Governance for sustainable development: moving from theory to practice

Rene Kemp, Saeed Parto and Robert B. Gibson

International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2005, vol. 8, issue 1/2, 12-30

Abstract: In this paper we examine and elaborate on the central elements of sustainable development and governance, considering their interrelations as they have emerged from the core themes in sustainable development discourses over the past decade and a half. We argue that sustainability is best viewed as a socially instituted process of adaptive change in which innovation is a necessary element. We discuss four key elements of governance for sustainability, which are integrated into the concept of transition management. The result is a conceptual framework for policy-making and action-taking aimed at progress towards sustainability.

Keywords: governance; innovation; sustainable development; sustainability; trade-offs; transition management; The Netherlands. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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