"It is to be hoped...that this excellent book will be the first of a series which looks at the more complex reality of Local Agenda 21. This book is timely, well written and convincing. Constructing Local Environmental Agendas, at long last, enables a realistic debate on Local Agenda 21 to get on the way. If sustainability must indeed be delivered at the local level, the obstacles that this book forcefully illustrates, must first be addressed and overcome" Daniel Mittler, Environmental Politics