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Lessons on petroleum benefits
(Otago Daily Times., 2014-01)
The prospect of renewed exploration for petroleum offshore New Zealand has generated
plenty of interest amongst the general public, business interests and government. New Zealand
has an offshore exploration history dating ...
Ashburton River: economic impact of changes to flow regimes and allocation
(Harris Consulting Resource Economists, 2012-05)
The Ashburton River is a varied catchment, with the South Branch rising in the alpine zone, and the North Branch in the foothills. There are also a number of smaller foothill streams in the upper part of the catchment, and ...
Properties for, and preferred approaches to, management of New Zealand fresh waters
(2010)
Since 2000 six standardised biennial public surveys of the state of the New Zealand environment have been undertaken. A fresh water case study was included in the 2010 postal survey and in an electronic survey. Desirable ...
Economic valuation of ecosystem services in New Zealand winegrowing regions: Testing for benefit transfer
(Serials Publications, 2010)
Benefit transfer (BT) is a pragmatic way of estimating values by transferring values from existing valuation studies to a target area of interest. BT using choice modeling (CM) is a potentially cost-effective method for ...
Prioritising and evaluating biodiversity projects
(Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, 2011)
Funds available for biodiversity projects are scarce. Choices must therefore be made on how to use limited resources most effectively, and such decisions should be based on clear and measurable objectives for achievement ...
An overview of prioritisation and evaluation approaches for biodiversity projects
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance., 2012-02)
The need for biodiversity conservation has been
recognised for at least 25 years.
Conserving biodiversity is a big challenge
‘We cannot preserve everything ... The laws of
economics apply to diversity’ Weitzman 1992.
Opportunism ...
The sustainability and cost-effectiveness of water storage projects on Canterbury rivers: the Opihi River case
(New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2010-08)
There is an increasing demand for water resources in the Canterbury region. The impact of this demand has lead to unacceptable minimum river flows, which has resulted in adverse affects to river ecology. In an effort to ...
Evaluating the sustainability of impounded river systems and the cost-effectiveness of dam projects: an ecosystem services approach
(Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society, 2011-02)
In recent times, there has been increasing demand in the Canterbury region of New Zealand for the abstraction of water from rivers. The impact of this demand has lead to unacceptable minimum river flows and has adversely ...
Addressing the wicked problem of water resource management: an ecosystem services approach
(Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society, 2011-02)
This paper develops a systematic assessment of the sustainability of ecosystem services provided by rivers impacted by water storage projects. Given the conflicting preferences amongst stakeholders and the incomplete, ...
Factors influencing trialing of agroforestry in smallholder farming in Zambia
(2010)
Research has shown that agroforestry has potential to improve land productivity and increase crop yields to enable subsistence farmers move
out of poverty. In addition, implementing agroforestry would reduce pressure on ...