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Christchurch tomorrow : a discussion of the future development of Christchurch as a regional centre
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1975-09)
This discussion is about the goals and aspirations that the citizenry of Christchurch should adopt in planning the future development of their city. It leaves aside any consideration of the likely success or failure in ...
Recreational substitutability and carrying capacity for the Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers
(Lincoln College. Agricultural and Economics Research Unit., 1983-12)
The Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers are located close to each other in
Canterbury; they have many of the same physical attributes and appear to
offer similar recreational amenities. Both rivers have water right ...
Meal based pig production - Canterbury survey 1967-1969
(Lincoln College. Department of Farm Management and Rural Valuation, 1970)
With large sums of capital invested in fattening and breeding facilities, coupled with the uncertainty of pigmeat prices, the survey has confirmed that the modern pig farmer must maintain high levels of efficiency.
The ...
The use of fractional acre plots to predict soil loss from a mountain catchment
(Lincoln College. New Zealand Agricultural Engineering Institute., 1969-06)
In 1941 the Government passed the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act which set up Catchment Boards and Commissions to (inter alia) conserve soil resources and prevent damage by erosion.
In view of the accepted ...
Patterns and impact of rural drift in Canterbury New Zealand
(2013-07)
Purpose - Virtually all nations in the world have 'urbanized' in most or all of the last 50 years. However, urban-to-rural migration has become a recent and prominent occurrence in many developed countries. This change – ...
Patterns and impact of rural drift in Canterbury New Zealand
(2013)
Purpose - Virtually all nations in the world have 'urbanized' in most or all of the last 50 years. However, urban-to-rural migration has become a recent and prominent occurrence in many developed countries. This change – ...
Landscape taste: a globalised-vernacular oxymoron
(St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University Publishing House, 2007)
While vernacular refers to locality and native context, landscape tastes and preferences for forms or styles of landscapes have historically been influenced by outside forces. Aesthetic attitudes
towards particular landscapes ...
Modelling fuel consumption in wheat production using artificial neural networks
(Elsevier, 2013-01-01)
An ANN (artificial neural network) approach was used to model the fuel consumption of wheat production. This study was conducted over 35,300 ha of irrigated and dry land wheat fields in Canterbury in the 2007–2008 harvest ...
Conservation biology project reports of Cleardale Station and Taniwha Farm, Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln University | Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki. Department of Pest Management & Conservation, 2020-09)
In each of the previous four years, ECOL609 (Conservation Biology) has been focussed on the South Island High Country, with a residential field course at Lincoln University’s Mt. Grand Station at Hawea. Students have spent ...
Valuing agricultural externalities in Canterbury rivers and streams
(New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2008-08)
Water quality and quantity concerns in Canterbury are intrinsically related to agriculture. Monetary values for impacts on streams and rivers is lacking in policy debate. This paper employs choice modelling to estimate ...