Public participation and integrated land-use planning are recognised as important components of environmental and natural resource management generally, and within the forestry industry, as an essential component to the achievement of Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management. Public participation and integrated planning are mutually inclusive. The role of humans in environmental degradation and repair implies that management of environmental problems is essentially the management of people. Thus, an integrated and effective approach to environmental planning and management that is both ecologically and temporally sustainable requires appropriate public participation in the planning process. This article reviews integrated land use planning and public participation in the context of the land use planning unit, the Private Timber Reserve, a key component in the development of the Tasmanian private forest industry.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Policy and administration
Research Field:	Public policy
Objective Division:	Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards
Objective Group:	Environmental policy, legislation and standards
Objective Field:	Trade and environment
UTAS Author:	Gee, D (Ms Dianne Gee)
UTAS Author:	Stratford, E (Professor Elaine Stratford)
ID Code:	21051
Year Published:	2001
Deposited By:	Geography and Environmental Studies
Deposited On:	2001-08-01
Last Modified:	2007-10-23
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