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Building stronger communities : using community based environmental management as the key to furthering the success of Coastcare Groups in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2001)
This document provides 'food for thought' for provision of improved and effective creation of Community Based Environmental Management within New Zealand. The focus of this report is primarily on supporting Care groups ...
An exploration of the boutique accommodation experience in Nelson, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2004)
The boutique accommodation experience is explored in order to identify the types of experiences hosts and guests aim to provide and receive. Qualitative in-depth interviews, applying principles of the laddering technique ...
Management techniques to maximise legume production in dryland farming
(Lincoln University, 2001)
A study was undertaken to evaluate the legume content in dryland pastures. Most dryland farmers continue to sow ryegrass/white clover pasture mixtures, but white clover fails to persist in drought conditions, leading to ...
New Zealand road transport reform and the environment
(Lincoln University, 2000)
Managing New Zealand's roads has been, and always will be, a complicated undertaking.
Roads provide a number of benefits to society, such as mobility and the transportation of
goods and services. But access and mobility ...
Effluent discharge locations for motorised caravans: a GIS analysis for the South Island New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2000)
Freedom Camping has gained popularity in New Zealand in the last decade. This has created the potential for consequential environmental problems. Various public sectors are concerned about the disposal of untreated sewerage ...
Volunteer tourism : an exploration of the perceptions and experiences of volunteer tourists and the role of authenticity in those experiences
(Lincoln University, 2008)
This dissertation explores the volunteer tourism phenomenon and the role of authenticity in volunteer tourists' experiences. Although previous research has explored volunteer tourism, this study examines the phenomenon ...
Maori issues in organic farming in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2000)
This report is constructed in partial fulfilment of the MSc in Resource Management at Lincoln University. In November 1999, the Soil & Health Association started promoting the idea of all
agriculture in Aotearoa/New Zealand ...
The application of solatium payments in the assessment of public works compensation
(Lincoln University, 2009)
The need for public infrastructure is essential in modern society, efficient transport and communications networks are the grease in the machinery of any economy while provisions of hospitals, schools, modern sewerage and ...
An investigation into zinc and suspended solids in urban stormwater and their effect on water quality in the Heathcote River
(Lincoln University, 2005)
A study of sediment and zinc concentrations in stormwater from the Garlands Road outfall was carried out to gain an understanding of the effects these two contaminants have on water quality in the Heathcote River and to ...
Kete of continuance : managing values of the pastoral landscapes on the East Coast between Tatapouri and Tokomaru Bay
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Landscape values associated with coastal dryland pastoral landscapes are critically reviewed, and placed in the context of the UNESCO classification of 'continuing cultural landscapes'. Using a case study of the Gisborne ...