Tools for mainstreaming sustainable development in small states / edited by Constance Vigilance and John L. Roberts.

"Provides a thorough grounding in bringing sustainable development to the forefront of policy-making. By taking a cross-departmental approach to national planning, more human and financial resources would be available for policy implementation. This is of particular relevance to small states, as the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Vigilance, Constance
Roberts, John L. (John Laing)
Language:English
Published: London : Commonwealth Secretariat, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Sustainable development > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Sustainable development > Developing countries > Planning.
States, Small > Economic conditions.
Physical Description:viii, 288 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction / Constance Vigilance and John L. Roberts
  • Creating a national sustainable development strategy in Papua New Guinea / Albert Nita
  • Claiming a voice in sustainable development : participation and bottom-up approaches / Tighe Geoghegan
  • A practical integrated network for mainstreaming / Padma Lal
  • Regional approaches in sustainable development / Margaret Harris and Wonderful Hope Khonje
  • National laws as an instrument for the implementation of treaty obligations / Mark D. Griffith and Derrick Oderson
  • Financing sustainable development in small island developing states / Michael Witter
  • Applying resource economics to integrate sustainable development principle in SIDS / Mark Bynoe
  • Mainstreaming of sustainable development in national and sectoral budgets / Mark Bynoe
  • Youth perspectives on sustainable development for SIDS / Fathimath Ghina, Lindsey Higgs and Michael Tran
  • Towards social development in SIDS / Cletus I. Springer
  • A review of environmental impact assessment and sustainable development in small island states / Rolph Antoine Payet
  • Indicators of sustainable development and SIDS / Lino Briguglio
  • The MDGs and SIDS : issues of performance and use / John L. Roberts
  • The sustainable small state / Albert Binger.