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A memorandum written by Tim Jackson on behalf of the Sustainable Development Commission to the Department for Trade and Industry on what should be included in Business Reviews, which require companies to report on aspects of their performance. ; Publisher PDF

The report assesses the performance of central UK government operations against the targets set out in the framework for Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate (SOGE). ; Publisher PDF

Brack, D.: We will have to do better. - S. 4-7. Calder, F.: Strange new alliances. - S. 8-9. Kirby, A.: Poverty is all. - S. 10. Scholes, B.: Tools for growth. - S. 11-12. Knighton, D.: Thirsty world. - S. 13-14. Mitchell, J. V.: Double challenge. - S. 15-16. Falkner, R.: Gene wars go South. - S. 17-18

By taking a sustainable development approach, local authorities and their partners can play a leading role in delivering integrated environmental, social and economic improvements at the local level. ; Publisher PDF

Following the statement by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on 22 July 2010 stating that Government wants "to mainstream sustainability, strengthen the Government's performance in this area and put processes in place to join-up activity across Government much more effectively", the Sustainable Development Commission's funding has been withdrawn by the Department of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs effective from 31 March 2011. This Guide was a response to that announcement to help Governments – current and future – will the challenge of mainstreaming sustainable development. ; Publisher PDF

"Over the past three decades, China's economic structure, direction and international presence have undergone a dramatic transformation. This rapid rise and China's enormous success in economic terms has created new challenges, and this book examines how the Chinese economy can continue to flourish' whilst at the same time protecting the environment and giving people more equal access to the benefits of the country's economic development. Examining the key issues surrounding China's continued sustainable development' in economic, political, social and more traditional environmental terms, this book assesses the costs of China's rapid development to date and in turn asks whether this can be maintained. The contributors show that the idea of sustainable development must take into account more than just the classic idea of the physical environment, and that there are additional problems relating to the sustainability of China's economic growth that are much more complicated. Divided into two broad sections, the book looks first at the broader issues of sustainability in China, before turning to the more classic idea of sustainability, that of the environment. In doing so, the contributors show that sustainability is a far more complex phenomenon than is often assumed, and that economic and social sustainability are inherently linked to linked to environmental sustainability. Dealing with what are arguably the greatest set of challenges facing China today, this book will be will be of great interests to students and scholars of Chinese studies, Chinese economics and Chinese politics, as well as those interested in development studies and sustainable development more broadly"--

The new paradigm of sustainable development (SD) is examined, focusing on its consequence for European cities & the prospects for knowledge-based development. It is argued that the old model of industrial growth gave undue emphasis to science & technology, & that the paradigm of SD offers a policy framework for democratizing & humanizing science. It is further contended that the potential of the SD model will not be realized unless cities reassert their role as civilizing forces, which can be best accomplished by integrating local & global knowledge at the city & regional level. A model of knowledge-based development is presented & applied to the city of Delft, Netherlands. It is concluded that cities must become more responsible for locally-based knowledge, whether organizational or institutional, & that cities need to establish a knowledge infrastructure roundtable to identify & formulate strategies for strengthening their knowledge cultures. 2 Tables, 11 References. W. Howard

This document is the Sustainable Development Commissions response to inform the 'Code for sustainable homes'. ; The Government is developing the 'Code for sustainable homes' as a component of its sustainable communities agenda. Key environmental challenges, including climate change, water stress, materials use and waste, must be tackled if the proposed step change in housing supply is to be realised sustainably. ; Publisher PDF

Summarised in 'The next steps : an independent review of sustainable development in the English regions : executive summary'. ; The Sustainable Development Commission's independent review of the progress of sustainable development in the English regions. Responsibility for development and policy falls to regional development agencies, regional assemblies, government offices and the Greater London Authority. ; Publisher PDF

This report is the Sustainable Development Commission's summary of 250 commitments contained within 'The UK Government sustainable development strategy'. The list is not definitive, but provides a guide to the substantial number of new or restated commitments that the Commission view as significant to the delivery of sustainable development in the UK. ; Publisher PDF