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Sharom, Azmi. "Compliance with International Environmental Law : three Malaysian case studies." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.398939.
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Govinnage, Sunil Kantha. "Environmental Regulations of the Mining Industry: Two Case Studies from Western Australia." Thesis, Curtin University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75445.
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The study analyses the Western Australian mining regulatory framework of environmental compliance. Through the case studies of Yeelirrie uranium mining approval, and Collie coal mining, it identifies a dichotomy (Acts of Parliament and State Agreements) of mining legislation and multi-agency approach challenging effective environmental protection. Grounded in sustainability and social sciences approaches, the thesis draws from expert interviews to identify weaknesses and best practices. It makes recommendations for strengthening the implementation of the mining regulatory framework.
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Gao, Jingkang. "Why the Chinese obey the law : case studies from transportation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104121.
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Thesis: S.M. in Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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Why do people obey the law? Economists take the instrumental perspective, according to which compliance is based on tangible gains and losses to the individual; policymakers can obtain compliance through increasing the certainty or severity of punishment for violations. Psychologists have added the normative perspective to the compliance literature. According to the normative perspective, compliance is based on internalized social values irrespective of utility changes to the individual. Two important types of normative motivations explored in this thesis are the perceived legitimacy of the authorities and the perceived morality of the laws. This thesis contains three papers that address compliance in the context of transport in China. The first paper examines compliance with a wide set of laws and regulations from public disturbance to distracted driving and explores which set of evaluations determine legitimacy. The results show that morality is the most important motivation, that the severity of punishment is more influential than the perceived risk of apprehension, and that legitimacy is determined by procedural fairness. The second paper examines compliance with twelve traffic laws. The results also show that morality is the most important motivation, that legitimacy influences younger drivers while safety influences older drivers, and that there is a social norms gap between distracted driving laws and conventionally studied traffic laws. The third paper examines compliance with the Shanghai license plate auction policy. The results again while normative, instrumental, and image motivations influence compliance for local hukou holders, only instrumental motivations influence compliance for non-local hukou holders. The findings contribute to the research on compliance and provide potential recommendations for authorities and policymakers.
by Jingkang Gao.
S.M. in Transportation
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Outhwaite, Opi Maryse. "Evaluating biosecurity law and regulation in developing countries : case studies from Belize." Thesis, University of Greenwich, 2006. http://gala.gre.ac.uk/8548/.
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Biosecurity is the term used to refer to the management of risks to human, animal and plant health and safety from cross-border movement of living organisms and goods. The implementation of national legal and regulatory frameworks for Biosecurity will be affected by the various international agreements and standards to which a state is a member. In particular, agreements introduced by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) impose certain restrictions on measures that member countries can adopt for Biosecurity. Furthermore, uncertainties arise from contradictions and conflicts between important Multilateral Environmental Agreements and WTO requirements and these create difficulties for developing countries in particular. The research reported in this thesis focused primarily on the implementation of national Biosecurity frameworks in this context. This was an important departure from much of the literature, in which existing work as well as the identified need for research has focused on apparent conflicts at the international level. The present research sought not to pursue strict hypotheses but to identify the actual challenges and limitations, as well as successes, of Biosecurity frameworks in Belize. The methodology adopted to achieve this was grounded theory. Key characteristics of this were a departure from the traditional legal-centralist approach and the investigation issues at the ground level, through consultation with a broad range of stakeholders. The adaptation of qualitative data analysis procedures, and the application of these using specialist software, was a further important development, allowing for improved evaluation of the interview data. The investigation of Belize's pesticides control and agricultural health frameworks provided substantial empirical data highlighting not only the difficulties concerning implementation of international agreements but also to a range of other important issues. Whereas the burden associated with international agreements was clearly a restraint, the apparent conflicts and tensions between trade and environment agreements, which have been the focus of so much literature, were not seen to be significant. The extent to which the regulatory authority interacts with the regulated community was, however, seen to be an important influence on the success of both frameworks, affecting levels of stakeholder awareness and support for regulation. Enforcement is also important. Although sanction-based enforcement might not commonly be necessary there is a need for a clear distinction between enforcement and other (assistance-based) activities. Other bodies ('third parties') including regulatory agencies, private sector bodies and regional institutions play an important role, either official or de facto, in these frameworks. Governance was also an issue for the regulatory authorities. The implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
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Zacharyasz, Kevin Scott. "A Collection of Model Recycling Program Case Studies for the Ohio EPA." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1430413263.
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Wild, River Su, and swildriv@cres20 anu edu au. "The environmental implications of the local-state antinomy in Australia." The Australian National University. Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, 2002. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20040922.142838.
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An antinomy is a contradiction between a principle and its opposite, where there is a
compelling case for accepting both. This thesis adopts the antinomy of local-state
government in Australia as its central conceptual theme, describing it with the following
defensible, but contradictory principles that:¶
· Australian local governments are statutory agencies of Australias state
governments, with no power or authority beyond that which is ascribed to them by
the states (the outside-in principle); and¶
· Local governments in Australia are independent agencies whose authority and
interests transcend their regulatory powers by nature of their attachment to their
local area (the inside-out principle).¶
The central conceptual theme of the antinomy of local-state government shapes the
overall thesis, as well as providing the focus for its introduction and conclusion. The thesis
induces elements of the antinomy and structures much of its discussion around these key
issues. It does not try to prove or resolve the antinomy. Instead the thesis uses the concept to
explore and develop its second complex theme - the practical and applied experience of
Australian local governments (LGs) as they attempt to deliver beneficial environmental
outcomes. The great bulk of the substantive work presented in the thesis focuses on
descriptions and analyses of LGs environmental work and the contexts within which they
do it. The thesis contends that the local-state antinomy underpins many problems facing
Australian LGs as they attempt to deliver beneficial environmental outcomes.
Four research questions are addressed. They are:¶
· How can Australian LG capacity to deliver beneficial environmental outcomes be
understood?¶
· Within this capacity, what are the environmental outcomes now being achieved by
Australian LGs?¶
· How can Australian local government extend its capacity to deliver beneficial
environmental outcomes? And¶
· What are the implications of the local-state antinomy on Australian LG capacity to
deliver beneficial environmental outcomes?¶
This thesis reviews literature on Australian LG, LG environmental work, and the
methods that are appropriate in investigating these questions. The overall thesis uses
scientific, grounded theory and action research methods and draws on ideas from symbolic
interactionism. Parts of the thesis also use environmental risk assessment, gap analysis
techniques, case study and comparative analysis. The goal of generating grounded theories
led to a strong focus on the development and exploration of analytical categories and the
relationships between them. One such category summarises the relationship between LG
and state government (SG), whereby LGs are identified as the inside sphere of government,
while the SG is one of several outside spheres. Environmental efforts that impact between
the spheres are described in relation to their source and impact, using this terminology, so
that inside-out initiatives are driven by LGs but impact more broadly, and outside-in
initiatives are driven by states but impact on local areas.¶
Two extensive studies are presented, each stemming primarily from one side of the
local-state antinomy. The first is a quantitative, statewide study of local (and state)
government implementation of the Queensland Environmental Protection Act. That process
is considered a predominantly outside-in environmental initiative, in that LG interest and
authority for that work stem directly from a SG statute. For simplicity, this is referred to as
an outside-in study. That study involved the development and application of the
Comparative Environmental Risk Assessment Method, that enabled the assessment of the
environmental and other outcomes from the Queensland legislation.¶
The outside-in study is complimented by comparative case studies that mostly
reflect inside-out environmental initiatives as they are defined and described by LGs.
Again, this required the development of innovative research methods, specifically a
comparative case study method. 34 case studies gathered from different types of LGs across
Australia are presented, each representing an attempt by LG to deliver beneficial
environmental outcomes.¶
In answer to the research questions, LG capacity to deliver environmental outcomes
can be understood when the antinomy is examined through the research methods and
analytical categories developed and presented here. LGs are delivering significant beneficial
environmental outcomes, both as agents of SGs and through their own initiatives.
Improving LG capacity to deliver environmental outcomes primarily requires a respect for
LG perspectives, and for LG priorities, which inherently include a focus on their own local
areas. State governments can build effective partnerships between the spheres and enhance
LG environmental capacity by recognising and supporting LGs own priorities, while
assisting their engagement with broader strategic objectives.
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De, La Torre Krista. "Social Movements and Environmental Law: A Case Study of Politically Disenfranchised Communities in Ecuador and Argentina." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1849.
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Despite their progressive on-the-books environmental legislation, Ecuador and Argentina have hosted increasing amounts of extraction projections in their borders over the last few decades. Beyond increased environmental degradation, the expansion of extraction economies in these countries has drove mass scale social movements orchestrated by disenfranchised peoples. This thesis investigates the link between social movements and environmental law reformation, and whether such social movements are able to strengthen the national legal and institutional framework for environmental management. To evaluate this inquiry, this thesis explores socials movements in Ecuador in the late twentieth century and in Argentina in the early twenty first century.
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Bennetts, Helen. "Environmental issues and house design in Australia : images from theory and practice /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phb472.pdf.
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Ogundipe, Emmanuel Abiodun. "Lay Victims' Conceptions of Environmental Crime and Environmental Injustice: A Case Study of The Chem-Dyne Superfund Site." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1574617989541304.
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Cato, Mary E. "The Limits of Law as Technology for Environmental Policy: A Case Study of the Bronx Community Paper Company." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36754.
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This thesis examines environmental law as a social technology, using approaches from science and technology studies, including methods for studying controversies as well as actornetwork and technology transfer concepts. Legal technologies, including statutes, regulations, and lawsuits, have become significant participants in United States environmental policy. That policy developed during the twentieth century in response to contrasting concerns about nature (development of natural resources vs. protection of native species and wilderness), along with growing concern about urban environmental issues (such as air and water quality, and waste disposal). The environmental movement that began after World War II gained power with provisions incorporated into 1970s environmental legislation allowing citizens to sue polluting industries and corporations. Opposition to environmentalism developed in the 1980s, as wise use and property rights movements seeking to expand development of natural resources, and an environmental justice movement concerned with issues and constituencies not addressed by mainstream environmental organizations. As a result of that opposition, the environmental movement in the United States has strengthened, and broadened both the memberships in varied organizations and the range of issues addressed. A case study of the Bronx Community Paper Company provides an example of the current state of environmental law and policy in the United States, and the limited ability of legal technologies to resolve increasingly complex environmental controversies.Master of Science
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Gérard, Nicole. "Problems of implementation and enforcement of EC environmental law at community and member state levels : France and Spain as case studies." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21252.
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Despite a considerable body of environmental legislation, environmental degradation continues. The failure of environmental legislation to attain its protective goals is in part due to the widely acknowledged poor compliance with legal provisions. This thesis aims to discern the causes of the complex phenomenon of poor implementation and enforcement of environmental rules within the framework of European Community law. A pragmatic approach has been chosen. In order to narrow the scope of the research, and yet to examine a wide spectrum of the types of problems that may arise, two very different types of Community environmental legislation have been selected: one all-encompassing and administrative in nature (the Environmental Impact Assessment directive), the other narrow and technical (the Large Combustion Plants directive). These are followed from the flaws embedded in the legal text that may give rise to subsequent problems, through difficulties inherent in implementing the rules, to enforcement where infringements are suspected. Part I examines the role played by the institutions at Community level. The first chapter deals with the decision-making process, which affects the final quality of environmental law, thereby influencing its subsequent application. Next, the involvement of Community institutions and the pressures placed upon them in monitoring the performance of Member States are investigated. The final chapter of Part I concentrates upon attempts at supra-national level to enforce these rules where infringements arise. The lion's share of implementation and enforcement tasks fall to the Member States, therefore Part II traces the same Community rules at national level. Insight into the variation that may exist across Member States is sought by following their progress in two significantly different national contexts (France and Spain). The purpose of Part II is to achieve an understanding of what happens to Community norms once injected into national legal systems, where they become national law. This implies a study of the various factors which undermine implementation, both formal and practical, and enforcement of environmental rules. Indeed, no single dramatic factor empties the Community rules of their substance or impedes their application. Rather the purpose of the Community rules is chipped away as various actions apply their discretion during the implementation and enforcement processes.
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Wilson, Alan. "Extending the Boundaries : Portraits of Activism in Perth, Western Australia." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1698.
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For some analysts, post-industrial capitalist societies have pathological deficiencies which manifest themselves locally and further afield, in marginalisation and oppression of people and despoliation of the environment. For those who are passionately driven to challenge those consequences of the dominant paradigm, activism is deemed to be a potent force for effecting social and political change. The aim of this study was to establish how activists integrate issues, context, strategies, personal factors and other influences into a strategy for action.
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Kozlowski, Michelle A. "Environmental Justice in Appalachia: A Case Study of C8 Contamination in Little Hocking, Ohio." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1338415979.
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Cummins, Adam R. "Local Solid Waste Management Planning in Ohio: A Case Study of Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1511993518128023.
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Loff, Beatrice. "Health and human rights : case studies in the potential contribution of a human rights framework to the analysis of health questions." Monash University, Dept. of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, 2004. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/5291.
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Brancho, Jennie. "Review of Regulatory Policies for Copper and Silver Water Quality Criteria." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1493904025463972.
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Reid, Elizabeth. "Of leisure, learning and leviathan : enhancing the use of interpretation in Australian whale watching /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phr3544.pdf.
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劉卓. "海洋環境污染犯罪刑法規制問題研究 :以渤海環境污染為視角 = A study on criminal regulation of marine environmental pollution : from the perspective of environmental pollution in Bohai Sea." Thesis, University of Macau, 2018. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b3952067.
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Ruzow, Holland Ann Hope. "Participatory Planning for a Promised Land: Citizen-Led, Comprehensive Land Use Planning in New York’s Adirondack Park." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1292545997.
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Littleford, Sarah-Jane. "For the benefit of current and future generations : prospects for intergenerational equity in South Africa." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:5f14c619-8cb0-404e-bd77-cff615a5f577.
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This thesis examines a crisis of governance in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), a crisis which threatens Constitutionally guaranteed intergenerational rights to water, meaning these rights are unlikely to be upheld. RSA's post-1994 Constitution incorporated a number of historically unparalleled human rights, based on fundamental principles of human dignity and equality. This includes the right to water resources for current and future generations - making RSA one of a few countries to enshrine intergenerational rights in law. Under law, Government acts as fiduciary trustee with duties to protect the water resources for current and future generations of citizens. The thesis asserts that influences of Emmanuel Kant, John Rawls and Edith Brown Weiss are reflected in the Constitution and subsequent laws. However, historical and on-going impacts from extractive industries in the province of Gauteng are negatively impacting upon intergenerational water rights. Acid mine drainage is an acidic wastewater produced as a by-product of mineral extraction - particularly gold. It is polluting ground- and surface-waters across the province. A lack of effective government response to this issue has meant that AMD is acting as a catalyst accelerating the country's already problematic governance processes to a crisis level. As it has no long-term management plan, the government is neglecting its intergenerational responsibilities and abrogating Constitutional purpose. This situation is exacerbated by multiple, often conflicting, understandings in different sectors of society of the significance of intergenerational equity, further reinforcing the governance crisis. Due to lack of government response, non-State agents, specifically the mining and financial sectors, are becoming increasingly involved in political decision-making and governance. This has positive short-term effects in ensuring that the rights of communities that were previously affected by water shortages and pollution are upheld. Yet there are potential serious long-term repercussions for democracy in RSA as a result: non-State actors are not best equipped to determine outcomes of governance, and this may result in procedures of deliberative democracy being contravened. Robert Dahl's theories inform this thesis's understanding of deliberative democracy. Consequently, although RSA's Constitution guarantees intergenerational equity in theory, it is hard to achieve in practice. This is due to the governance crisis that has been precipitated by acid mine drainage, so that intergenerational rights to water are an unlikely long-term outcome for this developing nation.
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Ahammed, A. K. M. Rafique. "The role of monitoring and auditing in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process in Australia." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/57335.
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Title page, abstract and table of contents only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University of Adelaide Library.Australia is one of the few countries to have legislative provisions for EIA monitoring and auditing, yet monitoring and auditing remain weak or neglected within the EIA process. This study identifies four major areas for analysis and evaluation of current procedures and practices of EIA monitoring and auditing in three Australian jurisdictions: institutional arrangements; public accountablity, transparency and community involvement; approaches and techniques; and resources and capacity. Case studies involving EIA projects and surveys and interviews with EIA practitioners were conducted in South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales.
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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Social Sciences, 2007
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Ahammed, A. K. M. Rafique. "The role of monitoring and auditing in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process in Australia." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/57335.
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Australia is one of the few countries to have legislative provisions for EIA monitoring and auditing, yet monitoring and auditing remain weak or neglected within the EIA process. This study identifies four major areas for analysis and evaluation of current procedures and practices of EIA monitoring and auditing in three Australian jurisdictions: institutional arrangements; public accountablity, transparency and community involvement; approaches and techniques; and resources and capacity. Case studies involving EIA projects and surveys and interviews with EIA practitioners were conducted in South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Social Sciences, 2007
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Pearse, Guy Dugald. "The business response to climate change : case studies of Australian interest groups." Phd thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/109792.
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This research project is predominantly aimed at improving our understanding of interest
group behaviour. Assessments about 'group interest' and decisions about group
engagement in the Australian greenhouse policy network provide a useful opportunity to
pursue this research aim. As an empirical contribution to the study of interest groups and
policy networks, this research is atypical in a few ways.
First, while most of the literature concentrates on the role of interest groups and policy
networks in explaining policy outcomes, this study focuses on understanding group
behaviour. Second, while the literature concerns itself heavily with group-government
relationships, the focus here is on group decision-making about network engagementrelationships
with government are addressed only to the extent that they impact on these
decisions. Third, while most interest group research assumes that groups know and pursue
their interests, or that behaviour reveals group preferences, this research does neither.
Instead there is a strong emphasis on what forces shape and change perceptions of group
interest and no assumption that groups necessarily pursue those perceived interests.
These differences necessarily mean that this work does not deal heavily with some of the
main preoccupations in the literature-like why groups mobilise and whether they are good
for society. Instead, light is shone on aspects of interest groups and policy networks which
are acknowledged as important but receive relatively little attention. Alongside the primary
objective--to make the empirical contribution to the literature-the aim here is also to contribute to a greater understanding of the history of greenhouse policy development in
Australia. This is seen as being valuable in its own right and it addresses widespread
curiosity about why business groups with an apparent interest in climate change policy
have responded so differently in the Australian context
The result is seven case studies which examine the greenhouse responses of a diverse range
of business interest groups that have been active in, or judged relevant to the Australian
greenhouse policy network. The case studies rely heavily on analysis of interviews
conducted with 56 people drawn both from the case groups and from a broad cross-section
of other important players in the greenhouse policy network.
As a study of the wider policy network, this work is arguably unprecedented in scope.
Those interviewed include party leaders, cabinet ministers, advisors and departmental
secretaries spanning the Hawke, Keating and Howard federal governments. Past and
present leaders of industry associations, think tanks, environmental organisations, along
with academics, and journalists were also interviewed with all sides of the debate
represented. The results presented here aim to make an commensurate contribution to our
knowledge of both interest group behaviour and greenhouse policy development in
Australia.
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Liang, Fuyuan. "From Favourable Treatments to Conflicts: Some Selected Case Studies of Chinese Investments in Australia." Thesis, 2021. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/43679/.
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A comprehensive and rigid analysis of Chinese investment in Australia for the past four decades is an under-researched topic, though there had been sporadic treatments of this subject matter from the perspective of single institutions in economics, politics, and culture. The neoliberalism era marked a honeymoon between China and Australia, which boosted the Chinese investments in Australia, marked by the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement and the ‘One Belt One Road Initiative’ Agreement, signed by the Victorian Government and the Chinese Development and Reform Commission. Recent years witnessed a deterioration of the Australia and China relationships and the “tit-for-tat” strategies and racism movements which discourage the Chinese investments in Australia.
This study has developed a conceptual framework consisting of economic, political, cultural and institutional factors that may explain the Australian government’s decision of rejecting certain Chinese investments in recent years. Case studies were employed to illustrate the application of the conceptual framework. The findings suggest that the conceptual framework can be utilized to explain why the Australian government rejected certain Chinese investments.
This research aims to analyze the determinants of Australia Government’s rejection of Chinese investment in Australia. Case studies in the field of the Australian mining sector, agriculture and agribusiness, and infrastructure unveil that political distrust towards Chinese investment in Australia is a major source of refusing Chinese investment. This led to continuous reduction of Chinese investment in Australia since 2016. Such political distrust which works against the national interest of the respective countries, may also drive the decline of Chinese investment in Australia.
This research contributes to the literature by examining the factors which lead to the Australian Government’s decision to reject certain Chinese investments based on in depth analysis of case studies. This will be useful for understanding how to enlarge shared interest for policymakers, businessmen and academic researchers.
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Bennetts, Helen. "Environmental issues and house design in Australia : images from theory and practice / Helen Bennetts." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19676.
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Bibliography: leaves 172-182.viii, 183 leaves, [96] p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Proposes that there are fundamental and inadequately recognised differences between architectural practice and the basis of much design advice about environmental issues in house design. Concludes by discussing the implications of these differences for understanding how environmental issues are currently addressed in house design in Australia.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture, 2000
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Wild, River Su. "The environmental implications of the local-state antinomy in Australia." Phd thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49263.
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An antinomy is a contradiction between a principle and its opposite, where there is a compelling case for accepting both. This thesis adopts the antinomy of local-state government in Australia as its central conceptual theme, describing it with the following defensible, but contradictory principles that: · Australian local governments are statutory agencies of Australia’s state governments, with no power or authority beyond that which is ascribed to them by the states (the outside-in principle); and · Local governments in Australia are independent agencies whose authority and interests transcend their regulatory powers by nature of their attachment to their local area (the inside-out principle). ¶ The central conceptual theme of the antinomy of local-state government shapes the overall thesis, as well as providing the focus for its introduction and conclusion. The thesis induces elements of the antinomy and structures much of its discussion around these key issues. It does not try to prove or resolve the antinomy. Instead the thesis uses the concept to explore and develop its second complex theme - the practical and applied experience of Australian local governments (LGs) as they attempt to deliver beneficial environmental outcomes. ¶ ...
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Murray, P. E. "A comparison of porosity values inferred from magnetotelluric and bore-hole density data; case studies from two geothermal regions in South Australia." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/95178.
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This item is only available electronically.Porosity is one of the main determining factors of the prospectivity of geothermal regions and can be estimated in a number of ways from geophysical surveys. The objective of this work was to better understand the link between porosity, permeability and electrical resistivity through Archie's law. This was achieved by comparing porosity values derived from magnetotelluric (MT) data with those derived from density measurements taken in a petroleum borehole. Two case studies were used and are located in north-eastern South Australia. The outcomes of these studies will help to minimise exploration risk by proving the effectiveness of MT as a primary survey of geothermal regions. This study provides a stepping stone to understand the ways in which permeability can be determined from MT surveys in order to better quantify expected fluid flow rates in geothermal prospects.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2012
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Downton, Paul Francis. "Ecopolis : towards an integrated theory for the design, development and maintenance of ecological cities." 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phd75151.pdf.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 575-607) Pt. A. Ecological cityscapes: theory & practice -- pt. B. Urban ecology Australia &ecopolis: ecocity projects in South Australia -- pt. C. Towards a theoretical synthesis of ecopolis About creating and maintaining 'ecological cities' and the necessary conditions for making ecocities. Sets the creation of human settlement in an ecological context and demonstrates through case study analyses that practical approaches to urbanism can be made within a theory of city-making grounded in principles of direct democracy and cooperative community processes.
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Gillespie, Robert. "Valuing the environmental, social and cultural impacts of coal mining projects in NSW, Australia." Phd thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/150971.
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The abundant and cost effective nature of coal as an energy source is reflected in forecasts of strong growth in global demand for coal, particularly from the non-OECD countries of China and India. New South Wales (NSW), with its abundant coal resources, is well placed to provide coal resources to meet this growth in demand through expansion of existing coal mines and the development of new mines. However, this would have a range of potential environmental, social and cultural impacts and would require Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979. Standard EIA encompasses a range of technical studies to assess the biophysical impacts of projects but provides no theoretical or practical framework for weighing up positive and negative impacts to determine if a project should proceed or not. The application of neoclassical welfare economics through benefit cost analysis (BCA) can remedy the deficiencies of standard EIA and aid in more efficient decision-making. This is particularly the case where nonmarket valuation methods are used to estimate the welfare effects of environmental, social and cultural impacts. Nevertheless, historically BCA and nonmarket valuation have rarely been undertaken as part of the NSW EIA process. This thesis addresses the significant gap that exists in converting the conceptually developed techniques of BCA and nonmarket valuation to practical application in the policy realm. It does this through the application of BCA, including nonmarket valuation, to a sequence of coal mining case studies over an 18 month time frame in a real policy setting. It finds choice modelling (CM) to be the preferred approach for the valuation of multiple impacts and mutually exclusive policy options. The thesis demonstrates that the community hold significant positive values for reducing the impacts of coal mining on streams, Aboriginal heritage, upland swamps, native vegetation and rural villages. The CM case studies also show that community welfare would be significantly reduced by any proposals that decrease the length of time that the mines provide employment. Social and cultural attributes are therefore relevant attributes for inclusion in CM studies of coal mining proposals. The thesis also provides evidence that the community holds positive economic values for the provision of biodiversity offsets, through planting and protection of vegetation in the landscape. Integration of the CM results into BCA demonstrates how nonmarket valuation can enhance the role of BCA as a tool for decision-making. While CM has a number of strengths over other nonmarket valuation methods, its application can also be associated with a number of methodological issues, particularly around the framing of the questionnaire. A number of attribute framing issues in the application of CM are examined. Split sample analysis in the CM applications is used to examine the impact of including additional policy relevant attributes in choice set design, providing cumulative impact information instead of project specific impact information and using different temporal payment vehicles. The nonlinearity of the attribute representing employment provided by the case study mines, is also investigated.
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Chen, Peter John. "Australia's online censorship regime : the advocacy coalition framework and governance compared." Phd thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/147789.
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Batongbacal, Jay. "DEVELOPING AN ECOLOGICAL SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK FOR OCEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES: CASE STUDIES FROM THE PHILIPPINES." 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13011.
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Unless subjected to skeptical and conscious scrutiny, environmentally-friendly ocean energy technologies can become “Trojan machines of social inequity” due to the subtle re-organizing influences of technologies on culture and the society. Environmental laws that promote or regulate ocean energy technologies can act as “Trojan legal regimes” in the absence of a framework for assessing and anticipating their adverse impacts on social justice. “Environmental justice” is inadequate for this task, so an alternative framework is proposed: ecological social justice, drawn from the Third World’s perspective of sustainable development as equitable sharing. Though overshadowed by the prevalent notion of sustainable development as limits to growth, a review of international environmental law shows that the ideas of equitable sharing have persisted, underpinning demands for more equitable distribution of resources and environmental amenities, greater public participation in decision-making, and special attention in favor of specified social groups. Beginning with the critiques of environmental justice and then drawing upon a substantivist view of the role of the Economy as an ecological link between Society and Nature, a sketch of ecological social justice is drawn. The assessment of whether specific legal regimes or their implementation promote or hinder social justice revolve around three focal points: distribution, recognition, and participation, and pay special attention to the role of culture and power in society. The assessment also incorporates and emphasizes the ‘local’ conception of social justice in order to remain true to its ‘ecological’ character.
To demonstrate, the paper conducts detailed case studies of the Philippines. The 1987 Constitution established a right to environment as a result of the historical evolution of a constitutional policy of promoting social justice, This caused Philippine environmental and ocean resource laws to incorporate provisions that promote ecological social justice. Analysis of Philippine ocean environment and energy laws and two internationally-recognized ocean energy projects reveals insights into how even the most environmentally-friendly but complex technologies can lead to domination and oppression, and how guiding ideals of equitable sharing at the local levels can lead to more socially-just solutions.
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Tasmin, Julekha. "Implementation of total quality management in Australian public service : a case study : Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Newport Campus, Melbourne." Thesis, 1997. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/33007/.
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Total Quality Management is a set of time tested norms and practices being used in the
management of organizations. The thesis aims at understanding Total Quality practices in the
Australian Public Service and evaluating the extent to which Total Quality Management
practices have been successful in Public Sector organizations.
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Albert, Karin H. "Federal choice of policy instruments in the Canada green plan." Thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1620.
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The Green Plan, Canada's six year environmental agenda, has now guided Canadian environmental policy for over a year and a half. In that time span, a large number of environmental initiatives have been announced under the Green Plan, and an even larger number are still promised. However, not every initiative contributes equally to preventing or abating pollution. The extent to which an initiative contributes directly to an improvement in environmental quality depends on the level of coercion of the policy instrument it employs. Initiatives which involve relatively coercive policy instruments, in particular regulatory action, are more likely to achieve their goal in the immediate future than initiatives which rely largely on persuasion such as guidelines and public education. The classification of the policy instruments in the Green Plan reveals a strong preference on the part of the federal government for non-coercive over coercive instruments. Only 13 per cent of the Green Plan initiatives involve regulatory action. The majority involve increasing capacity which means that the initiatives centre around research, studies, monitoring and plan development. The Fraser River Action Plan, a Green Plan initiative announced in June 1991, reflects the same federal preference for capacity increasing instruments as the larger Green Plan. Several variables help to explain this preference: constitutional constraints, pressure from other levels of government, opposition from industry, and environmental interest group pressure. Both the events leading up to the Green Plan and the implementation of the Fraser River Action Plan, suggest that the strongest motivating factor for the choice of policy instruments is the concern to avoid blame from the interests affected by a particular initiative. In practice, this means that the federal government is reluctant to make use of its regulatory authority to impose clean-up costs on the polluting industry. It also avoids to interfere with provincial jurisdiction over natural resources. In order to avoid blame from environmental groups and the public, who demand tighter pollution controls, the government relies on symbolic actions. Symbolic actions enable the government to show its concern but postpone pollution abatement to a later date. Federal reluctance to make use of its full constitutional authority in the area of environmental policy making combined with the large budget cuts the Green Plan has seen during its relatively short period of existence, belies the federal commitment to protecting the environment.
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Reid, Elizabeth. "Of leisure, learning and leviathan : enhancing the use of interpretation in Australian whale watching / Elizabeth Reid." Thesis, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19701.
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Explores the status and nature of interpretation within the Australian whale watching industry, on both a national scale and as it is practiced at three diverse case study sites along the southern coast, and develops strategies which may enable this form of tourism to reach it's highest educative potential
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geographical and Environmental Studies, 2000
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Woodhouse, Rob. "A study of the issues and effectiveness of sponsorship in sport." Thesis, 1996. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18226/.
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The level of sports sponsorship in Australia since 1990 has been equally remarkable.
According to Sydney-based research organisation Sponsorship Market Group, total
sponsorship was about $160 million in 1990. The figure for 1994 was expected to
reach $510 million, with $650 million forecast for 1995. Broadcast sponsorship and
back-up promotions will push the figure over $1 billion in 1995 (Richardson, 1994).
With continued growth expected in sponsorship and sports marketing well into the
next century, the search for the most effective sponsorship investment could almost be
classified as an Olympic event itself.
The increasing role sponsorship plays in the marketing mix of many companies, from
multinationals to small businesses, makes it necessary to research the factors which
make up an effective sponsorship and how those factors can be put into effect for the
benefit of both the business and the sport or event being sponsored.
This report analysed the literature on sports sponsorship to provide a theoretical
approach to the most effective sponsorship process. From why companies sponsor
sporting events, how they select which events to sponsor, how the sponsorship is
managed, sponsorship evaluation to why some sponsorships fail, the report provides an
overall review of the sports sponsorship business.
The sponsorship roles and procedures of nineteen companies are discussed and
compared with a theoretical framework of sports sponsorship. Nine of these
companies are involved in sponsorship of sporting events and teams. Five companies
are among properties which attract such sponsorship, while the other five companies
are involved in sponsorship research, evaluation and development.
The report identifies the most effective method of sponsorship in theory, and discusses
how it relates in practice to the real world.
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Mahlangabeza, Neliswa Joyce. "Perceptions of local communities on legislation governing the use of natural resources in Coffee bay and Hole in-the wall, Mqanduli, Eastern Cape, South Africa." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20677.
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The study was aimed at assessing perceptions of local communities on the use of coastal natural resources in Coffee Bay and the “Hole in-the Wall” area. The environmental impact caused by non–compliance with environmental legislation was also assessed. Data was obtained through interviews conducted with members of 50 households chosen randomly and questionnaires that were distributed to government departments in charge of the resources. The study found that due to high illiteracy and unemployment in the area, people were compelled to use the available coastal natural resources to satisfy their basic needs. About 70% of them were aware of the legislation but felt they could not comply with it since they had not been consulted. The study’s recommendations are that the community should be consulted on legislation, more environmental awareness campaigns should be conducted and government plans should be aligned in terms of service deliveryEnvironmental Sciences
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Wallace, Douglas Melvin. "Measurement of customer quality and service requirements in a paper converting company." Thesis, 1995. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18222/.
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Research into customer service in the manufacturing industry has lagged behind that
in service industries, where superior service quality is the most important strategic
priority and companies that focus on their customers will build a loyalty that will
preclude competitors. In the service industry, customer service needs to be designed
for the particular product and process, with measurable outcomes that deliver the
results of consumer research.
In the manufacture of consumer goods, the product needs to be augmented by
customer service factors which fall into the areas of design activities to enhance
physical quality, as well as non physical or service activities such as response times,
delivery, installation and after-sales repairs. However it is dangerous for a company
to try to compete by offering superior service on all dimensions simultaneously and
trade offs must be made based on appropriate consumer research.
The overall objective of this research was to provide strategic direction for improving
quality and customer service in the paper converting industry. The research achieved
that aim by determining the requirements of quality and service for different
customers, different products and market segments, through a newly extended
process which obtained feedback from corporate customers and two groups of end
users, those purchasing premium products and those purchasing low cost products.
In the business being considered, surveys had already been conducted by semantic
network analysis and gap analysis by market research consultants. This research
carried out additional surveys and compared them with those already available. The
present research employed a cross-sectional causal field experiment using two
questionnaires. Because responses were obtained from both national intermediary and
representative napkin end users, each survey had a common core, applicable to all
respondents and individual sections for corporate customer and end users.
As a result of the surveys, it was concluded that considerable differences existed
between intermediary users and end users in:
- their ranking of elements of quality and customer service,
- their ranking of the technical aspects of quality and,
- their evaluation of the suitability of a napkin for their use.
A series of specific differences were found, of which the most important are:
- all the customers expect quality and there are no significant differences in
their views, but low series napkin users have lower quality expectations.
- premium product users require a wider range of napkins than corporate
users, who have their own specific narrow range, and low cost users who
expected a limited choice.
- corporate customers want better stock availability and full quantity deliveries
at the exact time and day specified.
It was concluded that the detailed surveys, in the present research, had greater validity
than previous ones because they covered a wider range of customer requirements, not
limited to those already being offered. The research made a series of
recommendations about, for example, softness and embossing standards in
manufacturing, which it is hoped will be adopted. The aim, to obtain feedback across
the whole range of customer requirements for future strategic direction, had been
achieved.
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Bryar, Peter John. "An analysis of shift working rosters used within the Australian Army component of the Defence Integrated Secure Communications Network (DISCON)." Thesis, 1996. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18147/.
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Non standard working hours such as those experienced by rotational shift workers
have a wide ranging impact upon job and roster satisfaction, performance,
behaviour, sleep, quality of work and family life. The shift roster plays an important
role in moderating the influence of non standard working hours on the individual and
the group though it is well documented that shift work does affect everyone
differently. Aspects of shift work that appear to be disadvantageous for many
individuals can be considered to be beneficial by others depending upon the work
circumstances and the needs of the individual and family.
This study is concerned with shift work within a section of the Australian Defence
environment - the Defence Integrated Secure Communications Network (DISCON)
- Royal Australian Army Corps of Signals component, an area previously untouched
by academic or other research. The significance of this study is that whilst it has
focussed on a unique work environment the findings are not at variance to other shift
working research.
The Australian Army, through units of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, has the
responsibility of managing and operating the Switching and Communications Centres
throughout the states of Victoria and Queensland, and within the cities of Canberra
and Sydney. Shift workers and the shift working rosters operating within these units
are the focus of this study.
The purpose of this study is to compare the four shift working rosters operating
within the four different Army units with DISCON and determine which one is most
appropriate in terms of current roster design guidelines and shift worker preference.
DISCON was established to support the operations of the Australian Defence Force
and Department of Defence for the rest of this century and beyond. DISCON is
Defence's first secure, integrated communications system, and will be used for
command and control of the Australian Defence Force as well as management and
administration of the Defence Organisation. DISCON operates by means of
interconnected switching centres which direct all incoming message traffic to its
destination and link Defence establishments Australia-wide. DISCON Switching
Centres serve a particular region through Communications Centres and decentralised
communications terminals.
DISCON has brought with it new technology, new equipment and a range of new
services to its subscribers. DISCON provides facilities for the passage of voice
(secure and insecure telephone), facsimile, telegraph and electronic data and is
expected to support the current range of tactical (field) external networks and
individual tactical radio communication. There has also been a major change to the
communications doctrine of providing pre-determined facilities, and subscribers no
longer have to rely purely upon area or regional communications centres to service
their communications needs of formal message traffic, facsimile and data
transmission. Communications terminals have been decentralised to a large extent
bringing them closer to the user - in some cases directly to them. Switching centres
have also taken on the additional responsibility of providing advice to subscribers
whilst communication centres are assisting with user education.
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Mekala, Gayathri Devi. "A Framework for Determining and Establishing the Factors that affect Wastewater Treatment and Recycling." Thesis, 2009. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/24510/.
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In this study an assessment of the factors that influence the degree to which a city or community would undertake wastewater treatment and use the output for various purposes is investigated. In assessing these issues two contrasting case studies of wastewater treatment and recycling are studied namely Hyderabad, India (representing a developing country context) and Melbourne, Australia (representing a developed country context). An improved understanding of both these wastewater systems, across different economic and social contexts was found and placed within a single decision making framework.
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Mathew, Brenda A. "The Link Between Smart Growth in Urban Development and Climate Change." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/3206.
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Gaspar, Anselmo Cesar. "Local people's perceptions of marine protected areas : a case study of Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/413.
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