Governance principles for natural resource management

Sustainable natural resource use and management make novel demands on governance arrangements, the design of which requires normative guidance. Although governance principles have been developed for diverse contexts, their availability for sustainable natural resource governance is so far limited. I...

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Published in:Society & natural resources 2010-10, Vol.23 (10), p.986-1001
Main Authors: Lockwood, Michael, Davidson, Julie, Curtis, Allan, Stratford, Elaine, Griffith, Rod
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
ecosystem management
Environmental aspects
Environmental management
Environmental policy
federal government
good practice
good practices
Governance
local government
Management
Monitoring
Natural resource management
natural resource policy
Natural resources
program evaluation
Resource exploitation
Resource management
State capacity
state government
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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Summary:Sustainable natural resource use and management make novel demands on governance arrangements, the design of which requires normative guidance. Although governance principles have been developed for diverse contexts, their availability for sustainable natural resource governance is so far limited. In response, we present a suite of governance principles for natural resource governance that, while developed in an Australian multilevel context, has general applicability and significance at local, subnational, and national scales. The principles can be used to direct the design of governance institutions that are legitimate, transparent, accountable, inclusive, and fair and that also exhibit functional and structural integration, capability, and adaptability. Together, they can also serve as a platform for developing governance monitoring and evaluation instruments, crucial for both self-assessment and external audit purposes.
ISSN:0894-1920
1521-0723
DOI:10.1080/08941920802178214