This paper provides a review of environmental governance in both theoretical and empirical fields as a means of promoting our knowledge and capacity for achieving environmental sustainability. The author begins with an academic presentation from six perspectives that are considered as the...

Governance has definitely become a very iridescent concept in recent years. The term is widely used, meanwhile, in almost all social-science disciplines as well as in the political process. The intention of this paper is not so much to clarify these sometimes vague meanings but to highlight some...