01856 a2200325 4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001500136072001500151072001400166072001300180072001300193072001200206072002100218072002100239072002100260072002100281072002100302100001700323245008000340250000600420260003200426300000900458520104800467999001501515190929330X20250317100418.0250312042013GB eng  a9781909293304 bTaylor & FranciscGBP 33.99fBB a01 aeng7 aKJS2thema7 aKJJ2thema7 aRN2thema7 aKJS2bic7 aKJJ2bic7 aRN2bic7 aBUS0000002bisac7 aBUS0080002bisac7 aBUS0720002bisac7 aBUS0940002bisac7 a677.002862bisac1 aSonja Powell10aSustainability in the Public SectorbAn Essential Briefing for Stakeholders a1 aOxfordbRoutledgec20130115 a80 p bSustainability in the Public Sector provides a quick-start guide for a wide variety of public sector stakeholders, equipping them with knowledge of both the sustainable development challenges and the political backdrop to this agenda.This guide: uncovers the history of the term "sustainable development" and introduces basic sustainability theory; highlights the realities of the politics behind the sustainable development agenda, alongside the responses of successive political administrations; provides a snapshot of how sustainable development in local government is developed and demystifies the roadmap for achieving the UK’s 2050 carbon reduction targets.This book will be invaluable to a variety of public bodies, such as local authorities, and their stakeholders, including councillors, officers, members of Local Enterprise Partnerships, Local Nature Partnerships, scrutiny panels and other forums, in enhancing understanding of both the sustainable development challenge facing us today and the political backdrop to this agenda. c3078d3078