Publication
Title
Institutional aspects of governance for sustainable development in Flanders
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Abstract
Belgium is one of the first countries to integrate the concept of sustainable development in its constitution. One of the reasons for the growing political consciousness is the fact that Belgium, as a small and centrally located country, is following the international political scene closely. In addition, sustainable development is gaining importance on the European and international level. Even though the country is small, not all government levels are moving at the same pace or in the same way to integrated policymaking, taking into account all aspects of sustainable development. All political levels have their own idea about the manner of implementation. This paper will focus on the institutional aspects of the Flemish governance model. It describes and analyses how sustainability is currently integrated in the legal framework, in administration, in the political authorities and in the strategic policy framework. It gives an overview of positive evolutions and indicates the bottlenecks.
Language
English
Source (book)
4th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning, May 13-15, 2009, Cyprus
Publication
Southampton : WIT Press , 2009
ISBN
978-1-84564-181-8
DOI
10.2495/SDP090161
Volume/pages
120 (2009) , p. 163-173
ISI
000274546400016
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Publication type
Subject
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 24.12.2024
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