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Riparian management guides : are they meeting the needs of the interested public?
(Lincoln University, 2008)
In New Zealand, there are many published guidelines about the management of riparian areas. The question needs to be asked, are these guides useful? This research thesis investigates the extent to which riparian management ...
Strolling to the beat of another drum : living the 'Slow Life'
(Lincoln University, 2008)
As the pace of life in contemporary Western society accelerates, an increasing number of people are engaging in an alternative lifestyle: ‘Slow Living’. Although popular in the media, Slow Living, which addresses issues ...
Measuring the diversity and abundance of carabids and spiders of ten Port Hills reserves in Canterbury
(Lincoln University. Bio-Protection & Ecology Division, 2008-05)
The Regional Parks’ Port Hills Rangers (Greenspace Unit, Christchurch City Council) in conjunction with Environment Canterbury are ecologically restoring several reserves on the Port Hills of Canterbury. Flora and fauna ...
Collaborative water governance in New Zealand : turning the tide in the Canterbury region?
(Lincoln University, 2008-06)
Our objective in this paper is to draw on the increasingly voluminous international
literature on collaborative approaches to watershed, natural resource, and ecosystem
management to critically appraise the potential for ...
Valuing agricultural externalities in Canterbury rivers and streams
(New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2008-08)
Water quality and quantity concerns in Canterbury are intrinsically related to agriculture. Monetary values for impacts on streams and rivers is lacking in policy debate. This paper employs choice modelling to estimate ...
ISO 14001 environmental management system performance: an evaluation of ten organisations in Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln University. Environment Society and Design Division, 2008-08)
The aim of our research was to undertake a qualitative evaluation of the performance of ISO 14001 in ten Canterbury based organisations. An evaluation framework was developed consisting of twenty-two questions based on the ...