Citizenship ; Environment ; Environmentalmanagement ; Policy ; South Africa ; Sustainable development
The South African constitution was framed in the context of attempting to promote citizen empowerment and the transition to sustainability. The constitution and the 1998 National EnvironmentalManagement act are examined. The relationship between
Environmental degradation and productive transformation in Mexico : the contradictions of crisis management
An overview of Mexico's environmental problems and how the public and private sectors are beginning to deal with them. The highest priority is directed to air pollution in the Basin of Mexico. Whereas confidence in governmental action has fallen
, popular efforts to deal with local environmental problems are still poorly developed. - (DWG)
Environmental information for total catchment management: incorporating local knowledge
Total Catchment Management (TCM) has been implemented in New South Wales to provide a more integrated, participatory approach to natural resource management. This paper examines the adequacy of environmental information in terms of both
the participatory turn in government policy and the management imperatives of the integrated, catchment-wide approach of TCM. Drawing on empirical studies in the Hunter Valley, it is suggested that current information available for TCM is inadequate and reflects
Disaster reduction through environmentalmanagement is a complex issue that requires interdisciplinary applied research related to the natural environment as well as to the socio-economic situation of the endangered societies. In fact
, sustainability is at stake. For the implementation of adequate protection measures, ranging from «hard» engineering structures to «soft» management improvements, optimal cooperation between the various sectors of the communities concerned is essential. This multi
-sectoral approach should lead up to a master-plan for long term regional management and a disaster scenario specifying tasks and responsibilities of organizations and individuals in case of an emergency situation. Apart from natural disasters, technical
environmental science towards environmentalmanagement, and the emphasis is on the broader context of environmental decision-making and emerging approaches to the resolution of environmental conflicts.
The main substantive theme of last year's review of developments in the study of environmental issues was air pollution, embracing brief updates on acid rain, radon gas, ozone depletion and greenhouse gases. This year the focus shifts away from
Indigenous payment for environmental service (PES) opportunities in the Northern Territory : negotiating with customs
Aborigines ; Australia ; Biodiversity ; Environment ; Environmentalmanagement ; Northern Territory ; Service
The paper highlights the value of environmental services provided by Indigenous ranger groups and contrasts this with the inadequate recognition of these services by government agencies. It also highlights the necessity of ensuring accountability
of processes to Indigenous rangers themselves so that payment for environmental services becomes a mechanism for realising aspirations.
Environment ; Environmental degradation ; Environmentalmanagement ; Hungary ; Land use ; Leisure ; Regional development ; Resource management ; Tourism ; Water management
This is part of a complex study on water management, regional development and physical planning in the research area. This research evaluates the environmental and socio-economic implications of the development of recreation and the decline in water
Protocols, particularities, and problematising indigenous engagement of community-based environmentalmanagement in settled Australia
Aborigines ; Australia ; Cultural studies ; Enquiry ; Environmentalmanagement ; Participation ; Queensland ; Rural area ; Rural community
The paper describes research conducted in three study areas of regional Australia, where resource management practitioners apply projects according to engagement protocols transferred from remote Australia. The paper recommends that engagement
Information needs for environmental-flow allocation : a case study from the Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia
Australia ; Environment ; Information ; Management ; New South Wales ; Regularization ; Resource management ; Stream ; Stream flow ; Water management
The introduction of environmental flows, consolidated in the Water Management Act 2000, is taking place in the context of changing institutional structures, in particular the growth of adaptative management, integrated ecosystem-based perspectives
, and increased community participation in the decision-making process. The article provides a classification of information needs for decision-making on environmental-flow allocations and then applies this classification to a case study of information use
by a river-management committee on the Lachlan River.
Conflict resolution in environmentalmanagement: the Newport power station controversy
The decision to build a one thousand megawatt power station at Newport, Melbourne, in 1971 triggered an unprecedented reaction in the State of Victoria. Kasperson's model of municipal stress management is used as a framework to describe
The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), originally undertaken in the USA to provide consistent, detailed, and statistically valid information on the current status of ecological resources and on long-term trends