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An information system for planning agricultural development in the Kingdom of Tonga
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1980)
Past development efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga are reviewed in relation to the goals of reducing poverty, unemployment and inequality. It is shown that progress has been strictly limited and evidence is provided to support ...
Park - People conflict in Langtang National Park, Nepal
(Lincoln University, 1993)
Out of 23 village units that are dependent on Park resources for wood and pasture, nine village units were randomly selected for detailed investigation. The investigation included structured questionnaire interviews of 212 ...
Sustainable development : theory and applications : with a case-study of development and tourism in Fiji
(Lincoln University, 1990)
The concept of sustainable development is increasingly viewed as a desired objective of resource management. The term has been used in numerous disciplines and in a variety of contexts. This report is an attempt to provide ...
An investigation into the process of Maori economic development
(Lincoln University, 2005)
New Zealand as a society must support Maori aspirations to develop economically for reasons of both social justice and national economic well being. Within New Zealand society Maori do not enjoy the same share of the "goods ...
The environmental impact assessment and review process : the role and effectiveness of the New Zealand procedures
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1983)
This study is concerned with examining the nature and purpose of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in environmental and resource management. The process of EIA is frequently conceived to be a wholly scientific and ...
Fishing for tourists : perceptions from the Stewart Island community's of the creation of Rakiura National Park
(Lincoln University, 2005)
This thesis explores the way in which New Zealand's most recent national park was created from the perspective of the affected community, presenting a qualitative case study of the creation of Rakiura National Park as ...
Toward a fluid definition of development projects: an ethnographic study of meanings ascribed by multiple stakeholders to a rural water supply and sanitation project, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
(Lincoln University, 2010)
At a basic level water is essentially important for life. Its meanings, though, are socially
constructed by the multiple ways in which people interact with water in specific contexts.
This research looks at the meanings ...
Christchurch Central City Revitalisation Plan: accommodating 30,000 residents into Christchurch's four avenues
(2010)
Over the past few years Christchurch’s Central City has fallen into a decaying state. Many key retailers, commercial, industry and residential dwellers have moved to the outer suburbs. Creating multiple sub-centres and ...
Rainforest alliance certification of Kenyan tea farms: a contribution to sustainability or tokenism?
(Lincoln University, 2010)
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is an approach organisations can use to structure their management to prevent or minimise adverse environmental and social impacts. Rainforest Alliance Certification (RFC), one ...
Determinants of household saving in China
(Lincoln University, 2006)
It is a conventional wisdom that since the start of the Chinese economic reform in 1978, the domestic saving structure in China has changed significantly. Previous studies of household saving in China (for example: Qian, ...