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Achieving Sustainable Development: Scientific Uncertainty and Policy Innovation in Tasmanian Regional Development
Author(s) -
Davis Bruce
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1996.tb02564.x
Subject(s) - ratification , sustainable development , state (computer science) , political science , public policy , regional science , public administration , economic growth , environmental planning , business , economics , geography , politics , law , algorithm , computer science
Following the UNCED Conference of 1992, most nations have committed themselves to sustainable development. But what does this phrase mean in practice and how is it being implemented in federal countries such as Australia? In particular, what are the implications for peripheral regional economies such as Tasmania? This article examines the establishment and initial operations of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council (SDAC) in Tasmania and actions taken with respect to two major projects: development and ratification of a State Coastal Policy and redevelopment of the Mt Lyell copper mine in western Tasmania, designated a Project of State Significance (POSS). Both involve a perplexing conjunction of scientific uncertainty, economic significance and innovative policy‐making. Do they indicate a need to reinvent policy process? What are the broader implications for public policy?