Innovation in environmental policy: the National Environmental Policy Act of the US and the Resource Management Act of New Zealand

Sarah Michaels and Owen J. Furuseth
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Sarah Michaels: Tufts University
Owen J. Furuseth: University of North Carolina

Environment Systems and Decisions, 1997, vol. 17, issue 3, 181-190

Abstract: Abstract On enactment, both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 1970 of the US and the Resource Management Act (RMA), 1991 of New Zealand received accolades for innovativeness. However, is such praise justified when these acts are explored through the literature on policy innovation? This paper suggests that it is. More importantly, recognizing how different attributes of innovation contribute to having a policy adopted suggests what the crafters of future environmental policies might do well to consider. It is critical to attend to the political climate in which a policy is being drafted.

Keywords: Environmental Management; Resource Management; Nature Conservation; Environmental Policy; Policy Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1018520521124

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