Abstract
Within most democracies there is an assumption that greater public participation and engagement in policy processes results in more effective policy measures. These assumed benefits include better framed and more robust policies and a more informed, articulate and engaged citizenry. Similar assumptions exist also in planning for climate adaptation where more public participation and engagement are seen as vital components of any adaptation strategy and policy development process. This article explores these assumptions and considers whether there is any evidence that the success of planning for unavoidable climate change is related to the extent of public participation. Using an evaluation framework based on three aspects of participation we critically review a set of climate adaptation policy instruments developed within each of the three levels of government in Australia but with a specific focus on the region of South East Queensland.
Abstract
𢠣𠦘𧙥𠀧𢉩𣑸𠀦𥤙𱕴𡁆𣑐𱉃𠀓𤆑𢠣𰍀𠡄𠉇𡑂𤑱𡁀𦍷𥤨𰍀 𥤙𱕴𥔔𦁅𒊐𠡔𠆂𢤉𢞈𡉓𥌤𥤙𱕴𦚔𦕐𢤉𒊉𦍷𧥣𡅇𠆗𡑐𤁦𧙥𰚓𤝳𤈰𒊉𠠅𠦘𡑂𱉃𤈰𒊐𱡧𠊄𰍀𨡗𠁣𣎄𢌒𠄐𧙨𠔅𤈒𡀐𠀓𠀦𢠐𰍀𠡄𠉇𡑂𣕅𠄐𠈙𠌉𤈒𱕴𰁓𡙄𥤙𱕴𡑗𣘷𠡑𒊐𦐒𥦑𣕅𠄣𨡗𣔙𰑵𰑵𦅙𡕂𦍷𥑔𦄦𣕅𡒇𠠓𰍀𧙨𠔅𡑤𡉰𰍀𥄄𡅑𡀐𠡄𠉇𡑂𧜀𤅹𰑖𠡑𒊐𥄅𠈄𠍑𩦒𠀐𢔢𠄐𡑂𠠃𲀲𰍀𠈕𦚔𦕐𣕅𨖕𢠣𡀳𠄢𥤙𤈠𩌅𡀵𦅙𡌵𦄘𢝣𠡈𢌠𡌆𥕒𠦆𰍀𥥲𢡱𧙨𠔅𤈒𥤙𱕴𤀷𠡕𠈕𒊐
Notes
1. Both Climate Q and the draft South East Queensland Climate Change Management Plan were policies introduced under the previous Queensland Labour Government of Anna Bligh. At the time of writing these are under review by the new LNP Government of Campbell Newman.