Heritage

Understanding

Effectiveness of heritage management is constrained by the broader environmental and socio-economic context of heritage values, and the current and emerging threats to those values.
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Effectiveness of management
Murray DarlingNorth East CoastGreater SydneyGulf of Carpentaria
Heritage

Planning

The adequacy of planning for heritage management can be assessed by considering the policies and plans in place that result in management actions to address major pressures and risks to heritage values.
2016
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Heritage
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Antarctica
Heritage

Inputs: Financial Resources

In the absence of comprehensive programs for monitoring the state of Australia’s heritage, inputs provide a surrogate basis for evaluating some aspects of management effectiveness. Relevant inputs include financial and human resources, and investment in applied research.
2016
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Heritage
Effectiveness of management
TasmaniaTimor SeaGreater DarwinGreat Barrier ReefCocos ChristmasGreater MelbourneGreater Sydney
Heritage

Inputs: Human Resources

In the absence of comprehensive programs for monitoring the state of Australia’s heritage, inputs provide a surrogate basis for evaluating some aspects of management effectiveness. Relevant inputs include financial and human resources, and investment in applied research.
2016
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Heritage
Effectiveness of management
TasmaniaTimor SeaGreater DarwinGreat Barrier ReefCocos ChristmasGreater MelbourneGreater Sydney
Heritage

Processes

Heritage management processes are assessed by considering the governance systems in place that provide appropriate statutory responses, adaptive management practices based on effective monitoring systems, and adequate resources.
2016
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Heritage
Effectiveness of management
North East CoastGreater PerthGreater Sydney
Heritage

Outcomes

The importance of assessing management effectiveness is well recognised for protected areas, but less so for other types of heritage (Leverington et al. 2010).
2016
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Heritage
Effectiveness of management
South Western PlateauAustralian Capital Territory
Heritage

Assessment of effectiveness of heritage management

In SoE 2011, the framework and structure for the management effectiveness assessment summaries were arranged to align with the business plan of the Heritage and Wildlife Division of the then Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Comm
2016
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Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Mackay R (2016). Heritage: Topics. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/heritage/topics?framework=116, DOI 10.4226/94/58b658bbe13a0