The Cornerstone of Development: Integrating Environmental, Social and Economic Policies - Softcover

Schnurr, Jamie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889368422 ISBN 13: 9780889368422

Publisher: International Development Research Centre, 1998

Synopsis

"Sustainable development" quickly became the universal goal for environmentalists in the 1990s, motivated by the 1988 Brundtland Report and the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. When the time came to bring theory into reality, sustainable development revealed far more complexity than first anticipated.
To attain sustainable development in the full sense of the phrase"meeting present needs without compromising the resources needed for future societies"environmental and social concerns would need a constant presence in all major economic decisions.
The Cornerstone of Development: Balancing Environmental, Social, and Economic Imperatives profiles many of the first attempts to implement sustainable development initiatives worldwide. The model: Canada's experience with "multistakeholder" decision-making. Under the guidance of Canada's National Task Force on Environment and Economy, nationwide and provincial round tables brought government officials together with corporate officers to formulate sustainable development guidelines.
Authorized by the Canadian government to serve as an "Agenda 21 organization," the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) subsequently researched the feasibility of adapting the multistakeholder approach to the needs and practices of developing countries. The results are in these pages: valuable case histories from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Canada, each recounting the risks and benefits from integrating environmental, social and economic policies.
When IDRC members were asked for ways to address environmental sustainability, they had few examples to follow"and little evidence that such endeavors could be fulfilled. The research and problem-solving efforts they produced are now collected here, for the guidance of other environment/development balance programs worldwide.

About this title

Synopsis

The integration of environmental, social and economic policies is viewed as the cornerstone of sustainable and equitable development. This book provides examples of the relationships among these three imperatives and examples of policy integration, and it does so from both Northern and Southern perspectives.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Development Research Centre
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889368422
• ISBN 13: 9780889368422
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Holtz Susan