In a world where environmental problems spill across political, administrative and disciplinary boundaries, there is a pressing need for a clear understanding of the kinds of organizations, management structures and policy-making approaches required to bring about socially equitable and ecologically sustainable development. In this second edition, the authors incorporate lessons from a decade of work on the conditions of sustainability in both developed and developing countries. They prescribe action networks - partnerships of flexible, achievement-oriented actors - and present new case studies demonstrating the success of organizations that have applied this approach. They also introduce case studies on action networks that work simultaneously on international, national and local levels.

'It is well written and contains interesting case studies.'
Axel Marx, Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven, Belgium

Michael Carley is a fellow at the Institute of Ecology and Resource Management at the University of Edinburgh.
Ian Christie is a Fellow at the Policy Studies Institute in London.