Can collaboration between local authorities enable efficent and effective environmental management? : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Resource and Environmental Planning at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorMcSoriley, Luke Gerard
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-06T04:03:27Z
dc.date.available2012-07-06T04:03:27Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractLocal authorities in New Zealand are under increasing pressure from central government and the public to deliver efficient and effective local government. Local authorities are required to operate in a fiscally efficient manner while also undertaking a range of local government functions effectively. Local authority collaboration has been identified as a useful approach to the delivery of local government functions that can achieve efficiencies while also providing for effective local government. Local authority collaboration has also been identified as an alternative or complimentary approach to local authority amalgamation. Regulatory functions associated with environmental management are a key responsibility of local governments in New Zealand. This research evaluates the value and efficacy of local authority collaboration in environmental management. The primary research method was a case study of a Southland example of local authority collaboration in environmental management. The secondary research method was a documentary analysis of eight other New Zealand examples of inter-council collaboration in environmental management. The theory and practice of collaboration between local governments was also analysed through a review of relevant literature. This research has shown that collaboration between local governments can be fiscally efficient, whilst also providing an effective approach to the management of environmental issues. The research has also shown that local authority collaboration in environmental management can be effective across a range of environmental issues. The research concludes that local authority collaboration is a valuable and efficacious approach that can enable effective and efficient environmental management.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/3590
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectLocal government, New Zealanden
dc.subjectLocal authority collaborationen
dc.subjectEnvironmental management, New Zealanden
dc.titleCan collaboration between local authorities enable efficent and effective environmental management? : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Resource and Environmental Planning at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealanden
dc.typeThesisen
massey.contributor.authorMcSoriley, Luke Gerarden
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Resource and Environmental Planning (M.R.P.)en
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