Author(s)

V Brandi & M G Russo

Abstract

The ONU Conference concerning Environment and Development, the \“Earth Vertex”, which took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, introduces the Local Agenda 21 concept. In particular it represents the process able to realise environmental improvement plans for the local governments, on the basis of local problems. This paper deal with the local cities role in the Agenda 21 process. Precisely, it concerns the Region of Campania cities: Atripalda, Marcianise, Pomigliano d’Arco, Pagani, which have a very important role in the Local Agenda 21 process, from environmental, political, social and cultural point of view, aiming to realise a project able to produce development, respecting environment and territory. 1 Introduction (1) Sustainable development represents one of the most interesting challenges of the millennium just entered, in social, economic and environmental fields. To create the suitable bases which are necessary to the constitution of a society able to conjugate the environment tutelage to the local communities development constitutes a fundamental instrument for the realization of a more equitable distribution of riches. The environmental sustainability of development is certainly a problem of world dimension; this is the reason why Agenda 2 1 accomplishment is submitted to the national governments. Nevertheless, the art. 28 of Agenda 21 Program and the Fifth Environmental Program of European Union recognize the essential role of Local Administrations concerning the concrete realization of sustainability objectives.

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