Contents
List of Illustrations viii
Prologue x
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgements xvi
List of Abbreviations xviii
Introduction 1
1 Sustainable Human Development (SHD) at the Local Level 10
2 The Sustainable Territorial Evolution for Human Development
(STEHD) Framework 39
3 The Role of Multilevel Governance for SHD at the Local Level 69
4 International Development Cooperation at the Local Level: The
UNDP ART Global Initiative 88
5 Enabling Factors for Local Economic Development: Local and
Regional Development Agencies 110
6 A "Policy-Enabling Space” for SHD at the Local Level 129
7 Final Remarks and Future Perspectives for SHD at the
Local Level 147
Annex A: List of UNDP Human Development Reports on Local
Development Issues 156
Notes 163
References 175
Author Index 200
Subject Index 206
Illustrations
Figures
1.1 Structural elements shaping SHD at the local level 21
A.1.1 SHD trajectories: High road, low road and dirt road 35
A.1.2 Strategic routes for SHD 36
A.1.3 SHD trajectories of selected Tuscany Provinces, 1998-2010 38
2.1 A stylized non-dynamic representation of a person's
capability set and social/personal context 43
2.2 A stylized non-dynamic framework for SHD at
the local level 47
2.3 The STEHD framework: A stylized evolutionary framework
for SHD at the local level 50
2.4 The STEHD framework: The territorial dynamics of SHD
processes 57
3.1 The STEHD framework: Multilevel articulation fostering or
hampering the territorial dynamics of SHD processes 78
4.1 The STEHD framework: Traditional bilateral and
multilateral aid strategies 93
4.2 The STEHD framework: The UNDP ART Global Initiative 94
4.3 The STEHD framework: UNDP ART processes enabling the
SHD territorial dynamics 97
4.4 The multilevel governance framework of UNDP ART
processes 101
5.1 The STEHD framework: LEDA's enabling processes for local
economic development within an SHD perspective 116
5.2 The region of Sumadija and Pomoravlje in Serbia 122
5.3 REDASP's organizational structure 123
5.4 The regional innovation system in Sumadija and
Pomoravlje 125
6.1 The STEHD framework: A stylized evolutionary framework
for SHD at the local level 131
6.2 The STEHD framework: The nexus between enterprises'
opportunities and individual capabilities 135
Tables
1.1 From the CA to SHD at the local level 29
A.1.1 Sub-dimensions for analysing the SHD patterns of Tuscany
Provinces 37
List of Illustrations ix
2.1 Relevant issues composing the procedural application of the STEHD framework
A.4.1 The matrix for the application of an SFGD in Narino, Colombia
5.1 The main features of LEDAs
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