Sustainable natural resource use and management make novel demands on governance arrangements, the design of which requires normative guidance. Although governance principles have been developed for diverse contexts, their availability for sustainable natural resource governance is so far limited. In response, we present a suite of governance principles for natural resource governance that, while developed in an Australian multilevel context, has general applicability and significance at local, subnational, and national scales. The principles can be used to direct the design of governance institutions that are legitimate, transparent, accountable, inclusive, and fair and that also exhibit functional and structural integration, capability, and adaptability. Together, they can also serve as a platform for developing governance monitoring and evaluation instruments, crucial for both self-assessment and external audit purposes.
History
Publication title
Society and Natural Resources
Volume
23
Issue
10
Pagination
986-1001
ISSN
0894-1920
Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Place of publication
325 Chestnut St, Suite 800, Philadelphia, USA, Pa, 19106
Rights statement
The definitive published version is available online at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Environmental policy, legislation and standards not elsewhere classified