Environmental management involves making decisions about the governance of natural resources such as water, minerals or land; these are inherently decisions about what is just or fair. Yet there is little emphasis on justice in environmental management research or practical guidance on how to achieve fairness and equity in environmental governance and public policy. This neglect of justice may result in social dilemmas that are significant issues for government, business and community agendas, causing conflict between different community interests.

Natural Resources and Environmental Justice  provides the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of justice research in Australian environmental management, identifying best practice and current knowledge gaps.

With chapters written by experts in environmental and social sciences, law, and economics, this book covers topical issues including coal seam gas, desalination plants, community relations in mining, forestry negotiations, sea-level rise and animal rights. It also proposes a social justice framework and an agenda for future justice research in environmental management.