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- Title
Implementation and performance of Agenda 21 for local governments in Mexico.
- Authors
Lizama-Pérez, Fabiola; de los Ángeles Piñar-Álvarez, María; Ortega-Argueta, Alejandro; Mesa-Jurado, María Azahara; del Carmen Sandoval-Caraveo, María; Carrera-Hernández, Ady Patricia
- Abstract
This article assesses the implementation and performance of Local Agenda 21 (LA21) in Mexico over a decade (2004-2013). Official records of municipal evaluations from all 31 Mexican states were analyzed, comprising 39 indicators of four dimensions of sustainable development: institutional, economic, social and environmental. A positive evolution of the implementation of LA21 was observed, with the economic and social dimensions presenting the best and worst performances, respectively. In general, the local governments of northern Mexico performed be er than their southern counterparts. The voluntary nature of LA21 implementation is highlighted, yet necessitating a strengthening of municipal capacities in long-term planning, inter-administration continuity, efficacy evaluation, and integration of all sectors into a more coherent municipal agenda.
- Subjects
MEXICO; AGENDA 21 (Program); LOCAL government; SUSTAINABLE development; SUSTAINABLE Development Goals (United Nations); MUNICIPAL government
- Publication
Regions & Cohesion, 2018, Vol 8, Issue 3, p15
- ISSN
2152-906X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3167/reco.2018.080303