Innovation in environmental policy: the National Environmental Policy Act of the US and the Resource Management Act of New Zealand |
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Authors: | Sarah Michaels Owen J Furuseth |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Urban and Environmental Policy, Tufts University, 97 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA 02155, USA;(2) Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA |
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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. |
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