Dale, Allan (2010) Book review of "Contested Country: local and regional natural resources management in Australia" by Marcus Lane, Cathy Robinson and Bruce Taylor (eds), CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia, ISBN 978-0-643-09586-1. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 17 (3). pp. 188-189.

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Abstract

[Extract] Given the significant natural resource problems that we face, the results of Australia's decade-long experiment in more devolved approaches to natural resource management (NRM) is of deep national, if not international, significance. Despite this significance, until the release of Contested country, the literature on this subject has been sparse and fragmented. There also has been a stronger focus on evaluative-style literature (often poorly contextualised) and few contributions to theoretical debate about integrated governance. Happily, Contested country is the first edited compendium to successfully bring together Australian knowledge and research capability regarding this topic. Its timing is perfect, given the emerging transformation in our national approach to NRM program delivery, commencing with the 2007 shift in national political leadership and the consequent return to a more centralised, purchaser-provider approach to NRM.

Item ID:	29943
Item Type:	Article (Book Review)
ISSN:	1448-6563
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2013 06:38
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050209 Natural Resource Management @ 100%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9606 Environmental and Natural Resource Evaluation > 960604 Environmental Management Systems @ 100%
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