focus on specifi c stages of its execution, such as a few research projects performed in Australia (Mercer and Jotkowitz, 2000;Cuthill, 2002), the United Kingdom (Bond et al 1998), Japan (Barrett and Usui, 2002), Finland (Joas, 2000(Joas, , 2001, Sweden and Austria (Feichtinger and Pregerning, 2005) and Ireland (Kelly and Moles, 2002).…”

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Determinant factors in the degree of implementation of Local Agenda 21 in the European Union

García‐Sánchez

Prado‐Lorenzo

2007

Sustainable Development

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The concern for sustainable development reached its greatest form of expression in what is known as the Brundtland Report; however, it was the Rio de Janeiro Conference of 1992 that created the foundations, through agreements such as Agenda 21. Though the success of Agenda 21 depends fundamentally on central governments, local administrations can play a decisive role, which is why European cities have taken on a serious commitment to enforce it by way of the Aalborg Charter. This paper evaluates the advancements by European municipalities in implementing Local Agenda 21, by identifying their determinant factors. The results show that productive and organizational aspects are key factors, regardless of their origin. Likewise, it has been verified that the factors of promotion instigated by supramunicipal bodies of the public administration are extremely effective, whereas political factors are of little relevance. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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Section: Empirical Studies Performed By Researchersmentioning

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Determinant factors in the degree of implementation of Local Agenda 21 in the European Union

García‐Sánchez

Prado‐Lorenzo

2007

Sustainable Development

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“…On the contrary, as examples of the work focused on specific phases in the development of Local Agenda 21, the following can be cited: the research by Mercer and Jotkowitz [32] and Cuthill [33] for Australia; Bond et al [7] for the United Kingdom; Barrett and Usui [34] for Japan; Joas [35] for Finland; Feichtinger and Pregernig [36] for Sweden and Austria; Kelly and Moles [37] for Ireland; and Herná ndez-Aja [38] for Spain.…”

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Decisive factors in the creation and execution of municipal action plans in the field of sustainable development in the European Union

García‐Sánchez

Lorenzo

2009

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Evans et al (2006) conducted the European research project DISCUS (Developing Institutional and Social Capacity for Sustainable Development) and found many cases where Mayors were perceived by others as entrepreneurial figures with sufficient charisma and commitment to motivate others and promote the sustainability agenda. These individuals have been given different labels such as local catalysts, frontrunners, and/or local firebrands (Mehta, 1996;Eckerberg and Forsberg, 1998;Miranda and Hordijk, 1998;Rowe, 2000;Joas and Gronholm, 2004;Barrutia et al, 2007). Several studies (qualitative and quantitative) have confirmed the prominence of key individuals in the spread of LA21 processes Echebarria, 2011, 2013b;Masnavi, 2013).…”

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Local sustainability processes worldwide: a systematic review of the literature and research agenda

Echebarria

Barrutia

Eletxigerra

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Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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This article presents a systematic literature review of 109 articles dealing with Local Agenda 21 processes worldwide. It analyzes two essential elements of Local Agenda 21: (a) the holistic approach of the sustainable development concept and (b) the main driving forces behind such processes. It shows that, although at the beginning sustainability was seen as a natural extension of environmental policy work, it has been perceived over the last years as a guiding principle applied to issues of environment, economic development, and social welfare, and Local Agenda 21 is perceived as a coherent approach to sustainability planning. In addition, Local Government Strategy is the main typology followed although it suffers from important limitations. Future studies could focus on local sustainability process outcomes. Further quantitative studies would be welcome, given the qualitative case study dominance in the field. We conclude with a research agenda to tackle theoretical, methodological, and empirical lacunae.

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Democratic and Environmental Effects of Local Agenda 21: A comparative analysis over time

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

Determinant factors in the degree of implementation of Local Agenda 21 in the European Union

Determinant factors in the degree of implementation of Local Agenda 21 in the European Union

Decisive factors in the creation and execution of municipal action plans in the field of sustainable development in the European Union

Local sustainability processes worldwide: a systematic review of the literature and research agenda

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