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dc.contributor.authorWhelan, James
dc.contributor.authorOliver, Peter
dc.contributor.editorHelen Ross, Grant Wardell-Johnson
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:00:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:00:47Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2007-03-19T21:48:55Z
dc.identifier.issn14486563
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/4417
dc.description.abstractA new approach to environmental governance is sweeping Australia. Two national funding schemes require collaborative bodies to administer funds for regional on-ground projects to manage rivers, coastlines, biodiversity and vegetation. The devolution of power and resources to these bodies is contingent on participatory, representative and transparent processes. This decentralisation of responsibility reflects stakeholder expectations and a focus on empowerment and social capital. Supporters of the new regional arrangements anticipate that the heightened inclusion of community members in decision-making will contribute to a holistic and collaborative approach, in stark contrast to adversarial, 'decide and announce' approaches. Their case is strengthened by the consensus that traditional top-down governance has failed to achieve sustainable natural resource management and may, in fact, have contributed to adverse impacts, including salinity, ecosystem loss and climate change.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEIANZ
dc.publisher.placeMelbourne
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom126
dc.relation.ispartofpageto135
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralasian Journal of Environmental Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume12
dc.rights.retentionN
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.titleRegional Community-Based Planning: the Challenge of Participatory Environmental Governance
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWhelan, James M.


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