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    Factors inhibiting local government engagement in environmental sustainability

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    Authors
    Wild River, S.
    Pini, B.
    McKenzie, Fiona Haslam
    Date
    2007
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Citation
    Wild River, Su and Pini, Barbara and Mckenzie, Fiona Haslam. 2007. Factors inhibiting local government engagement in environmental sustainability. Australian Geographer 38 (2): 161-175.
    Source Title
    Australian Geographer
    DOI
    10.1080/00049180701399985
    Faculty
    Housing and Urban Research Institute of Western Australia
    Remarks

    This is an electronic version of an article published in: Wild River, Su and Pini, Barbara and Haslam Mckenzie, Fiona (2007) Factors inhibiting local government engagement in environmental sustainability, Australian Geographer 38(2):161-175. Australian Geographer is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&id=doi:10.1080/00049180701399985

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36587
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The literature on local government management of the environment in Australia has been limited in that it has typically focused on the urban sphere. In contrast, this paper places rurality at the centre of its inquiry. It uses data from 15 case studies of rural local governments in Australia to identify the main factors that inhibit natural resource management by rural councils. These barriers mobilise around four key themes: capacity, commitment, co-ordination and community. While many of the issues raised in this study of non-urban shires have been described in previous research, the paper argues that the geographic location of the areas under investigation aggravates barriers to engaging sustainability initiatives. It is contended that rural local governments need to be resourced accordingly to ensure that natural resource management at the local government level in Australia is not compromised.

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