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Community-based environmental management groups and the dynamic nature of success
(Lincoln University, 1998)
Community-based environmental management (CBEM) groups are increasingly being advocated as appropriate approaches to addressing local environmental problems in New Zealand. However, there is a lack of recognition and ...
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 ...
Obstacles to public participation evaluation : a case study of the Canterbury Regional Council
(Lincoln University, 1995)
The main aim of this report is to identify potential obstacles to public participation evaluation
in Aotearoa / New Zealand, under the Resource Management Act 1991(RMA), in the 1990s.
Within this aim, the report has five ...
Towards improving decision making processes for rural subdivision
(Lincoln University, 1995)
Rural subdivision is merely a process of deciding where lines should be drawn on maps in order that the ownership of land can be ascribed. However, the subsequent use of land after rural subdivision has occurred causes ...
Public participation in resource management decision-making : Christchurch wastewater : a case study
(Lincoln University, 1999)
Currently New Zealand's political climate could best be described as a form of liberal democracy that allows for some form of public participation in resource management decision making. In the past there was little ...
Evaluating RMA performance : the role of Section 35(2) monitoring
(Lincoln University, 1997)
Since the Resource Management Act (RMA) was enacted in 1991, there has been public concern that it is not meeting its goal (the sustainable management of natural and physical resources, Section 5). One possible reason for ...
The role of the public in solid waste management
(Lincoln University, 1993)
Industrialised societies can be characterised by their wasteful use of resources. Associated problems include: the unsustainable use of material from the productive system; demands on land for disposal sites; stresses on ...
Community based management : an assessment of its potential for the management of New Zealand’s coastal marine environment
(Lincoln University, 1996)
To effectively manage New Zealand's coastal marine environment is a challenge. It is a challenge because of its unique characteristics including its capacity to transcend a multitude of issues across a range of levels.
Recent ...
Yes SER! No CER! An evaluation of the inclusion of Corporate Environmental Reporting (CER) in New Zealand's State of the Environment Reporting (SER) System
(Lincoln University, 1999)
A fundamental step toward achieving sustainable development/sustainable management is finding the indicators to measure whether an economy is on, or off, a sustainable path of economic development. The Ministry for the ...
Pre-application consultation within the resource consent process : public participation within the Resource Management Act 1991
(Lincoln University, 1999)
This report was prepared in partial fulfilment of the Master of Science (Resource Management) degree, for the Environmental Management and Design Division within Lincoln University. The research is principally aimed towards ...