ERIC Number: EJ854462
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0814-0626
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Local Environmental Risk Assessment as a Sustainability Education Tool
Smith, Garry; Koernicke, Ingo
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, v20 n1 p129-136 2004
Experience in Australia has demonstrated that problems arise when sustainability requirements appear to conflict with individual development rights or local lifestyles. Community partnering between government and the public is therefore of fundamental importance in working towards sustainable development. Unfortunately genuine partnering is only rarely achieved today, and consultation is a poor working alternative. Research at Sutherland Shire Council has concluded that citizens are prepared to undertake genuine partnering, including personal involvement in understanding and initiating lifestyle changes. However such willingness is subject to being provided with adequate information and with a genuine government commitment to take action. The paper describes a local environmental risk assessment procedure which successfully informs citizens about local risks and which demonstrates government commitment to openness and facts-based sustainability planning. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Environmental Research, Environmental Education, Community Information Services, Risk, Risk Management, Community Cooperation, Local Government, Cooperative Planning, Pilot Projects, Feasibility Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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