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Environmental Management and Natural Resource Allocation Frameworks of New Zealand, Sweden and Finland: A Comparative Description Research Completed

Title

Environmental Management and Natural Resource Allocation Frameworks of New Zealand, Sweden and Finland: A Comparative Description

Lead Author

Salmon, G., Sundström, M. & Zilliacus, K.

Organisation(s)

Ecologic Foundation

Publication Year

2005

Publisher

Ecologic Foundation

Contacts

info@ecologic.org.nz

http://www.ecologic.org.nz/

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative description of the main features of the environmental management and natural resource allocation statutory frameworks in New Zealand, Finland and Sweden, in order:

to provide background and contextual information for detailed, comparative case studies to be carried out in the next phase of Ecologic’s research project;

to identify points of difference between the national systems, which might provide the starting point for investigations of potential improvements to the New Zealand system.

The case studies for which this information will primarily be used are comparative studies of public decision-making affecting private owners of natural resources in the three countries. The main focus is on land use impacts on water quality; land and water use impacts on biodiversity conservation; and the impacts of building and aquaculture development on values associated with the coastal environment. The paper therefore focuses on institutions that influence these issues, and does not seek to describe any specialized policy regimes that may apply to other issues such as mining and transport.

This paper aims to describe the formal attributes of the statutory frameworks in each country. It does not attempt to assess their actual performance in practice. That will be done, after fuller investigation, in the context of the case studies themselves.

Keywords:

Sweden, Finland, New Zealand, Comparative, Natural Resources, Management, Environment, Parks, National parks, Outdoors, Resource ownership, Hunting, Fishing, Recreation, Countryside, Property rights, Conservation

How to access

Areas of Focus

Settings (location)

Provision (delivery type & infrastructure)

Coast and beach, Mountains, National Parks, Rivers and lakes

Topics

Barriers, Benefits, Impacts - environmental, Management, Planning, Tourism