Neil M. Boyd is David J. & Deborah West Professor of Management in the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, USA. His published work examines topics in human resource management, organization development, and managing for sustainability. His work has appeared in leading publication outlets in the fields of management, public management, and community psychology.

Eric C. Martin is Professor of Management in the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, USA. His published work explores the management of interorganizational and cross-sectoral relationships in complex humanitarian emergencies, and his work has appeared in leading publication outlets in public administration, public management, and non-profit management journals.

Part I: National & State-Level

1. Public-private partnerships as instruments to achieve sustainability-related objectives: the state of the art and a research agenda

Alexander Pinz, Nahid Roudyani and Julia Thaler

2. Public engagement in governance for sustainability: a two-tier assessment approach and illustrations from New Zealand

Valentina Dinica

3. Understanding the puzzle of organizational sustainability: toward a conceptual framework of organizational social connectedness and sustainability

Alisa Moldavanova and Holly T. Goerdel

4. Aiming for a sustainable future: conceptualizing public open foresight

Lisa Schmidthuber and Melanie Wiener

5. Seeds of distrust: conflicts over sustainable development in a local fracking policy network in New York State

Junesoo Lee and Jeongyoon Lee

Part II: Local Government

6. Sustainability management, strategy and reform in local government

Eric S. Zeemering

7. All are not created equal: assessing local governments' strategic approaches towards sustainability

Hyunjung Ji and Nicole Darnall

8. Sustainability standard setting as local government matter: an Italian experience

Francesca Pepe, Sergio Paternostro and Patrizio Monfardini

9. Sustainability reporting by local governments: a magic tool? Lessons on use and usefulness from European pioneers

Ludger Niemann and Thomas Hoppe