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Environmental auditing : the New Zealand response to an evolving discipline
(Lincoln University, 1991)
Following US trends, several companies in New Zealand are now carrying out environmental audits as a means of improving their environmental management. This type of auditing is distinct from environmental accounting, and ...
Comprehensiveness, integration, and coordination : a study of their application and role in coastal management in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1994)
Coastal management practices in Aotearoa/New Zealand have historically been counterproductive in terms of maintaining environmental quality. A plethora of complex legislative and jurisdictional arrangements is identified ...
Environmental monitoring in the Ross Sea region : towards integration
(Lincoln University, 1998)
We have set in place a robust framework and guidelines for the management of activities by all New Zealand visitors to the Ross Dependency ... We will continue to show strong leadership and demonstrate the highest standards ...
Regionals or unitaries? Building an evaluative framework to compare regional and unitary authority environmental management performance
(Lincoln University, 1998)
Talk and speculation with respect to the form and function of local government is once again on the political agenda. More specifically, speculation centres around the establishment of larger or 'super' forms of local ...
Environmental management systems : towards a research process for understanding its uptake by New Zealand companies
(Lincoln University, 1998)
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) is a system-based standard which formalises environmental management in organisations, particularly companies. EMS is not the only or necessarily the best option to improve environmental ...
Implications of the Resource Management Act 1991 for the marine farming industry in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1992)
In October 1991 the Resource Management Act was introduced. It was an unprecedented piece of legislation which resulted in fundamental changes to resource management in New Zealand. The purpose of the Act is to promote the ...
Riparian management in pastoral agricultural areas : constraints and opportunities for effective policy implementation
(Lincoln University, 1996)
The quality of water and aquatic habitat in rivers flowing through pastoral agricultural land is degraded. This degradation is associated with loss of riparian (riverbank) vegetation. The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) ...
On-farm environment management systems: an evaluation of ISO 14 000
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1997)
Recent media reports suggest that farmers should target market opportunities by
adding substance and accountability to New Zealand's "clean green" image and
adopting recognised environmental performance standards.
ISO ...
Ecotourism : a mechanism for selling the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity? : scoping the issues
(Lincoln University, 1995)
Ecotourism is promoted as an economic incentive for the conservation and sustainable use of aspects of biodiversity by a number of International Conservation Organisations. Under the Convention on Biological Diversity the ...
Deciding between policy options for an isolated community in a national park : the use of cost benefit analysis and a multiattribute utility theory method as decision aids
(Lincoln University, 1993)
Integrated conservation and development projects are an approach to biological diversity protection that include community development as part of the concept. Often decision makers are faced with choosing between different ...