LOCAL AGENDA 21 IN BELARUS: FROM THEORY TO IMPLEMENTATION 1992–2006

This book is dedicated to sustainable development issues at the local level – in regions, districts, cities and villages. The main principles, means and mechanisms of establishing sustainable development strategies for ter-ritories (local Agenda 21) are described in the book. legislative and other institutional bases of lA21 development are analysed. The information on local initiatives in the field of sustainable development in Belarus during the period 1999–2006 are looked at and analysed. The book is aimed at all advocates of the concept of sustainable development: to workers of municipalities and members of local Councils, representatives of public organisations and foundations, experts, teachers and students and all other people who have an active interest in the development of their own “small homeland”. The book will be of interest to foreign experts, diplomats and representatives of international organisations working with Belarus.