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Climate change policy and practice in regional New Zealand: How are actors negotiating science and policy?
Author(s) -
Greenaway Alison,
Carswell Fiona
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2009.01153.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , climate change , corporate governance , government (linguistics) , political science , democracy , citizen journalism , productivity , economic growth , economics , politics , management , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , law , biology
Regional governance to address climate change is being constituted in New Zealand through domestic policy measures and international discourses. We examine climate change responses in two regions: Marlborough and Waikato. Informants expressed a desire for more transparent government policy; that planning for climate change makes good business sense for farmers and other businesses; that technology is sought to increase productivity and decrease environmental impact; and research networks build capacity for local action, linking sectors and organisations. Often conflicting, these responses to climate change were informed by a mix of discourses shaping New Zealand, including participatory democracy, the knowledge economy and sustainable development.