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Regionalism and its significance in contemporary landscape architecture in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2000)
In the past there have been a number of commentaries on the potential of regionalism in landscape architecture. In the context of New Zealand there is indication to suggest it is re-emerging as a method of approaching ...
State of the environment reporting by territorial local authorities : towards improvement
(Lincoln University, 1999)
The overarching purpose of New Zealand's principal legislation, the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), is to promote the sustainable management of New Zealand's natural and physical resources (Section 5). Achieving this ...
A complicated chain of circumstances : decision making in the New Zealand wool supply chains
(Lincoln University, 2009)
This dissertation explores the influences on individual decision making in a complex, real
world context – the New Zealand wool supply chain. It asks two fundamental questions, first, how do decision makers make decisions ...
A history of apprenticeship in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2001)
This Master's thesis is a history of apprenticeship in New Zealand. Apprenticeship has traditionally been the main route for entry into the skilled trades. At one level apprenticeship is a way of training people to do a ...
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 ...
'Rural restructuring' : a multi-scalar analysis of the Otago Central Rail Trail
(Lincoln University, 2008)
‘Rural restructuring’ has frequently been used to indicate the magnitude, and conceptualise the nature, of contemporary change in the countryside. Most notably, concern has focused upon the fundamental changes in economic ...
The flying Kiwi: travel as a cultural icon
(University of Surrey. School of Management., 2006-06)
In international tourism studies little attention has been paid to how different types of
travel are portrayed in tourists' home countries, despite the fact that travel
experiences are often culturally determined. Tourism ...
Determining and integrating social frames of reference into the management of Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlachicus) in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2004)
While Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) do not appear to have altered biologically since their introduction into New Zealand 100 years ago, the way people have viewed them and classified them has changed. Though at ...
Management of endangered species : policy influences and development in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1987)
This study examines the development of the Wildlife Service's management of endangered fauna and the influences which affected this development. The development of the Wildlife Service and endangered species management was ...
The Culture of the wild: an exploration of the meanings and values associated with wilderness recreation in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2009)
In the latter half of the 20th Century, New Zealand’s wilderness resource developed iconic status at the national and international scales, and now represents highly significant social, cultural, political, ecological and ...