New Zealand’s conservation management currently prioritises full protection of pristine landscapes. Other models are based on reciprocity between people and nature.
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All but four of New Zealand’s 120 lizard species are threatened or at risk. But little consideration is given to lizards during most land development projects.
Infill development is patchy across Australian cities, as is its quality. Bigger and better projects are needed to hit planning targets and reduce urban sprawl.
A handful of large companies dominate the UK housing market, which may affect new-build supply.
Offsets are meant to restore land elsewhere to make up for lost habitat. Developers can make payments to the state to cover the costs of this work, but a new study finds there’s usually a shortfall.
The Morrison government has seized on environment law reform proposed on Monday. I was a federal environment official for 13 years – and I know these things cannot be rushed.
Big development projects can mean the loss of a community’s identity and connection to their past.
Brazil’s new president could clear the way for plans to develop remote areas around the Tapajos River basin over the objections of the indigenous people who live there.
Changes under Queensland’s recently instituted Planning Act give councils much more leeway in their decision-making, which makes it harder for appeals against decisions to succeed.
In response to mudslides that have killed at least 20 people in Southern California, a geologist calls for more resources to study and map landslide hazards so residents can understand the risks.
For the Blackfeet, Lakota and other Native American people, water does more than sustain life – it’s the place of the divine.
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor of History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Planning and Development, Cardiff University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor of the Politics of Development, University of Oxford
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Professor of Law and Rutherford Discovery Fellow, University of Canterbury
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Associate professor, University of Canterbury
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Professor & Director, QUT Centre for Environment and Society, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Housing Economics, University of Reading
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Researcher in Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington