Antarctic environmental planning and management: conclusions from Casey, Australian Antarctic Territory

• Main Author: Lorne K. Kriwoken
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Antarctic; Australian Antarctic Territory; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.617.7; http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2973/1/Antarctic_environmental_planning.pdf

ABSTRACT. TheAntarctic environment hasundergone significant localenvironmental damage anddegradation, with nationsrebuilding, expanding,or developing stationsandbases.TheAustralian Antarctic Division'sten-year(1985-95) A$76.704 million programme of rebuilding and expanding stationsin Australian Antarctic Territory is representative of a continent-wide increasein stationnumbers and impact,increasing station size, human numbers,lengthsof roads, buildings, wastematerial production, and energyrequirements. Environmental planningand impactassessment have notbeenincorporated inofficial decision-making; human activitiesatAustralian AntarcticTerritorystationshadserious impactson thelimitedice-freelandand localfloraandfauna. Casey,a re-developed station,isexaminedwithreference to environmental planningandmanagement underAntarctic Treatyobligations and recentAustralian environmental legislation. Recommendations includethesettingupofanAustralian Antarctic ResourcesCommitteeresponsible inter alia forenvironmental planning andmanagement, including regional andstationmanagement plansandcumulative and environmental impactassessment for all Antarcticoperations. Contents Australian Antarctic Territory (AA1) has eight sta Introduction 1 tionsand 12bases (1988) of whichthree stationsand two Growthof humanimpact 1 bases are operatedby Australia, the rest by USSR. The