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Closing the implementation gap: understanding sustainability trade-offs in regulatory decision-making pathways
Regulatory decision-making in Australia relies on the evidence provided in environmental impact assessments (EIA) of supporting project applications. The minister must take a range of matters including the principles of ecologically sustainable development (defined in Section 3A of the EPBC Act) into account using the EIA as evidence when making decisions. Yet these decisions are increasingly constrained by complex sustainability trade‑offs (Gibson and Fonseca, 2022), where regulators must balance ecological protection, economic development, and social expectations amid growing uncertainty and …
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- PhD, Master of Philosophy
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- Faculty of Engineering
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- School of Architecture and Built Environment
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