The Social Justice Framework: untangling the maze of justice complexities

Anna Lukasiewicz

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    Abstract

    Environmental management involves making decisions about the governance of natural resources such as water, minerals or land, which are inherently decisions about what is just or fair. Yet, there is little emphasis on justice in environmental management research or practical guidance on how to achieve fairness and equity in environmental governance and public policy. This results in social dilemmas that are significant issues for government, business and community agendas, causing conflict between different community interests. Natural Resources and Environmental Justice provides the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of justice research in Australian environmental management, identifying best practice and current knowledge gaps. With chapters written by experts in environmental and social sciences, law and economics, this book covers topical issues, including coal seam gas, desalination plants, community relations in mining, forestry negotiations, sea-level rise and animal rights. It also proposes a social justice framework and an agenda for future justice research in environmental management. These important environmental issues are covered from an Australian perspective and the book will be of broad use to policy makers, researchers and managers in natural resource management and governance, environmental law, social impact and related fields both in Australia and abroad.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNatural Resources and Environmental Justice: Australian Perspectives
    EditorsLukasiewicz, A., Dovers, S., Robin, L., McKay, J.M., Schilizzi, S., Graham, S.
    Place of PublicationClayton South, Victoria, Australia
    PublisherCSIRO Publishing
    Pages233-249pp
    Volume1
    ISBN (Print)9781486306374
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

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