International Development and the Environment: Social Consensus and Cooperative Measures for Sustainability

Description

This book analyzes the interplay between development and the environment, focusing on how to forge social consensus and practices in the international community. Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, sustainable development has increasingly attracted the attention of the international community, and several international agreements have been concluded to combat issues such as climate change. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were introduced as common objectives, and the Paris Agreement was adopted as a subsequent outcome. In light of today’s globalized world, how to best achieve sustainable development—and prioritize climate change in particular—is an issue involving various perspectives on the environment and economic development in the global community. The book provides students, businesspeople and government officials with a concept of sustainable development that is based on using social consensus, social norms, and practices (cooperative global actions) to achieve common goals. It is divided into three parts, the first of which focuses on the goals and development needed to achieve sustainable development. The second part explores measures to promote sustainable development, while the third highlights current climate change issues and aspects related to the effective implementation of international frameworks. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Development and the Environment: Society, Business, and Social Consensus (Shiro Hori)....Pages 3-15 Sustainable Development Goals and International Governance: Indicators as a Key Mechanism for Success (Norichika Kanie)....Pages 17-25 Social Development and the Environment—A View from Solid Waste Management (Mitsuo Yoshida)....Pages 27-43 Front Matter ....Pages 45-45 Engaging Business: The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change (Mitsuru Kawamoto, Norichika Kanie)....Pages 47-54 FSC as a Social Standard for Conservation and the Sustainable Use of Forests: FSC Legitimation Strategy in Competition (Tomoaki Watanabe)....Pages 55-67 China’s Climate Change Policy: The Interplay Between Political Sentiments and External Commitments (Shiro Hori, Jie He)....Pages 69-78 Front Matter ....Pages 79-79 Global Environmental Treaty Regimes as Balancer Between Environmental Conservation and Economic Growth: Facilitating Effective Implementations of Global Environmental Treaty Regimes (Mitsuru Kawamoto)....Pages 81-89 Stabilizing International Environmental Agreements (Qian Li, Toshiyuki Fujita)....Pages 91-103 Back Matter ....Pages 105-106