Description:
This book offers a strategy for making argued choices between alternative planning approaches. It revitalizes the idea that we can contingently relate alternative planning approaches to the circumstances encountered. The book is both a theoretical investigation of arguments for navigating the theoretical plurality we face and an empirical study into renewing environmental governance. It is also practical in offering a constructive critique on current processes of governance renewal in European environmental governance.
Review Quotes:
Christian Zuidema skilfully navigates the theoretical and practice pluralism of environmental governance. In worlds plagued by many forms of environmental pollution, there are no ready-made answers. For environmental policy-makers, it is a matter of value preference. Zuidema's persuasive proposal for a consequentialist post-contingency approach offers a proactive way for moving beyond mere damage control, to enable more informed policy decisions.
Jean Hillier, RMIT University, Australia