Constructing an environmental problem: claims-making in the Brisbane River dredging dispute

Jakku, Emma; Burch, David; Rickson, Roy E.

doi:10.1080/14486563.2009.9725214

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“…The 'non-decision making' (cf. Jakku et al, 2009) on these ruled-out perspectives are, in this case, excluded through infrastructural path dependency. The solutions to the problem must be in alignment with the currently accepted technological frameworks, while too large a scale of modifications is excluded from the range of possible solutions.…”

Section: Accusations Of Technological and Financial Limitsmentioning

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Politicization of wastewater overflows: the case of the Vantaa River, Finland

2016

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Here, we analyze the construction and politicization of the environmental problems created by the urban wastewater overflows in the area of the Vantaa River, Finland, between 2004 and 2015. The contradictory uses and values of the river as a wastewater channel and important recreational haven with widely acclaimed ecological values forms the context of this case study. We investigate what types of environmental problem are caused by urban wastewater overflows, how the various stakeholders define the problem, and possible solutions to it. The analysis is based on written materials produced by individuals associated with the problem, applying the method of content analysis. We identify various stages in the evolution of the problem and suggest ways in which cooperation between stakeholders can be enhanced to minimize environmental damage and social harm. These include formulating a common goal, improved mutual information sharing, realistic and clearly communicated plans for technological improvements, and a common understanding of the timescales used for the anticipated results.

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Section: Accusations Of Technological and Financial Limitsmentioning

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Politicization of wastewater overflows: the case of the Vantaa River, Finland

2016

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A missed opportunity: understanding community stakeholders' perspectives

Walton

Rivers

2011

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

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Resource companies are moving increasingly toward transformational engagement with their community stakeholders, where they have joint learning and sense-making of the issues. A key antecedent to successful engagement at this level is ensuring that the company has an understanding of the perspectives of the community stakeholders and the meaning behind statements made by them. In this paper, we present a three-step meanings-based analysis technique that can help companies better understand their community stakeholders' perspective in the initial stage of the engagement process. We describe each step and demonstrate the application to public submissions about the Nevis River in New Zealand, and explain how they differ from conventional issue or stakeholder analysis. The first step is to generate text sufficiently rich that it can be analysed for meaning. The other two steps of the analysis are to generate a set of statements used by stakeholders to describe their sense of the issue and then to identify the positions that stakeholders adopt in relation to the issue. Applying the technique can enhance understanding of community stakeholders' perspectives and move a resource company toward transformational engagement.

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Scientific Method and the Regulation of Health and Nutritional Claims by the European Food Safety Authority

Hoad

2011

Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society

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The protection of European consumers from the false or misleading scientific and nutritional claims of food manufacturers took a step forward with the recent opinions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). As a risk assessment agency, the EFSA recently assessed and rejected a vast number of food claim forcing the withdrawal of many claims from leading manufacturers. Focusing on the functional food sector, consumer protection issues, and market impacts, this article looks into the role of the EFSA and examines the rejection of claims based on bad and misleading science and outlines how the EFSA map claims and distinguishes between the good and bad scientific methods.

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Constructing an environmental problem: claims-making in the Brisbane River dredging dispute

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Politicization of wastewater overflows: the case of the Vantaa River, Finland

Politicization of wastewater overflows: the case of the Vantaa River, Finland

A missed opportunity: understanding community stakeholders' perspectives

Scientific Method and the Regulation of Health and Nutritional Claims by the European Food Safety Authority

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