Governance, democracy and sustainable development : moving beyond the impasse / James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud -- A changing energy resource base and the re-invention of the region / Michael Narodoslawsky -- Trends, drivers and dilemmas in the transition towards sustainable water management / Frans H.J.M. Coenen and Hans T.A. Bressers -- Local participation and learning in nature protection : a Swedish success story / Katarina Eckerberg -- Early experiences of local climate change adaptation in Norwegian society / Carlo Aall -- 'Think globally, act locally!' : but what on earth can local governments do about global climate change? / Lennart J. Lundqvist -- Moving beyond the impasse : climate change activism in the US and the EU / Elizabeth Bomberg -- Governance and participation for sustainable development in Ireland : 'not so different after all?' / Gerard Mullally -- Measuring what? : national interpretations of sustainable development -- the case of Norway / Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud -- Breaking the impasse on global environmental protection / Miranda A. Schreurs -- Governance by diffusion : exploring a new mechanism of international policy coordination / Per-Olof Busch and Helge Jörgens -- Climate change, the common good and the promotion of sustainable development / Susan Baker -- Pushing the boundaries : governance for sustainable development and a politics of limits / James Meadowcroft -- Governance for sustainable development : the impasse of dysfunctional democracy / William M. Lafferty.