Towards the latter end of the last decade there was growing recognition that Ireland's
transport and mobility patterns were unsustainable in the context of their economic, social …

Sustainable development is now widely held as a transcendental ideal of town and country
planning, yet the way in which it is taught in planning schools remains problematic. This …

In recent years, the concept of sustainable consumption (SC) has received increased
attention. Overconsumption in industrialized countries still presents major challenges to …

Ireland has remained broadly immune to pressure for convergence resulting from EU
membership in the fields of climate and environmental policy. Neither the Global Financial …

This paper examines local sustainability concepts in Connemara, a predominantly rural
region in the West of Ireland (in this paper, the term “Ireland” refers to the Republic of …

This paper investigates transport policy in the Republic of Ireland 1 before, during and after
the 'Celtic Tiger'era (1995–2007), to capture how the prevailing governance system …

One of the most significant changes in West European politics in the past 40 years is the
emergence of the new cultural divide. However, there is substantial variation in how the …

Climate change communication research in Ireland has only recently emerged as a distinct
field of inquiry. Research to date reveals the marginalization of climate change in the …

Difficulties with operationalising the concept of sustainable development have generated
much debate, and have stimulated a good deal of research on the challenging task of …

Political parties play important representative, governing, and leadership roles in society,
and therefore, they have crucial contributions to make in addressing the climate crisis. This …