Governance for Sustainability

摘要

This chapter explores the theme of governance in relation to sustainability. It defines the role of governance for meeting the global and local challenges of our time. Such challenges are not the same as those of the past. Today, even local challenges have global implications. They may manifest themselves as a lack of security, wealth, health, happiness, potable water, fresh air, or fertile soils at many levels: personal, local, regional, and national. Nevertheless, they are global in nature. The globalisation of our challenges is the signum of our age. Any credible governance model must, therefore, reflect on the global nature of the challenges we are facing.