Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | Sustainable development policy: Goals, targets and political cycles |
Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Quental 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. |
Journal | Sustainable Development |
Pagination | 15–29 |
Date Published | 2011-01-01 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc. |
ISSN | 0968-0802 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.416 |
URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/sd.416 |
Keywords | environmental policy, goals, Sustainability, Sustainability science, Sustainable development, targets |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
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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Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt