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    Sustainable development policy: Goals, targets and political cycles

    TitleSustainable development policy: Goals, targets and political cycles
    Publication TypePapers in International Journals
    Year of Publication2011
    AuthorsQuental N., Lourenço J. M., and Silva F. N.
    Abstract

    This paper describes the global political milestones of greater importance to the emergence and evolution of sustainable development. In addition, it depicts the cyclical patterns of political activity dealing with sustainability and identifi es the main sustainability goals and targets endorsed by several political initiatives. These tasks are accomplished through a literature review and an assessment of indicators dealing with political will. It is concluded that global sustainability governance followed an intermittent path characterized by two periods of signifi cant accomplishments (until 1979; 1987–1995) and by two others less suc-cessful (1980–1986; 1995 onwards, interrupted by a peak around 2000). Peaks in political activity coincide with the decennial Earth Summits, suggesting their major infl uence as catalysts of more profound societal and political action. Sustainability concerns and goals shifted from an emphasis on pollution control and availability of natural resources to a more balanced position that puts human development at the center. Copyright © 2009  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

    JournalSustainable Development
    Pagination15–29
    Date Published2011-01-01
    PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.
    ISSN0968-0802
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/sd.416
    URLhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/sd.416
    Keywordsenvironmental policy, goals, Sustainability, Sustainability science, Sustainable development, targets
    RightsopenAccess
    Peer reviewedyes
    Statuspublished
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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