Twenty years of pacifying responses to environmental management

Christine L Jacobson; Kenneth F D Hughey; A J J Lynch; Melissa Nursey-Bray; M O'Connell; Paul G Munro; K Vella; D Whiley; S Dovers; R W (Bill) Carter

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Twenty years of pacifying responses to environmental management

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Twenty years of pacifying responses to environmental management

Christine L Jacobson, Kenneth F D Hughey, A J J Lynch, Melissa Nursey-Bray, M O'Connell, Paul G Munro, K Vella, D Whiley, S Dovers and R W (Bill) Carter

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol.21(2), pp.143-174

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2014.917594

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Using a state, pressure, response framework, we provide an evidence-based reflection on environmental outcomes in Australia and New Zealand across the domains of climate change, biodiversity, freshwater and marine management, emphasising the role of Indigenous and business perspectives. Significant developments have occurred in the past 20 years through affirmation of Indigenous rights and responsibilities. Responses to climate change have tended to emphasise passive risk management with unclear outcomes. Despite meeting biodiversity protection targets, outcomes are worsening, suggesting a need to challenge the dualistic preservation/production land categorisations. In freshwater and marine management, a mix of collaborative and market-based responses has emerged, although their efficacy remains untested. A reliance on voluntary approaches by business makes critical assessment of progress difficult. Thus, despite strong progress in some areas, the adaptiveness of environmental management remains limited, and many indicators suggest continuing decline in environmental condition. Our responses have been largely pacifying in nature, leading to perverse outcomes and failure to acknowledge alternatives that might address deteriorating environmental conditions. A shift is needed towards deliberative policy experimentation that truly values the application of novel and diversified approaches and facilitates integrated learning across environmental domains.

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Title: Twenty years of pacifying responses to environmental management
Authors: Christine L Jacobson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Kenneth F D Hughey (Author) - Lincoln University, New Zealand
A J J Lynch (Author) - University of Canberra
Melissa Nursey-Bray (Author) - University of Adelaide
M O'Connell (Author) - Lincoln University, New Zealand
Paul G Munro (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
K Vella (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
D Whiley (Author) - University of Queensland
S Dovers (Author) - Australian National University
R W (Bill) Carter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol.21(2), pp.143-174
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2014.917594
ISSN: 1448-6563
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448714902621
Output Type: Journal article

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