What matters in the implementation of sustainable development policies? Findings from the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 2015
Suzanna Nesom, Eleanor MacKillop
Abstract
This paper examines the implementation of the unique and pioneering latest Welsh Government sustainable development legislation: the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 2015. The paper is the first empirical analysis of this legislation, based on 16 semi-structured interviews and 89 documents. The analysis explores sustainable development policy implementation by analysing and critiquing the Act and provides a wider understanding of the key factors influencing local implementation of national Sustainable Development policies, focussing on the local level to understand how different practices emerge in different places.
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LegislationWelshSustainable developmentPublic administrationGovernment (linguistics)Political scienceKey (lock)Policy developmentEnvironmental planningEnvironmental resource managementBusinessEconomicsLawGeographyEcologyLinguisticsArchaeologyBiologyPhilosophySustainability and Climate Change GovernanceSustainable Development and Environmental PolicySocial Science and Policy Research