Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Ch. 1 Introduction: Framing the debate on the green economy and governance from different angles / Jose A. Puppim de Olivera -- Ch. 2.
Sustainable development: A changing paradigm / Sam Johnston -- Pt. 1. Green economy -- Ch. 3. Towards equity and sustainability in the "green economy" / Manu V. Mathai and Govindan Parayil. Ch. 4. The political economy of the green growth: Food, fuel and electricity in southern Africa / Danielle Resnick, Finn Tarp and James Thurlow -- Ch. 5. Learning for a green society: Toward sustainable consumption and production / Zinaida Fadeeva, Abel Barasa, Atiti, Unnikrishnan Payyappllimana, Aurea Tanaka, Mario Tabucanon, Sachiko Yasuda and Kazuhiko Takemoto -- Ch. 6. Revitalizing socio-ecological production landscape through greening the economy / Kaoru Ichikawa, Robert Blasiak and Aya Takatsuki -- Ch. 7. Governance challenges for promoting the green economy in Africa / Timothy Afful-Koomson -- Ch. 8. Geothermal energy and the Millennium Development Goals / Ingvar B. Fridleifsson -- Ch. 9. Enabling green economic transitions through biodiversity conservation: Potencial and challenges / M. S. Suneetha and Alexandros Gasparatos -- Pt. 2. Governance -- Ch. 10. Visioning transformative sustainable development governance / Norichika Kanie -- Ch. 11. Oceans and sustainability: The governance of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction / Marjo Vierros, Anne MacDonald and Salvatore Arico -- Ch. 12. The role of indigenous people in global environmental governance: Looking through the lens of climate change / Kristy Galloway McLean, Sam Johnston and Ameyali Ramos Castillo -- Ch. 13. Global environment health governance for sustainable development / Jamal Hisham Hashim and Zailina Hashim -- Ch. 14. Good governance in cities for promoting a greener economy / Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira, Aki Suwa, Osman Balaban, Christopher N. H. Doll, Ping Jiang, Magali Dreyfus, Raquel Moreno-Peñaranda, Puspita Dirgahayani and Erin Kennedy -- Ch. 15. Key issues and lessons learned for moving towards a greener economy and creating better governance for sustainable development / Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira.

Much of the debate on green growth and environmental governance tends to be general in nature, and is often conceptual or limited to single disciplines - such as green growth being dominated by economists and governance by political scientists. This book examines such terms within the context of wide-interest topics including education, oceans and cities, and mixes conceptual discussion with empirical research. It takes stock of the achievements and obstacles towards sustainability over the last 20 years, and proposes new ideas and changes to create a more sustainable future. Students, academics, and professionals interested in the notion of using a green economy and good governance to achieve sustainable development and poverty eradication are recommended to read this book.