STRATEGY FOR ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: PROGRESS AND DIRECTIONS

In 1995 Austroads Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development indicated that progress needed to be regularly reviewed in so far as ESD was a journey rather than a destination. Subtitled Progress and Directions, this document represents a review of progress and is particularly relevant given Australia's current international environmental obligations and contemporary issues and needs. This report focuses on four key components: strategic context and recent developments in the international and national arena; Austroads ESD journey over the last five years and assessment of progress; current priorities; and strategic directions. A self-assessment tool is provided to assess how well Austroads member authorities - the Australian state and territory road authorities, the Commonwealth Department of Development and Regional Services, the Australian Local Government Association and Transit New Zealand - are integrating and balancing the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. A Microsoft Excel-based Visual Basic software application of the self-assessment tool is also provided and can be used in the identification of areas of strength and weakness, guidelines for further improvement and demonstrating change in performance over time. (a)

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  24-28 Campbell Street, P.O. Box K659, Roden Cutler House
  Haymarket, New South Wales  Australia  2000
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 76 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: AP-139/00

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Animals; Computer programs; Development; Districts and authorities; Environment; Greenhouse effect; Policy; Strategic planning; Transportation; Transportation departments; Vegetation
• Geographic Terms: Australia; New Zealand
• ITRD Terms: 2459: Animal; 8006: Australia; 9013: Development; 2455: Environment; 2451: Greenhouse effect; 8079: New Zealand; 173: Policy; 141: Priority (gen); 8645: Software; 1155: Transport; 253: Transport authority; 2488: Vegetation
• Subject Areas: Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796437
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85588-524-6
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 2 2000 12:00AM