TY  - JOUR
AB  - Discusses natural resources policy‐making issues in the context of
expectations about the work of the Australian Resource Assessment
Commission and its performance so far. For example, mining and forestry
are under challenge as industries because scientific knowledge is
extending beyond the technical justification of their activities. Policy
makers cannot rely on value‐free scientific information: data are open
to different interpretations and both sides in a dispute (industry and
conservationists) can marshall scientific evidence to support their
case. Government is forced to establish independent agencies to give
them advice but their role in transforming knowledge into
policy‐relevant information is problematic.
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
SN  - 0956-6163
DO  - 10.1108/09566169210018178
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09566169210018178
AU  - Chapman Ralph J.K.
PY  - 1992
Y1  - 1992/01/01
TI  - Policy Making in the Resources Policy Arena
T2  - Environmental Management and Health
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 7
EP  - 17
Y2  - 2024/04/18
ER  -