Introduction: the theory and practice of sustainable development in EU perspective / Susan Baker, Maria Kousis and Dick Richardson [et al.] -- 1. The politics of sustainable development / Dick Richardson -- 2. Sustainable development and the deep ecology movement / Arne Naess -- 3. Sustainable development and the treadmill of production / Allan Schnaiberg -- 4. The evolution of European Union environmental policy: from growth to sustainable development? / Susan Baker -- 5. The integration of sustainable development objectives into EU policy-making: barriers and prospects / Angela Liberatore -- 6. Sustainable development in Mediterranean Europe? Interactions between European, national and sub-national levels / Geoffrey Pridham and Dimitrios Konstadakopulos -- 7. Policy networks, local discourses and the implementation of sustainable development / Yvonne Rydin -- 8. Dimensions of sustainable development and scales of policy-making / Tim Marshall.

9. Implementing European water quality directives: lessons for sustainable development / Neil Ward, Philip Lowe and Henry Buller -- 10. Community-based partnerships and sustainable development: a third force in the social economy / Stephen Young -- 11. Grassroots environmental movements in rural Greece: effectiveness, success and the quest for sustainable development / Maria Kousis -- 12. Postscript: sustainable development in the twenty-first century: the beginning of history? / Michael Redclift.