'As we start the preparations for the Earth Summit in 2002, 10 years from Rio and 30 years from Stockholm, we need to set targets and dates that are realistic to deliver the change that is needed. There will also need to be a debate on the international machinery to achieve what we want, and 2002 will be significant in setting out the direction. This book has drawn in some of the key people who are working to make 2002 a significant event' FROM THE FOREWORD BY KLAUS TOPFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME AND CENTRE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
At the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, world leaders adopted a comprehensive programme of action for implementing sustainable development worldwide. As preparations for Earth Summit 2002 proceed, leading players from around the world present a frank assessment of progress to date. They set goals and describe mechanisms that will enable the international community to complete the tasks set in Rio and prepare for new challenges and opportunities. This book will be a catalyst for the public and political momentum required to push forward the global sustainable development agenda.
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'An extraordinary review of a complex and evolving dilemma.'
'If the first Earth Summit was high on idealism but low on practicality, Earth Summit 2002 threatens to reverse the pattern. This vital pre-summit reader manages to combine the highest and best of both.' David Boyle, New Economics Foundation
'It is an incredibly useful resource for teaching and research, both in terms of the range of valuable information and the visions for sustainable development laid out within its pages. Compared to much academic literature, a spirit of unapologetic realism can be found in most of the chapters.' Environmental Politics
'This is quite a technical book but for all who value the future of our fragile world, a necessary study.' City To Cities, Issue 15, April/May 2002
Dedication ii List of Figures, Tables and Boxes v List of Contributors vi Foreword: From Rio to Earth Summit 2002 xiii Klaus Topfer Introduction xv Derek Osborn Preface to the Revised Edition xviii Felix Dodds Part I: Roadblocks to Implementing Agenda 21 and How to Overcome Them Roadblocks to Agenda 21: A Government Perspective 3(18) Simon Upton Implementing Agenda 21: A United Nations Perspective 21(10) Nitin Desai Who is Aware of Agenda 21? Missing Conditions: Three Major Barriers 31(9) Victoria Elias Agenda 21 and the Role of Local Government 40(9) Jeb Brugman Workroom versus Boardroom Approaches to Sustainable Development: Reversing the Downward Spiral 49(16) Winston Gereluk Lucien Royer Women and Sustainable Development: From 2000 to 2002 65(22) Minu Hemmati Part II: A New Charter A Peoples Earth Charter 87(11) Maximo Kalaw Part III: Overriding Concerns International Forest Initiatives 98(11) Stephen Bass A Sustainable Transport Convention for the New Europe 109(15) Dieke Peters Poverty and the Environment 124(10) Cletus A Avoka Financial Resources for the Transition to Sustanable Development 134(26) Barbara J Bramble Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development 160(9) Andrew Simms Civil Society, Business and Sustainable Development: Regulating (almost) Without the Regulation 169(10) Rob Lake Part IV: Emerging Issues Environment and Security 179(23) Margaret Brusasco-Mackenzie Cities and the Culture of Sustainability 202(10) Herbert Girardet Tourism and the Commission on Sustainable Development 212(11) Frans de Man Sustainable Tourism: A Southern Perspective 223(6) Nina Rao The Titanic Transnationals: Corporate Accountability and Responsibility 229(15) Jagjit Plabe Pieter van der Gaag Getting Health in a Handbasket 244(9) Chip Lindner Our Common Future and Ten Years after Rio: How Far Have We Come and Where Should We be Going? 253(11) Gro Harlem Brundtland Sustainable Consumption and Production 264(14) Laurie Michaelis Fish Forever 278(11) John Gummer Freshwater: A Global Crisis of Water Security and Basic Water Provision 289(16) Rosalie Gardiner Energy: Fuel for Sustainable Development 305(14) Jurgen Maier Part V: Overview Reforming the International Institutions 319(24) Felix Dodds Appendix 1 - List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 343(8) Appendix 2 - Addresses of Contributors 351(3) Appendix 3 - UNED Forum 354(1) Index 355
Felix Dodds is Executive Director of the United Nations Environment and Development Forum. Toby Middleton is International Communications Coordinator for UNED Forum's Towards Earth Summit 2002 project.
