@conference {40638,
	title = {Think globally, act locally - Roles for science in enabling local actions for sustainable resource management behaviours.},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {54},
	year = {1994},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {373-376},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Behavioural responses are prerequisites to sustainability and essential  
if the Think Globally, Act Locally concept is to become a reality.  The  
introduction of the Resource Management Act adds weight to the requirement  
for land users to Act Locally, through enabling land use within the stated  
purpose of sustainable management of resources. 
 
The provision of knowledge to enable land users to Act Locally is one of the  
priority roles for science, in order that the collective values of society are  
supported.  It is postulated that the sustainable management of resources is  
likely to be symbolic and may have little direct influence on behavioural  
outcomes.  Science needs to identify the utilitarian values associated with  
equity, efficiency, effectiveness and knowledge itself to enable local action.   
Local action will in turn support the symbolic beliefs of society at large.   
Failure to enable local action will result in society judging science on the basis  
of declining sustainability i.e. symbolic and the possibility of reduced public  
funding for future research.  A number of new science interrelationships   
involving society, policy and other science providers are recommended. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Saunders LS}
}
