9781869409524

1869409523

"This volume emerged out of a series of meetings at the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) annual conferences between 2015 and 2018"--Acknowledgements.

"An undergraduate textbook situating environmental politics and policy in the unique institutional, cultural and resource context of Aotearoa. Global warming, threats to biodiversity, contamination of waterways and other environmental issues confront today's citizens with critical challenges that are fundamentally political. Power, authority and state action enable current practices, and through politics and policy that power can be harnessed to create a more ecologically sustainable planet. In this book, leading scholars from around Aotearoa introduce students to environmental politics and policy based in this country's unique institutional, cultural and resource context. The text focuses on the key importance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the characteristics of the natural environment in Aotearoa and the role of gender dynamics in the distribution of power, before turning to how this unique setting informs and is, in turn, informed by the global context of environmental politics. The authors take a systemic view of environmental politics and governance in New Zealand, addressing the philosophical and ideational debates about who and what matters (both human and non-human), the political institutions that embed and enact these ideas, and how these ideas then manifest in particular arenas, from climate and freshwater to energy and farming. Practical tips, how to make a submission, organise a protest, write a policy brief or a press release, are woven throughout"--Publisher website.

Part one: Introduction (1. Te tkranga tuatahi: Our Foundation / Julie L MacArthur and Maria Bargh ; 2. Measuring and meaning: the state of the environment / David Hall ; How to make a submission / Will Dreyer)

Part two: Theories and perspectives (3. Environmental ideas in Aotearoa / Margaret Mutu ; 4. Toitk te whenua: land, peoples and environmental policy 1840 to 1980 / Janine Hayward ; 5. Theorising environmental politics / Elisabeth Ellis ; 6. Theorising environmental policy / Valentina Dinica ; How to write a policy brief / Briony Bennett)

Part three: Institutions and actors (7. Contemporary environmental institutions and policy-making / Nicola Wheen ; 8. Cities and urban planning / Dory Reeves ; 9. Regenerative economies / Rod Oram ; 10. Social movements and the environment / Priya Kurian, Raven Cretney, Debashish Munshi and Sandra L. Morrison ; 11. Green parties and greening party politics / Geoffrey Ford ; How to write a press release / Ellen Tapsell)

Part four: Environmental issues and challenges (12. Climate policy / Bronwyn Hayward ; 13. Energy politics and policy / Julie L MacArthur and Janet Stephenson ; 14. Te taiao and 'biodiversity' / Maria Bargh and Tame Malcolm ; 15. Imperialism and systems of stuff / Tina Ngata ; 16. Farming and the environment: the long legacies of colonisation / Hugh Campbell ; 17. Mining: when you are in a hole, stop digging / Catherine Delahunty ; 18. Te mana o te wai: the modern politics of freshwater / Jacinta Ruru ; How to organise a protest / Sophie Handford)

Environmental policy > New Zealand.

Environmental protection > New Zealand.

Environmental protection > New Zealand > Cultural policy.

Māori (New Zealand people) > Government relations.

Maori (New Zealand people) > Government relations.

New Zealand > Environmental conditions.

New Zealand > Social conditions.