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

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Christchurch, New Zealand : Canterbury University Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 272 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1988503043
  • 9781988503042
Other title:
  • Fifty years of environmental politics in New Zealand
  • 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 333.7150993 23
LOC classification:
  • GE190.N45 K54 2018
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?.
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 been strengthened markedly. At the same time, New Zealanders' knowledge and awareness of environmental issues have also increased. Even so, the latest reports on our environment indicate that all is not well: our waterways continue to deteriorate, our biodiversity is in decline and our greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb. Beyond Manapouri is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand why, in spite of the legislation and institutions put in place to improve the stewardship of our environment, we're now facing more urgent environmental issues than ever before. In this ... written history, Knight also identifies the cultural shifts that will need to take place if we are to live up to the 'clean, green' image we have constructed for ourselves in New Zealand"--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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?.

"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 been strengthened markedly. At the same time, New Zealanders' knowledge and awareness of environmental issues have also increased. Even so, the latest reports on our environment indicate that all is not well: our waterways continue to deteriorate, our biodiversity is in decline and our greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb. Beyond Manapouri is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand why, in spite of the legislation and institutions put in place to improve the stewardship of our environment, we're now facing more urgent environmental issues than ever before. In this ... written history, Knight also identifies the cultural shifts that will need to take place if we are to live up to the 'clean, green' image we have constructed for ourselves in New Zealand"--Back cover.

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