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dc.contributor.authorPini, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:14:35Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:14:35Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2014-07-21T05:10:37Z
dc.identifier.issn0313-6647
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00631.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/61433
dc.description.abstractLocal government is often characterised as being well-placed to enact a successful agenda for environmental sustainability because of its closeness to both people and the environment. The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to which this assumption is correct in terms of local government environmental policies and programs in rural Australia. Using case studies with eight local government authorities in Queensland and New South Wales, the article documents three different positions on a continuum of environmental engagement. These are 'disengaged', 'moving towards engagement' and 'engaged'. The article concludes by arguing that the resource constraints facing rural local councils limit their capacity to engage with environmental management.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom182
dc.relation.ispartofpageto193
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Journal of Public Administration
dc.relation.ispartofvolume68
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEconomics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther economics not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommerce, management, tourism and services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode38
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode389999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode35
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.titleAustralian Rural Local Governments and Environmental Sustainability: An Evaluation of Progress
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPini, Barbara M.


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