Scholars are researching how to assess a country's sustainable development performance. However, not many proposals differentiate the performance via the three dimensions of sustainable development: social, economic and environmental. This article proposes to assess a country's sustainable development performance in general as well as in each of the dimensions. It pursues three objectives: (1) identifying sustainably developed countries; (2) assessing the best performers in terms of sustainable development; and (3) understanding the relations between the dimensions. Results show a globally bad sustainable development performance, with no sustainably developed countries. They also show that the economic dimension is not the best performing dimension at a global level and that very high levels of gross national income (GNI) per capita usually imply a bad environmental performance.
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In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2014
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 57–77 (21 total)
Promoting participative policy coherence for sustainable development
Inclusive dialogue through the “pull-push-match” methodology
Harlan Koff, Mariana Villada Canela, Carmen Maganda, Octavio Pérez-Maqueo, Ma. Xóchitl Molina González, Jesús Arturo González Herrera, Diego Porras, Sherie Rae Simms, Oscar Sotelo, María del Rosario Morales Ramírez, María del Socorro Aguilar Cucurachi, Maria del Socorro Lara-López, Julia Ros-Cuéllar, Antony Challenger, and Rafael Aguilar Orea
English Abstract: Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) has promoted sustainability through policy coordination, but to what extent does it respond to the needs of local communities? Scholars of PCSD have acknowledged how it has been considered as an end in itself rather than a means to achieve normative impact. A major limit of PCSD has been its institutionalized nature, as mechanisms for social participation have not been highlighted in implementation strategies. This article addresses this issue. It proposes “pull-push-match” as a methodology for the establishment of participative PCSD. The article, co-authored by a team of researchers and practitioners from Mexico, addresses PCSD in relation to Indigenous communities.
Spanish Abstract: La Coherencia de Políticas para el Desarrollo Sostenible (CPDS) ha promovido la sostenibilidad mediante la coordinación de políticas, pero ¿en qué medida responde a las necesidades de las comunidades locales? Los estudiosos de la CPDS han reconocido que ésta se ha considerado un fin en sí misma más que un medio para lograr un impacto normativo. Uno de los principales límites del CPDS ha sido su carácter institucionalizado, ya que los mecanismos de participación social no se han destacado en las estrategias de implementación. Este artículo aborda esta cuestión. Propone el “pull-push-match” como metodología para establecer un CPDS participativo. El artículo, elaborado por un equipo de investigadores y profesionales de México, aborda la CPDS en relación con las comunidades indígenas.
French Abstract: La cohérence des politiques de développement durable (CPDD) favorise la durabilité par la coordination des politiques, mais dans quelle mesure répond-elle aux besoins des communautés locales? Les chercheurs dans ce domaine ont montré que la CPDD est considérée comme une fin en soi plutôt que comme un moyen d’avoir un impact normatif. L’une des principales limites de la CPDD a été sa nature institutionnalisée, car les mécanismes de participation sociale n’ont pas été mis en évidence dans les stratégies de mise en oeuvre. Cet article aborde la question et propose la méthode “pull-push-match” pour l’établissement d’une CPDD participative. Il est co-écrit par une équipe de chercheurs et de praticiens au Mexique et traite de la CPDD en relation avec les communautés indigènes.
In Regions and Cohesion
- Published (Print):
- 01 Mar 2022
- Article Type:
- Research Article
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- 1–24 (23 total)
Harlan Koff and Carmen Maganda
June 5 is World Environment Day, also known as Eco-day. It is an environmental awareness day run by the United Nations (UN). Of course, the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, also run by the UN, now dominates our discussions of sustainability in global affairs. However, localized visions of sustainable development continue to thrive. These development models are based on local movements that include a variety of actors with concrete grievances and focused visions for the futures of their communities. These movements and visions are relevant for World Environment Day because they reflect the spirit of this initiative through grassroots activities.
Human rights-based service delivery
Assessing the role of national human rights institutions in democracy and development in Ghana and Uganda
Richard Iroanya, Patrick Dzimiri, and Edith Phaswana
ratification at the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993 ( UN, 1995, p. 4 ). The essence of establishing NHRIs is to promote and protect human rights as a means of consolidating democratic governance and achieving sustainable development. Therefore, in
In Regions and Cohesion
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2018
- Article Type:
- Research Article
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- 1–26 (26 total)
Sustainability Metamorphosis
An Inconvenient Change
Erland Mårald and Janina Priebe
. The “environmental awakening” in the 1960s led to opinions and laws about saving humanity and nature ( Warde et al. 2018 ). In the 1980s, environmentalism had grown up and become content with the idea of sustainable development compartmentalized into
In Nature and Culture
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- 01 Jun 2021
- Article Type:
- Research Article
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- 1–12 (12 total)
Marco Ricceri
plan, to realize their main objective in the context of the institutional framework established by the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations ( UN 2015 )? The quality of this development will be discussed in the sections on the
In The International Journal of Social Quality
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2019
- Article Type:
- Research Article
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- 1–31 (31 total)
Andrea Butcher
as the quintessential model of cultural preservation and sustainable development due to its majority Buddhist demographic, with lessons that the rest of the world would do well to learn (e.g. Norberg-Hodge 1991 ). Development authorities in Ladakh
In Anthropology in Action
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 22–31 (10 total)
The following question was asked during the 2017 International Conference of the Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC) on “Integrated and Coherent Sustainable Development”: “If forced to choose
Harlan Koff and Carmen Maganda
Regional integration has significantly impacted sustainable development processes at the sub-national, supranational and interregional levels. Regions & Cohesion here has highlighted the complexity of interactions between policy arenas and
Yves Laberge
aims to question the specific, national approaches to environmental studies and sustainable development according to a given dominant paradigm, in a given country, in a certain era. Comparing theoretical approaches according to countries can be a
In Environment and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Sep 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 198–201 (4 total)