Cultural Policies for Sustainable Development, Kangas, Duxbury, De-Beukelaer..

Taylor & Francis

Cultural Policies for Sustainable DevelopmentAuthor(s): Anita Kangas, Nancy Duxbury, Christiaan De Beukelaer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138494817, 978-1138494817\nSynopsis\nThe concept of sustainable development is commonly divided into environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions. While a variety of international actors have declared the importance of culture in sustainable development, jointly articulating this clearly has been difficult. For example, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015 contained only the most fleeting mention of culture. None of the SDGs referred directly to the case for integrating culture into sustainable development planning and decision-making. The role of cultural policy has remained unclear.\n\nThis book contributes to a better understanding of the role of culture in achieving sustainability, focusing on.