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POLICY: An Overview TREN 3P14: Sustainable Integrated Waste Management.
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POLICY:An Overview
TREN 3P14: Sustainable Integrated Waste Management
policy …a course or general plan of action
to be adopted by a government, party, person, etc.
- Concise Oxford Dictionary
scale
policy …a course or general plan of action to
be adopted by a government, party, person, etc.
- Concise Oxford Dictionary
…a selected, planned line of conduct in the light of which individual decisions are made and coordination achieved
- Webster’s Encyclopedic Dictionary
E.g. Sustainable Integrated Waste Management
Sustainable - • consistent with principles of sustainabilityIntegrated -• functionally• across spatial and temporal scales• across jurisdictions
Local Policy
National Policy
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policydescription
analysis linkages
implicationsalternativesformulation
policy analysis3-stage approach
Stage 1: DescriptionStage 2: Analysis and LinkagesStage 3: Implications and
Alternatives
Stage 1: Description• Who is the policy written by?• Who is the policy written for?• When was it proposed?• Who could / should implement the policy? Do they
have the power (constitutional, economic, moral, etc.) to do so?
• What are the policy’s goals and objectives?• What are the specific policy suggestions?
Stage 2: Analysis and Linkages• What is new about the policy? • Is it aligned with a particular set of values, or a
particular ideology?• What connections are there between this policy and
other policies in the same area?• What good and bad policy precedents are there
(using logical, empirical, or ethical evaluations)? more...
Stage 2: Analysis and Linkages• What subsequent policy / legislative / political / practical
changes have there been since this policy was proposed?• Are the goals and objectives appropriate? If so, by what
standards? If not, why not?• Will the proposed mechanisms work? Is there a plausible
route from principles through policy to practice?• Are there any ways to ensure accountability for achieving
goals and objectives?
Stage 3: Implications and Alternatives
• What are the implications (resultant effects) of this policy, in all areas?
• What policy alternatives could you propose which would improve upon the existing policy?
policy making
the policy making process
simplified...
policy making Ask yourself 3 questions regarding
the policy issue: where are we now?
where do we want to be? how do we get from where we are to where we want to be?
policy making where are we now?
...what is the existing real-world situation and policy climate
surrounding the issue?
policy making where do we want to be?...describe the desirable real-world
situation, policy goals and objectives surrounding the issue
policy making how do we get from where we are to where we want to be?
…details and implementation steps for the new policy, accounting for real-world opportunities and obstacles
policy making must consider:
- values and ideologies- jurisdictional realities- biophysical / ecological constraints- economic, social, political contraints- patterns of human behaviour etc.!