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What is Natural Resources and Environmental Justice : Australian Perspectives about?

Environmental management involves making decisions about the governance of natural resources such as water, minerals or land, which are inherently decisions about what is just or fair. Yet, there is little emphasis on justice in environmental management research or practical guidance on how to achieve fairness and equity in environmental governance and public policy. This results in social dilemmas that are significant issues for government, business and community agendas, causing conflict between different community interests. Natural Resources and Environmental Justice provides the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of justice research in Australian environmental management, identifying best practice and current knowledge gaps. With chapters written by experts in environmental and social sciences, law and economics, this book covers topical issues, including coal seam gas, desalination plants, community relations in mining, forestry negotiations, sea-level rise and animal rights. It also proposes a social justice framework and an agenda for future justice research in environmental management. These important environmental issues are covered from an Australian pers

Author

Sonia Graham; Anna Lukasiewicz; Stephen Dovers; Libby Robin; Jennifer McKay; Steven Schilizzi

Publisher

CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781486306381

Subjects

Science, Business, Anthropology