NCHU-SDG17: 圖書資源 Books

The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg is remembered mainly for the promotion of a novel form of global governance: the so-called 'partnerships for sustainable development'. This book provides a first authoritative assessment of partnerships for sustainable development, ten years after the Johannesburg Summit. The extensive research builds on an exclusive Global Sustainability Partnerships Database and a series of in-depth qualitative case studies. Key questions studied in this book include the overall effectiveness and influence of partnerships, their geographical, functional and organizational scope, and their legitimacy. This unique book systematically investigates the questions of emergence, influence and legitimacy, which will prove invaluable for scholars and students interested in global environmental governance and sustainability, public-private partnerships, sustainability at the UN level and environmental governance beyond international agreements and policies.

Achieving the specific targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires the engagement and coordination of multiple government sectors. Yet guidance remains scarce on how to integrate cross-sectoral approaches into national and sub-national planning and implementation. This paper is conceived as a resource for national and international actors who seek to work across sectors to achieve common strategic development goals at the country level. Building on the available literature and on country studies from Asia, Africa and Central America, it covers the design and implementation of cross-sectoral coordination, emphasizing the role of multistakeholder collaboration and working at both local and national levels.