UK LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL AGENDA 21

In: New political economy, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 412-416

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE ASSESSES THE PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY FOCUSING PARTICULARLY ON ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF UNITED KINGDOM (UK) LOCAL AUTHORITIES. BY THE END OF 1996, THESE UK LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED A LOCAL AGENDA 21 (LA21) STRATEGY DOCUMENT, INDICATING HOW THEY WILL MOVE TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE GOALS IN THEIR LOCALITY. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE IMPACT THUS FAR OF LA21 AND ITS ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS, AND IT EXAMINES HOW THE LOCAL AUTHORITY SECTOR HAS RESPONDED COMPARATIVELY FAVORABLY TOWARDS THE AGENDA DEVELOPED AT RIO'S EARTH SUMMIT.