Governing Sustainability in the EU
Governing Sustainability in the EU examines the recent novelties in the EU agenda for sustainable development, illustrating how the process of policy change has occurred at different levels, comprising general priorities, specific objectives and policy instruments.
The book focuses on the evolution of the principle of policy integration and analyses its implementation by specific policy instruments across three policy areas: energy efficiency (the Covenant of Mayors), innovation (the Eco-Innovation Programme) and regional development (ERDF regional programmes regarding sustainable urban development). It specifically examines two domestic contexts (Italy and the UK) with the aim of understanding how the goals and means envisaged by the EU have been translated into concrete policy practices on the ground, and which factors have influenced the creation of new policy and governance practices necessary for the achievement of sustainable development objectives.
This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of sustainable development, European Union Politics, and Environmental Politics.
Ekaterina Domorenok is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Padua, Italy.
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Governing Sustainability in the EU
From Political Discourse to Policy Practices
Ekaterina Domorenok
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Names: Domorenok, Ekaterina, author.
Title: Governing sustainability in the EU : from political discourse to
policy practices / Ekaterina Domorenok.
Other titles: Governing sustainability in the European Union
Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. |
Series: Routledge studies on government and the European Union |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018036985 | ISBN 9781138231559 (hardback) |
ISBN 9781315314990 (web pdf) | ISBN 9781315314983 (epub) |
ISBN 9781315314976 (mobipocket/kindle)
Subjects: LCSH: Sustainable developmentGovernment policy
European Union countries. | Energy consumptionGovernment
policyEuropean Union countries. | Regional planningEuropean
Union countries. | City planningEuropean Union countries.
Classification: LCC HC240.9.E5 D65 2019 | DDC 338.94/07dc23
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ISBN: 978-1-138-23155-9 (hbk)
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To my parents for their enduring support, drive and encouragement
Interview 1 Emilia-Romagna, ERDF Managing Authority, June 2017
Interview 2 Veneto, ERDF Managing Authority, June 2017
Interview 3 Scotland, ERDF Managing Authority, November 2017
Interview 4 Bologna, City officer (senior), May 2017
Interview 5 Bologna, City officer, October 2016
Interview 6 Padova, City officer (senior), October 2016
Interview 7 Padova, City officer (junior), October 2016
Interview 8 Glasgow, City energy officer (senior), June 2017
Interview 9 Glasgow, City economic development officer (senior), November 2017
Interview 10 Glasgow, City officer (junior), November 2017
Interview 11 Poole, City officer (senior), June 2017
Interview 12 Durham, City officer, June 2017
Interview 13 Leeds, City officer, June
Interview 14 Palermo, City officer, July 2017
Interview 15 Pesaro, City Officer, September 2017
Interview 16 Venice, City officer, June 2017
Interview 17 Benetton Group srl, October 2016
Interview 18 Olimpias Group srl, October 2016
Interview 19 Europrogetti srl, October 2016
Interview 20 Nuova Ompi srl, October 2016
Interview 21 SOGESCA, Energy manager, October 2016, 2017
I would like to express my very great appreciation to Elena Ceretta, Duilio Magri and Simona Carmen Garofalo. Their support has been crucial for collecting empirical data for different parts of research presented in this volume. I wish also to acknowledge the help provided by Giuseppe Acconcia in conducting interviews referred to in , and thank all interviewees for their time and precious insights. Finally, my grateful thanks are also extended to Sophie Iddamalgoda and Chris Mathews from the Routledge editing team for their patience and helpful assistance in editing the volume, and to Andy Smith for his valuable guidance in improving the original draft.
The research upon which this volume is based was funded by the Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of Padua, and formed part of a wider research project on climate change policies and governance in the EU.
Over the last decade, the issue of sustainable development has acquired increasing prominence in political agendas across the globe, as dramatic environmental, social and economic consequences of climate change have been hitting worldwide. At the same time, the awareness about the complexity and multidimensionality of policy measures required to meet the challenge of sustainability have unavoidably triggered questions about the capacity of national and supranational institutions to govern the transition to a more sustainable regime (Jordan et al. , 2015) by fostering profound social and economic transformations. The recently approved Agenda 2030 has established a list of 17 ambitious objectives that can be attained only if all the parties concerned really commit to this joint action.
