TY - JOUR
T1 - LASALA: evaluating Local Agenda 21 in Europe
AU - Evans, Bob
AU - Theobald, Kate
N1 - A paper based upon a European Commission FP5 research project evaluating sustainable development in 250 European local authorities (LASALA Online : EVK4-2002-00549). The research described in this paper laid the basis for a European-wide web based evaluation of local government sustainable development now available at www.localevaluation21.org.
PY - 2003/9
Y1 - 2003/9
N2 - Local Agenda 21 (LA 21) may be regarded as one of the most enduring and possibly most effective outcomes of the 1992 Rio de Janeiro 'Earth Summit'. In Europe alone, approximately 4000 cities, municipalities at regional and local level, and regional authorities are now engaged in a LA 21 process of some kind. This paper reports on the main findings of the recent Local Authorities' Self-Assessment of Local Agenda 21 (LASALA) project, which conducted a Europe-wide research programme into the European LA 21 initiative. The research demonstrates the significant levels of commit ment to the LA 21 process amongst European local government, and some notable achievements in sustainable development policies within a very short space of time. Although there is still a long way to go, the LASALA research indicates that LA 21 is an effective policy vehicle for encouraging and supporting sustainable development initiatives at the local level in Europe.
AB - Local Agenda 21 (LA 21) may be regarded as one of the most enduring and possibly most effective outcomes of the 1992 Rio de Janeiro 'Earth Summit'. In Europe alone, approximately 4000 cities, municipalities at regional and local level, and regional authorities are now engaged in a LA 21 process of some kind. This paper reports on the main findings of the recent Local Authorities' Self-Assessment of Local Agenda 21 (LASALA) project, which conducted a Europe-wide research programme into the European LA 21 initiative. The research demonstrates the significant levels of commit ment to the LA 21 process amongst European local government, and some notable achievements in sustainable development policies within a very short space of time. Although there is still a long way to go, the LASALA research indicates that LA 21 is an effective policy vehicle for encouraging and supporting sustainable development initiatives at the local level in Europe.
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Local government-Evaluation
U2 - 10.1080/0964056032000138481
DO - 10.1080/0964056032000138481
M3 - Article
SN - 0964-0568
VL - 46
SP - 781
EP - 794
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
IS - 2
ER -
