TY - JOUR
T1 - Framing an independent, integrated and evidence-based evaluation of the state of Australia's biophysical and human environments
AU - Ward, Trevor
AU - Cork, Steven
AU - Dobbs, K
AU - Harper, Peter
AU - Harris, P.T.
AU - Hatton, Thomas Joseph
AU - Joy, Robert
AU - Kanowski, Peter
AU - Mackay, Richard
AU - McKenzie, N J
AU - Wienecke, Barbara
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - A new approach was developed for Australia's 2011 national State of the Environment (SoE) report to integrate the assessment of biophysical and human elements of the environment. A Common Assessment and Reporting Framework (CARF) guided design and implementation, responding to jurisdictional complexity, outstanding natural diversity and ecosystem values, high levels of cultural and heritage diversity, and a paucity of national-scale data. The CARF provided a transparent response to the need for an independent, robust and evidence-based national SoE report. We conclude that this framework will be effective for subsequent national SoE assessments and other integrated national-scale assessments in data-poor regions.
AB - A new approach was developed for Australia's 2011 national State of the Environment (SoE) report to integrate the assessment of biophysical and human elements of the environment. A Common Assessment and Reporting Framework (CARF) guided design and implementation, responding to jurisdictional complexity, outstanding natural diversity and ecosystem values, high levels of cultural and heritage diversity, and a paucity of national-scale data. The CARF provided a transparent response to the need for an independent, robust and evidence-based national SoE report. We conclude that this framework will be effective for subsequent national SoE assessments and other integrated national-scale assessments in data-poor regions.
U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2014.891073
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2014.891073
M3 - Article
SN - 0964-0568
VL - 58
SP - 738
EP - 755
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
IS - 4
ER -