http://cpd.org.au/paper/environment-policy-standing-principles
This article aims to provoke a broader discussion of the quest for better, values-based evironmental policies by:
- listing four key characteristics of 'the environment';
- connecting these with the values in Reclaiming our Common Wealth: policies for a fair and sustainable future;
- noting key environmental challenges for elaboration in future articles; and
- suggesting principles for environmental policies and tools for programs.
Source: Centre for Policy Development
Showing posts with label resource management. Show all posts
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Australian Rural Local Governments and Environmental Sustainability: An Evaluation of Progress
by Barabara Pini , 2009
Local 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.
Source: Australian Journal of Public Administration v. 68 (2), pp. 182 - 193
Contact the library to obtain a copy of the full text.
Local 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.
Source: Australian Journal of Public Administration v. 68 (2), pp. 182 - 193
Contact the library to obtain a copy of the full text.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
INTEGRATING PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURE WITHIN MUTI-YEAR BUDGETARY FRAMEWORKS
OECD Environment Working Paper 7
Medium-term approaches to budgeting are now common in OECD countries and are being adopted increasingly by developing countries. This reflects a realisation that the annual approach to budget making actually undermines budgetary performance, contributing to fiscal instability and, perhaps even more fundamentally, to resource misallocation and the inefficient and ineffective use of resources. Government agencies with responsibilities for environmental and natural resource management who struggle to prepare medium-term budgets may find
this analysis useful.
Source: OECD ENV/WKP(2009)2
Please contact the library for a copy of this paper.
Medium-term approaches to budgeting are now common in OECD countries and are being adopted increasingly by developing countries. This reflects a realisation that the annual approach to budget making actually undermines budgetary performance, contributing to fiscal instability and, perhaps even more fundamentally, to resource misallocation and the inefficient and ineffective use of resources. Government agencies with responsibilities for environmental and natural resource management who struggle to prepare medium-term budgets may find
this analysis useful.
Source: OECD ENV/WKP(2009)2
Please contact the library for a copy of this paper.
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