Barry Dalal ClaytonGetting to Grips with Green Plans
National-level Experience in Industrial Countries
Boxes, Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
Executive Summary
Part I: Overview and Synthesis
1. Introduction
Background
The Research
2. Approaches and Stimuli
The Stimulus of UNCED and Environmental Concern
3. Focus of Green Plans and Strategies
Sustainable Development Strategies
Environmental Strategies and Plans
Special Focus Studies
4. Duration, Time Frames, Mandates and Management Approaches
Duration of Development Process
Mandates and Terms of Reference
Strategy Management Processes
5. Participation in Green Plans and Strategies
Participatory Approaches
Consultative Approaches
Predominantly Internal Government Processes
6. Links to Other Strategy and Planning Processes
Regional Strategies
Links to Budget Processes
Links to National Planning
Sub-National Strategies
Local Agenda 21s
Convention Strategies
7. Politics, Governance and Legislation
Political Influences
Cabinet and Parliamentary Reviewing Debate
Legislative and Institutional Consequences of Strategies
8. Conclusions
Towards Sustainable Development Strategies
Developed and Developing Country Approaches Briefly Compared
Challenges
Part 11: Country Case Studies
9. Australia
The National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development (NSESD)
10. Canada
The Green Plan
The Projet de Sociktk
11. Denmark
Foundationsfor Strategic Environmental Planning
Nature and Environment Policy
12. France
Plan National pour I'Environnement
French Commission for Sustainable Development
13. Latvia
14. The Netherlands
National Environmental Policy Plans
Action Plan: Sustainable Netherlands
15. New Zealand
The Resource Management Act and the Environment 2010 Strategy
16. Norway
Reports to Parliament on the Follow-Up to the Report of the Brundtland
Commission (No 46), and on UNCED (No 13)
17. Poland
National Environmental Policy
18. Sweden
Towards Sustainable Development in Sweden: Government Bill 1993/4:111 182
An Environmentally Adapted Society: The Action Programme of the
Environmental Protection Agency: Enviro '93
19. United Kingdom
Sustainable Development: The UK Strategy
20. United States of America
President's Council on Sustainable Development
National Environmental Goals Project
21. The European Union
22. Green Planning and Strategy Processes in Some Other Industrial
Countries
Austria
Germany
Ireland
Japan
Portugal
Russia
Appendices
1. Questionnaire for Structured Interviews
2. Useful Contacts
Acronym
References
Further Reading
Index
