Integrating Environment and Economy: Strategies for Local and Regional Government

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 9
List of tables......Page 10
List of contributors......Page 11
Preface......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
Integrating environment and economy: The evolution of theory, policy and practice ANDREW GOULDSON AND PETER ROBERTS......Page 18
The wider context for integration......Page 38
European Union perspectives on the integration of environmental protection and economic development KEITH CLEMENT AND JOHN BACHTLER......Page 40
American perspectives on economic development and environmental management: Changing the federal;local balance MARTIN WHITFIELD AND DOUGLAS HART......Page 54
Approaches to the integration of environmental protection and economic development in local government in New Zealand JENNIFER DIXON AND NEIL ERICKSEN......Page 68
The UK context for integration......Page 82
Integrating economic and environmental policy: A context for UK local and regional government DEREK TAYLOR......Page 84
Integrating environment into local economic-development policies: Experience from UK local government DAVID GIBBS AND JAMES LONGHURST......Page 101
The interpretation and implementation of sustainability strategies in UK local government STEPHEN REES AND WALTER WEHRMEYER......Page 116
Integrating environment into regional economic-development plans through strategic environmental assessment ELIZABETH WILSON......Page 129
Regional and local case studies......Page 148
Integrating environment into regional plans and strategies:The case of the West Midlands CHRIS CARTER AND STEVE WINTERFLOOD......Page 150
Strategic frameworks for local environmental-policy integration: The case of Leicestershire ALEXANDER JOHNSTON......Page 174
Strategic environmental assessment and local land-use planning: The case of Mendip JO MILLING......Page 192
Strategic planning for the sustainable city-region: The case of Greater Manchester JOE RAVETZ......Page 205
Integrating environment and economy in a Scottish council: The case of Fife TONY JACKSON......Page 220
Consensus-building for environmental sustainability: The case of Lancashire JOE DOAK AND ANGUS MARTIN......Page 239
Local Agenda 21 and economic development: A case study of five local authorities DEAN PATTON AND IAN WORTHINGTON......Page 257
Conclusion......Page 270
Retrospect and prospect: Designing strategies for integrated economic development and environmental management PETER ROBERTS AND ANDREW GOULDSON......Page 272
Index......Page 286