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While the utopian vision set by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals is certainly one worth striving for, it is no secret that many academics, practitioners and world leaders alike have struggled to navigate the intrinsic complexities of the SDGs and put them into practice. Policymakers face numerous challenges in moving ahead, creating wicked policy problems such as having multiple goals and targets that can sometimes contradict each other. Defining problems clearly and reaching a consensus on them is difficult, and there are no agreed criteria for prioritization. These challenges may be slowing down our progress. Focusing on pragmatic measures and implementation strategies for overcoming these barriers, Policy Capacity, Design and the Sustainable Development Goals collates a series of case studies that illustrate the complex challenges that can prevent the achievement of the SDGs. Chapters explore the theoretical and practical background needed to tackle sustainable development policies, including the additional administrative and policy capacities required for effective policymaking. Providing a cross-cutting contribution for the achievement of the 2030 Goals, this edited collection offers essential guidance for transforming the SDGs from agenda to reality.

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Author:   Andrea Lippi (University of Florence, Italy) ,  Theodore N. Tsekos (University of Peloponnese, Greece)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.551kg
ISBN:  

9781804556870

ISBN 10:   1804556874
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   24 July 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction — Governing Sustainable Development from Theory to Practice: Wicked Problems, Expected Capacities and Design in Uncertain Environments; Andrea Lippi and Theodore N. Tsekos PART A. Cases of Wickedness among SDGs. The Wicked Nature of Sustainable Policymaking Chapter 2. Framing Child Poverty in Finland as a ‘Wicked Problem'; Christopher J. Smith, Petri Virtanen, Aapo Hiilamo, and Tiina Ristikari Chapter 3. “Deep Rock is More Stable than Society”: The Siting of Repositories for High-Level Nuclear Waste in Italy, Germany and France; Giulio Citroni Chapter 4. Gas Flaring Reduction in Iran: A Super-Wicked Policy Problem on the Way to Sustainability; Javad Keypour Chapter 5. State Capacity and Wicked Problems: Examining the Agri-Environmental Topic Through Media Framing and the Legislative Agenda in Brazil; María Alejandra Costa and Éric Montpetit Chapter 6. Organizing Wicked Policy Fields: A Strategic Framework for Capacity-Building in Cross-Border Transport Megaprojects; Giovanni Esposito and Andrea Terlizzi Chapter 7. Wicked Nature of Sustainability Problems in Latvia; Iveta Reinholde, Inese Abolina, and Ilze Auliciema PART B. Institutional Tools to Steer Wicked Policies in Sustainable Development Chapter 8. Jurisdictional Approaches to Managing Wicked Problems: The Contribution of the PROAmazonia Program to Tackling Deforestation in Ecuador; Paul Cisneros, Kate Macdonald, and Cristhian Parrado Chapter 9. Old Institutions Dealing with the Challenge of Sustainability: Water Planning in Spanish Inter-Regional Basins as a Wicked Problem; Alberto de la Peña Varona and Jaione Mondragón Chapter 10. From Wicked Problems to the Wickedisation of Solutions: The Case of the French Citizens Convention for Climate; Magdalena Potz, Solange Hernandez, and Sarah Serval Chapter 11. The Wicked Future of Cities: Localising Sustainable Development in the Case of the Metropolitan City of Florence; Edoardo Amato, Daniela Bernaschi, and Maria Camilla Fraudatario Chapter 12. Wicked Problems and Policy Coherence in Global Britain: Lessons Learnt from the UK Context on Achieving the SDGs; Ileana Daniela Serban Chapter 13. Dealing with Policy Nexuses Through Policy Integration: Governance Strategies and the Policy Capacities Needed to Meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals; Kidjie Saguin and Michael Howlett  Chapter 14. Conclusions — Taking seriously Complexity, Wickedness and Capacity for Sustainable Development Policymaking; Andrea Lippi and Theodore N. Tsekos

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Andrea Lippi is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florence and Coordinator of the Department of Public Policy and Governance at the National School of Administration (SNA), Italy. Theodore N. Tsekos is Professor of Public Administration in the Department of Business and Public Administration at the University of Peloponnese, Greece.

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