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Conservation through waste disposal : benefits and savings through recycling and other methods of solid waste disposal
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
One factor which separates Man from all the other forms of life with which he shares his environment is his ability to produce waste. With increasing population, increased industrialisation, increased affluence and increased ...
A management study of Temple Basin Skifield, Arthur’s Pass National Park
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1980)
This report is a management study of intensive use and its effects at Temple Basin Skifield. Temple Basin is a facilities area in Arthur's Pass National Park. Thus the provision of facilities there for public enjoyment is ...
Environmental monitoring in the Ross Sea region : towards integration
(Lincoln University, 1998)
We have set in place a robust framework and guidelines for the management of activities by all New Zealand visitors to the Ross Dependency ... We will continue to show strong leadership and demonstrate the highest standards ...
Regionals or unitaries? Building an evaluative framework to compare regional and unitary authority environmental management performance
(Lincoln University, 1998)
Talk and speculation with respect to the form and function of local government is once again on the political agenda. More specifically, speculation centres around the establishment of larger or 'super' forms of local ...
Environmental management systems : towards a research process for understanding its uptake by New Zealand companies
(Lincoln University, 1998)
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) is a system-based standard which formalises environmental management in organisations, particularly companies. EMS is not the only or necessarily the best option to improve environmental ...
Wetlands in the agricultural landscape
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1983)
Wetlands are rapidly becoming some of New Zealand's rarest ecosystems.
The loss of the major proportion of the wetland resource existing in New Zealand at the time of European settlement has occurred mainly through ...
Environmental auditing : the New Zealand response to an evolving discipline
(Lincoln University, 1991)
Following US trends, several companies in New Zealand are now carrying out environmental audits as a means of improving their environmental management. This type of auditing is distinct from environmental accounting, and ...
Comprehensiveness, integration, and coordination : a study of their application and role in coastal management in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1994)
Coastal management practices in Aotearoa/New Zealand have historically been counterproductive in terms of maintaining environmental quality. A plethora of complex legislative and jurisdictional arrangements is identified ...
After the flood : the first 10 years 1975-1985
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1986)
During the last few years 'natural events' have occurred within many recreation areas that could well have proved more disastrous, had there been more people around at the times they happened. Management must take a new ...
Problems of flood hazard perception : implications for floodplain management
(Lincoln University, 1985)
Many people using floodplains underestimate the risk of flooding, and develop the land for intensive uses, ignoring the potential costs of flood damage. The professionals responsible for reducing the flood hazard do not ...