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Local Agenda 21 (LA21) was a local level approach to sustainable development that involved local people in the creation of LA21 strategies.
This PhD thesis reviews the success of LA21 in England, with two principal aims: to assess the success of such an approach, and to discuss this in relation to recent policy attempts to increase public trust in local government through public participation. This thesis asks and attempts to answer the following research question: To what extent have the original aims of Agenda 21 been achieved by the introduction of Local Agenda 21 in to the English…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Local Agenda 21 (LA21) was a local level approach to
sustainable development that involved local
people in the creation of LA21 strategies.

This PhD thesis reviews the success of LA21 in
England,
with two principal aims: to assess the success of
such an approach, and to discuss this in relation to
recent policy attempts to increase public trust in
local government through public participation. This
thesis asks and attempts to answer the
following research question: To what extent have the
original aims of Agenda 21 been achieved by
the introduction of Local Agenda 21 in to the English
political system, and what are the
implications for New Labour s Local Government Act?

The key findings of the thesis are twofold. Firstly,
that the relationship between local people and
local government cannot necessarily be improved
through public participation alone. Secondly, that
there is a tension between two aspects of sustainable
development: the participatory element, and the need
to address current lifestyles, attitudes and
behaviours. Overall, this thesis concludes that
participatory approaches to local problems may not
always be the appropriate solution.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Carolyn Snell is a lecturer in Social Policy at the
University of York. Carolyn specialises in the relationship
between the environment, poverty, and policy.