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Accountability For Sustainable Development In The Context Of Local Governance In New Zealand
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Book Synopsis Accountability for Sustainable Development in the Context of Local Governance in New Zealand by : Murugesh Arunachalam
Download or read book Accountability for Sustainable Development in the Context of Local Governance in New Zealand written by Murugesh Arunachalam and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper explores the meaning of accountability for sustainable development in the context of local governance in New Zealand. The analysis is done through interpretation of the Local Government Act and the Resource Management Act that currently regulate local governance in New Zealand. A primary emphasis of the statues is community participation in planning and policy making for sustainable development. The findings indicate that a communitarian approach to accountability acquires meaning in the context of the local government statues. Communitarian and environmental sustainability ideologies encompass the statues to provide a holistic meaning for accountability. Key features of the communitarian approach to accountability include emphasis on community priorities and responsibilities, communal processes and reporting and information sharing to local communities. The paper contributes to the theoretical development of a communitarian approach to accountability for sustainable development.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Land Management by : Diana R. Shand
Download or read book Sustainable Land Management written by Diana R. Shand and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Agenda 21, the major outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), is a plan of action to take the world into the twenty-first century. It guides the world towards a sustainable society, one in which we think not just for ourselves but also for our fellow human beings and our children and their children. The challenge of Agenda 21 is how we translate the global framework into actions at the local and community levels ..." -- (page 2).
Author :Jean Drage Publisher :Institute of Policy Studies Victoria University of Welling ISBN 13 : Total Pages :216 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Balancing Act written by Jean Drage and published by Institute of Policy Studies Victoria University of Welling. This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealand's local government has been through a significant period of change in the last three decades, change that has seen this tier of government restructured, reformed and refocused. Dr Jean Drage considers the debate that has arisen over recent years about the role of councillors in local government and argues for the representative role to be strengthened.
Book Synopsis Empowering Communities? by : Jean Drage
Download or read book Empowering Communities? written by Jean Drage and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changes in representation, participation, and ongoing reforms in the local government of New Zealand over the past two decades are discussed in this book. Contributors include both observers and participants in local government -- from academics and people involved in policy development to advocates for the sector and the workers themselves.
Book Synopsis Plan-making for Sustainability by : Neil J. Ericksen
Download or read book Plan-making for Sustainability written by Neil J. Ericksen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary of Māori Terms -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: From Rio to RMA: Great Expectations -- PART 1: APPROACHES TO PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE -- 1 Planning Mandates: From Theory to Practice -- 2 Making Plans: From Theory to Practice -- PART 2: INTERGOVERNMENTAL PLANNING IN NEW ZEALAND -- 3 Central Government: Walking the Talk -- 4 Regional Government: A Non-Partner -- 5 Māori Interests: Elusive Partnership -- PART 3: PLAN QUALITY AND CAPABILITY UNDER THE RMA -- 6 Regional Councils: Lightweight Policy Statements and Limited Capability -- 7 District Councils: Mixed Results in Planning and Capability -- 8 Influencing Factors: Linking Mandates, Councils, Capability and Quality -- PART 4: LOCAL CASE STUDIES -- 9 Far North District: Resisting Innovation -- 10 Queenstown Lakes District: Development Meets Environment -- 11 Tauranga District: Policy Coherence on the Coast -- 12 Tasman District: Political Populism -- Conclusion: A Decade On: Unfulfilled Expectations -- APPENDICES -- 1 Key Provisions of the RMA Affecting Local Government Functions -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Plan Coding Protocol -- References Cited -- Index
Book Synopsis Creating our future : sustainable development for New Zealand : background papers : government strategies : sustainability indicators by : New Zealand. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Download or read book Creating our future : sustainable development for New Zealand : background papers : government strategies : sustainability indicators written by New Zealand. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Something to Believe In by : Rupesh Shah
Download or read book Something to Believe In written by Rupesh Shah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where trust in politicians, corporations and the processes that determine our lives continues to dwindle, this innovative book brings together research, case studies and stories that begin to answer a central question for society: How we can create organisations, institutions, groups and societies that can nurture trusting relationships with one another and among individuals?Something to Believe In provides a fresh take on the corporate responsibility debate, based as it is on the work of key global thinkers on corporate social responsibility, along with a raft of work developed from collaborations between the New Academy of Business and the United Nations Volunteers, UK Department for International Development and TERI-Europe in countries such as Brazil, Nicaragua, Ghana, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and South Africa. The focus is on business, and particularly how deeper, more systemic changes to current ways of understanding and undertaking business can and have been enacted in both developed countries and in nations where the Western concept of CSR means nothing. The market-based model of economic thinking-the increasingly distrusted globalisation project-which threatens to sweep all before it is challenged by many of the contributions to this book.The book tells stories such as the mobilization of civil society in Ghana to bring business to account; the reorientation of a business school to focus on values; the life-cycle of ethical chocolate; the accountability of the diamond business in a war zone; the need to reinvent codes of conduct for women workers in the plantations and factories of Nicaragua; a Philippine initiative to economically empower former Moslem liberation fighters; and the development of local governance practices in a South African eco-village.The book is split into four sections. "Through Some Looking Glasses" contains short, thought-provoking pieces about the issues of trust, belief and change from writers including Thabo Mbeki, Malcolm McIntosh and a reprinted piece from E.M. Forster. Section Two asks how it will be possible to believe in our corporations and provides new approaches from around the world on how space is being opened up to found businesses that are able to create trust. Section Three examines the role of auditing in fostering trust. Corporations continue to attempt to engender trust through their activities in philanthropy, reporting and voluntary programmes. But, post-Enron et al., even the most highly praised corporate mission statements are tarnished. Can social and environmental audits of corporate reports, codes and practices assuage our doubts about boardroom democracy? Section Four examines alternative forms of accountability, transparency and governance from around the world and offers some different ways of thinking about the practice of creating trust in society.Something to Believe In provides a host of fascinating suggestions about redefining and renewing the underlying deal between society and its organizations. It will become a key text for students, thinkers and practitioners in the field of corporate responsibility.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Development at the Local Government Level in New Zealand by : Melony Jane Clark
Download or read book Sustainable Development at the Local Government Level in New Zealand written by Melony Jane Clark and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sustainability Accounting and Accountability by : Jan Bebbington
Download or read book Sustainability Accounting and Accountability written by Jan Bebbington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management and balancing of social, environmental and economic sustainability is one of the most complex and urgent challenges facing both private and public sector organizations today; with these challenges of sustainability posing many risks to, and many opportunities for, advancing the aims and performance of organizations. Accounting and accountability processes and practices provide key tools to help organizations to more effectively identify and manage the risks and opportunities of sustainability. Popular features from the first edition are retained, whilst recent developments in theory and practice are accounted for. New substantive chapters on water resource accounting, carbon accounting, and decision making have been introduced and the book continues to benefit from a host of expert contributors from around the world, including Jesse Dillard, Rob Gray, Craig Deegan. This comprehensive and authoritative textbook will continue to be a key resource for students of accounting and sustainability, as well as being a vital tool for researchers.
Book Synopsis Environmentalism and NGO Accountability by : Kemi C. Yekini
Download or read book Environmentalism and NGO Accountability written by Kemi C. Yekini and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is increasingly being recognised across society that the preservation of our natural environment should shape political, economic and social policies. This book delves into the partnership of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Environmental NGOs (ENGOs), their communities, and their governmental counterparts in responding to this need.
Book Synopsis Local Government in New Zealand by : Jean Drage
Download or read book Local Government in New Zealand written by Jean Drage and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local government in New Zealand faces major challenges. Among the most pressing are continual legislative change, threats to its autonomy, the gradual erosion of community voices in council planning and decision-making, and the need for funding solutions to ensure property rates remain affordable. As well, there is an urgent need for a more coordinated approach across central government on major policy issues such as climate change and housing. This book exposes these challenges and proposes and debates solutions for the future of our local government. Strong local government is vital for ensuring economic growth across and within regions and local communities, for enhancing community wellbeing, for funding and providing the infrastructure needed for, in some cases, rapidly growing and diverse communities, for ensuring our environment is valued and protected, and for planning for development in a time of constraint on resources. This book is a 'one-stop information shop' on local government that can be used by those who regularly interact with or study this area of government, by those working within local authorities, and by those who actively work to ensure their communities grow in a sustainable way.
Book Synopsis The Local Manifesto by : Jason Krupp
Download or read book The Local Manifesto written by Jason Krupp and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management by : Azevedo, Graça Maria do Carmo
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management written by Azevedo, Graça Maria do Carmo and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effects of recent economic and financial crises have reached an international scale. A number of different nations have experienced the fallout of these events, calling into question issues of accountability and reform in public management. The Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management is an essential scholarly publication that focuses on responsibility within public sector institutions and the importance of these institutions being ethical, transparent, and rigorous. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as corporate social responsibility, e-government, and financial accountability, this publication is geared toward regulatory authorities, researchers, managers, and professionals working in the public domain.
Book Synopsis A Critical Analysis of the Legal Functions and Practices of Central and Local Government in New Zealand in Respect of Environmental Health by : Stephanie Joan Mead
Download or read book A Critical Analysis of the Legal Functions and Practices of Central and Local Government in New Zealand in Respect of Environmental Health written by Stephanie Joan Mead and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental health combines public health and environmental planning, in a multidisciplinary approach that acknowledges the intrinsic link between human health and the environment. Recognising its multidisciplinary nature and mobilising a "whole-of-government" approach is important in monitoring, promoting and improving environmental health. While this area is rich in literature from the medical and social sciences perspective, there is little focus on the legal perspective. Developing the legal perspective of environmental health is imperative to create a workable, integrated environmental health framework which is capable of addressing the many contemporary environmental health challenges faced today. Accordingly this thesis focuses on a critical analysis of the legal functions and practices of central and local government in New Zealand in respect to environmental health. The critical analysis of this thesis is divided into two key propositions:- (a) Is the law and governance relating to environmental health in New Zealand appropriate for the 21st century? (b) What improvements or reforms to the law and governance in respect of environmental health are desirable for the future? New Zealand's approach to environmental health has been complicated by historical factors. This ad hoc development has resulted in a fragmented system with a large number of interested parties. The separation of health and environmental law has resulted in a plethora of legislation being relevant to environmental health management in New Zealand. These factors contribute to environmental health being difficult to collate into a complete and discernible framework. Accordingly this thesis begins by providing foundation chapters that establish the nature and content of New Zealand's environmental health framework prior to analysis. The discussion of reforms includes an examination of environmental health provisions relevant to central government and local government, with a view to determining the best allocation of functions. It appears that reforms are pulled into two directions - either towards consolidation at central government level, or collaboration at local government level. The thesis concludes that the law and governance relating to environmental health in New Zealand is not appropriate for the 21st century, and requires substantial reform. Secondly, as assessed in the chapters of the thesis, there are major pointers towards a need for a principled collaborative approach which will bring the legislation together into an integrated environmental health framework. Maori and local communities must also be adequately provided for. The thesis endeavours to set down the law as at the 1st of December 2012. Accordingly the statutes and sections discussed were in force at this date. Some of the Bills and proposed reforms were passed after this date and, where relevant, this has been acknowledged within the thesis.
Author :New Zealand. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Publisher : ISBN 13 :9780478263268 Total Pages :30 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (632 download)
Book Synopsis Sustainable Development for New Zealand by : New Zealand. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Download or read book Sustainable Development for New Zealand written by New Zealand. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Environmental Management and Governance by : Raymond Burby
Download or read book Environmental Management and Governance written by Raymond Burby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses aspects of environmental management that raise fundamental questions about governmental roles and the relationship of humans to the environment.
Book Synopsis A Territorial Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals by : OECD
Download or read book A Territorial Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals written by OECD and published by Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the face of megatrends such as globalisation, climate and demographic change, digitalisation and urbanisation, many cities and regions are grappling with critical challenges to preserve social inclusion, foster economic growth and transition to the low carbon economy. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set the global agenda for the coming decade to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. A Territorial Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals argues that cities and regions play a critical role in this paradigm shift and need to embrace the full potential of the SDGs as a policy tool to improve people's lives. The report estimates that at least 105 of the 169 SDG targets will not be reached without proper engagement of sub-national governments. It analyses how cities and regions are increasingly using the SDGs to design and implement their strategies, policies and plans; promote synergies across sectoral domains; and engage stakeholders in policy making. The report proposes an OECD localised indicator framework that measures the distance towards the SDGs for more than 600 regions and 600 cities in OECD and partner countries. The report concludes with a Checklist for Public Action to help policy makers implement a territorial approach to the SDGs.
