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Beyond Manapouri : 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand /

"Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand traces the evolution of environmental administration in New Zealand since the dawn of the 'environmental era' in the late 1960s. The national campaign to stop the government from raising the water level in the scenic...

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Main Authors: Knight, Catherine
Published: Canterbury University Press,
Publisher Address: Christchurch, New Zealand :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Environmental policy > New Zealand
Conservation of natural resources > New Zealand
Human ecology > New Zealand > History
New Zealand > Environmental conditions > History
Summary: "Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand traces the evolution of environmental administration in New Zealand since the dawn of the 'environmental era' in the late 1960s. The national campaign to stop the government from raising the water level in the scenically spectacular Lake Manapouri for a hydro dam is widely credited with the awakening of environmental awareness in New Zealand. Since then, New Zealand has established institutions and legislation dedicated to managing our environment, and the public's ability to participate in environmental decision-making has
Carrier Form: 272 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-257) and index.
ISBN: 9781988503042
1988503043
Index Number: GE190
CLC: X-016.12
Call Number: X-016.12/K693
Contents: 1. Introduction: Are we environmental leaders or laggards? -- 2. Manapouri and the advent of the 'environmnental' age -- 3. 'Think Big' and its unintended consequences -- 4. New Zealand's environmental governance gets a makeover -- 5. A strengthening Māori voice in resource management -- 6. Death by a thousand cuts? The emergence of 'intractable issues' -- 7. Climate change: A quarter of a century of lost opportunity -- 8. Governing for the future: Barriers in environmental leadership -- 9. Reflecting on half a century: How far have we come?

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