of excellence" capable of contributing knowledge and judgement needed for sustainability. … full participation by experts with local knowledge in developing countries. In this paper, we suggest some key elements in … the development of the necessary new quality assurance, science communication and public policy processes. These include …

of excellence" capable of contributing knowledge and judgement needed for sustainability. … full participation by experts with local knowledge in developing countries. In this paper, we suggest some key elements in … the development of the necessary new quality assurance, science communication and public policy processes. These include …

decade. A recurring question is whether, and if so how, transitions towards sustainability can be governed. In this paper we … societal change, such as multi-actor collaboration, network governance, policy agenda setting and adaptive management. We … multiplicity, arguing that multiple theories need to be applied simultaneously for dealing with the complex societal sustainability …

innovation is a necessary element. We discuss four key elements of governance for sustainability, which are integrated into the …In this paper we examine and elaborate on the central elements of sustainable development and governance, considering … and a half. We argue that sustainability is best viewed as a socially instituted process of adaptive change in which …

Governance is defined as a process allowing actors to contextualise the regulatory system and, as a result, to … governance methods of aquaculture areas. …

transition governance. This article offers an analytical framework for understanding powering and legitimisation in a way that … sustainability. Based on the application of the framework to a historical transition, the modernisation of Dutch agriculture in the … decades following World War II, we draw some lessons on transition governance, concerning the need for learning not only …

Territorial governance has become a major issue for public authorities. Studying the information generated by … new types of territorial governance projects. The surveys conducted with rural development actors have revealed that …. The SAC tool has been used for developing a new type of governance, by coordinating actors with different interests and …

This article investigates the impacts of governance and GDP on environmental quality, as measured by water quality, air … conditional upon governance. Increases in GDP and progress of governance are associated with constant improvement of air and water … quality. Specifically, water quality improvements are more dependent on governance, while GDP seems to have a greater impact …

sustainability. The analysis shows that in such macro matters as sustainability, scale does indeed matter, as do numerous other … factors including the degree of trust in interrelations, perceptions and convictions, conflicting interests and competing … partisan politics. This paper contributes to the discourse on sustainability in two ways. It proposes an evolutionary, multi …

This article investigates the impacts of governance and GDP on environmental quality, as measured by water quality, air … conditional upon governance. Increases in GDP and progress of governance are associated with constant improvement of air and water … quality. Specifically, water quality improvements are more dependent on governance, while GDP seems to have a greater impact …