New environmentalism : challenges and responses in managing New Zealand's environmental diversity

New Zealand’s Environment, So Widely Celebrated For Its Beauty And Relative Integrity, Requires Wise Stewardship In Establishing The Sustainable Development Needed For The Long-term Public Good. How Well Is It Fulfilling These Aims? This Study Assesses How Far The Nation Has Lived Up To The Imperatives Of A New Public Environmentalism That Closely Monitors Increased Pressure On Resources, Tracks Business And State-sector Environmental Performance Through Sensitive Performance Indices, And Expects Environmental And Economic Goals To Harmonise, Not Conflict. The Book Explains The Role Of New Zealand’s Environmental Agencies And Regulatory Legislation, Taking In The Impact Of International Agreements And Treaties. It Traces The Fortunes Of Sustainable Policy Approaches And Analyzes The Activities Of The Public Agencies Charged With Managing The Environment. Moving On To A Detailed Thematic Status Report On New Zealand’s Environment, It Examines Rural, Freshwater, Coastal, Oceanic, Atmospheric And Urban Zones. Finally, Chapters Detail Public Perceptions And Normative Environmental Values As Well As The Depth Of Business Commitment To Environmental Responsibility. An Ideal Introduction To The Topic For A Diverse Range Of Scholars, The Book Eschews Any Specific Theoretical Framework In Charting The Recent Evolution, Current Operation And Future Trajectory Of Environmentalism In New Zealand. It Backs Strategic Advice With Both Social And Ecological Data, And Raises Questions Over The Country’s Reputation For Greenness At The Same Time As Recognizing Its Numerous Achievements. With Neat Summaries Of Key Issues At The End Of Each Chapter, Expansive Guidance On Further Reading, And A Multitude Of Examples Ideal For Classroom Debate, This Volume Gives Us An Informed, Objective, And Wide-ranging Appraisal On A Topic Of Increasing Centrality In The Policy Debate. The New Zealand Environment -- Alternative Approaches To Environmental Management -- Agencies And Laws -- Principles And Indicators -- The Land -- Freshwater -- Ocean And Coast -- The Air -- Urban Environment -- Reflections And Prospects. C.r. De Freitas, Martin Perry. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. New Environmentalism 4 Preface 6 Contents 10 Abbreviations 16 List of Boxes 20 List of Figures 22 List of Tables 24 Chapter 1: The New Zealand Environment 26 Chapter 2: Alternative Approaches to Environmental Management 49 Chapter 3: Agencies and Laws 85 Chapter 4: Principles and Indicators 129 Chapter 5: The Land 157 Chapter 6: Freshwater 186 Chapter 7: Ocean and Coast 210 Chapter 8: The Air 243 Chapter 9: Urban Environment 275 Chapter 10: Reflections and Prospects 302 Index 325 Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv The New Zealand Environment....Pages 1-23 Alternative Approaches to Environmental Management....Pages 25-60 Agencies and Laws....Pages 61-104 Principles and Indicators....Pages 105-132 The Land....Pages 133-161 Freshwater....Pages 163-186 Ocean and Coast....Pages 187-219 The Air....Pages 221-252 Urban Environment....Pages 253-279 Reflections and Prospects....Pages 281-303 Back Matter....Pages 305-308