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A critique of the Protected Natural Area programme - a farmer's perspective
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1997)
The aim of this study is to review the Protected Natural Area scheme from a
farmers perspective.
A holistic approach was used to allow for an overview of the many implications
that the PNA programme has. The issues of ...
Social assessment : theory, process and techniques
(Centre for Resource Management, 1990-08)
Impetus in New Zealand for the development of theory, process, and techniques of social assessment comes from major social change. This change has been in the restructuring and reform of the public service and the resource ...
A general approach to modeling chemical transport and transformation in the vadose zone
(Lincoln Ventures Ltd. Lincoln Environmental., 1999)
Two case studies are used to demonstrate approaches to modeling chemical transport and chemical transformation in the vadose zone. To protect groundwater from pesticides, a general modeling approach is found to enable ...
Linear system model of water flow and oxygen-18 transport on a steep hillslope
(Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia Inc., 1997-12)
The purpose of this model was to assist with the determination of the nature of water flow processes on steep
(≈35°) hillslopes in a 3.8 ha forested catchment. The soils are sufficiently permeable that, for most rainstorms, ...
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 14000 ...
An alternative to regulatory control of farm management
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 1992)
This paper considers:
1. The failure of regulatory management in the farming sector
looking specifically at:
Irrigation schemes,
Pest Control,
1948 Land Act,
Water rights administration.
2. Whether the Resource Management ...
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 ...
ECCO : computer fetishism or essential tool? : An assessment of the usefulness of the ECCO model in aiding sustainable development
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1992)
The notion of sustainable development is increasingly being promoted as a term for guiding resource management. However, the definition of sustainable development is unclear. This report attempts to assess the contribution ...
Community-based environmental management groups and the dynamic nature of success
(Lincoln University, 1998)
Community-based environmental management (CBEM) groups are increasingly being advocated as appropriate approaches to addressing local environmental problems in New Zealand. However, there is a lack of recognition and ...
Multiple use management of New Zealand's indigenous forests; a rose by any other name...
(Lincoln University, 1993)
Multiple use forest management was a concept imported to New Zealand from the United States in response to competing demands upon the state owned indigenous forests resource. It was later abandoned in favour of management ...