Book review of "Contested Country: local and regional natural resources management in Australia" by Marcus Lane, Cathy Robinson and Bruce Taylor (eds), CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia, ISBN 978-0-643-09586-1

摘要: [Extract] Given the significant natural resource problems that we face, results of Australia's decade-long experiment in more devolved approaches to management (NRM) is deep national, if not international, significance. Despite this significance, until release Contested country, literature on subject has been sparse and fragmented. There also a stronger focus evaluative-style (often poorly contextualised) few contributions theoretical debate about integrated governance. Happily, country first edited compendium successfully bring together Australian knowledge research capability regarding topic. Its timing perfect, given emerging transformation our national approach NRM program delivery, commencing with 2007 shift political leadership consequent return centralised, purchaser-provider NRM.