Restructuring of a civic authority responsible for environmental issues

B. Tiberghien

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2009, vol. 10, issue 3/4, 382-396

Abstract: This research focused on the restructuring of a French local authority in charge of environmental management in a territory confronted with five major natural hazards: floods, forests fires, earthquakes, avalanches and ground movement. A recent analysis of developments in both public and private sectors has indicated the emergence of post-bureaucratic organisations. How do public organisations react when confronted to new environmental pressures? What is the impact of environmental changes on organisational practices? The historical neo-institutionalism perspective insists on the continuity of incremental change more than on a radical change in public policies.

Keywords: environmental issues; natural hazards; France; neo-institutionalism; post-bureaucratic management; public management; public value; reformism; relativism; strategy; sustainable development; territorial governance; sustainability; local authority restructuring; environmental management; public policy; environmental changes; organisational practices. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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