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Earthquake response #1: enquiry, research, design and community projects, responding to the Canterbury earthquakes from September 2010
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Environment, Society and Design. School of Landscape Architecture., 2012)
The September and February earthquakes were
terrifying and devastating. In February, 185 people
were killed (this number excludes post earthquake
related deaths) and several thousand injured. Damage
to infrastructure ...
Impact on the North Island freight infrastructure in the event of a disruption of the Ports of Auckland
(Lincoln University, 2012)
This research provides an investigation into the impact on the North Island freight infrastructure, in the event of a disruption of the Ports of Auckland (POAL).
This research is important to New Zealand, especially having ...
Riccarton - the art of a third place in a first suburb
(Lincoln University, 2012)
Ray Oldenburg introduced the concept of the ‘Third Places’, describing them as havens of sociability that are essential to local democracy and community vitality. These places provide the potential for an area to be more ...
Governance of small sports clubs in New Zealand: existing structures, processes and potential models
(Lincoln University, 2016)
Sports clubs are one of the dominant sports delivery mechanisms in New Zealand, yet despite this, they have received remarkably little attention in the academic literature. This study aims to fill that gap through a case ...
Tourism and recreation around the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Itutai: current usage, awareness and perceptions of tourism and recreational opportunities
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, 2010)
The purpose of this research is to assess the current usage, awareness and perceptions of tourism and recreational opportunities of the Avon Heathcote Estuary of visitors to the Estuary and of Christchurch residents in ...
Landscaping Boulder Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand: The emergent and contested classification of authentic heritage baches and an endangered species of penguin
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In a world that is continually ‘coming-into-being’, particular landscapes become sites of contest when inhabitants seek to hold on to certain configurations or re-shape them. Depending on whether they are constitutive of ...
Glocalised homestay hosts: The relationship of the "global" and the "local" in the context of internationalised education
(Lincoln University, 2010)
In the debate about the impacts of globalisation the question arises about the importance of locality and how the “global” and the “local” are related (Hannerz, 1996; Robertson, 1995; True, 2006). Robertson (1995) suggests ...
Behavioural links and limits of disaster risk management and climate change adaptation: demand and supply-side evidence from Caribbean coastal tourism
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Although the treatment of disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA) as distinct and disparate processes is increasingly being questioned, the behavioural links and limits of DRM and CCA have received ...
What policies contribute to active transport participation? A comparative policy analysis of Christchurch and Copenhagen
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Increasing active transport participation in urban environments has a large body of academic support. Reasoning behind the push towards a cleaner, healthier, and more efficient mode of transportation is found in a range ...
Tiger in landscapes, tiger in mindscapes: a constructionist analysis of tiger conservation through corridor management in the Terai Arc Landscape, Nepal
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Asian forests are losing their top predator, the tiger (Panthera tigris), at a rate that threatens its survival in the wild and poses a serious threat to local ecosystem balance. On the other hand, conservation efforts for ...