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Urban wetlands : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Diploma of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln College / $$c by Susan J. Asplin.
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
Most urban centres are sited on low lying areas where wetlands would have naturally occurred. The previous attitude was to drain and fill wetlands to stabilise land for urban or industrial development. But now their values ...
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) ...
Wetlands in the agricultural landscape
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1983)
Wetlands are rapidly becoming some of New Zealand's rarest ecosystems.
The loss of the major proportion of the wetland resource existing in New Zealand at the time of European settlement has occurred mainly through ...
Marginal strips : how best to allow public access to lakes, rivers and the sea?
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
The marginal strip provisions in the Conservation Law Reform Bill 1989 are the latest in a long line of legislation to reserve in Crown ownership what is commonly known as the "Queen's Chain". The analysis identifies public ...
The relationship between cultural and biological diversity : implications for protecting indigenous knowledge
(Lincoln University, 1995)
The signing of the Biodiversity Convention (1992) at the Earth Summit, Rio and the development of a New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy, represent a valuable opportunity to reassess how we conserve biodiversity. In particular, ...
The costs and benefits of soil conservation taking future generations into account
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
This thesis addresses the problem of where the costs and benefits of soil conservation lie. Are they National or Regional in character? It also questions how Regional Authorities might deal with this issue following the ...
The export of fresh water from Deep Cove, Fiordland
(Lincoln University, 1995)
The purpose of this study is to examine the use of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the management of preservation, conservation and use of resources in a national park.
This study uses a comparative approach ...
An evaluation of options for the maintenance of the conservation estate
(Lincoln University, 1991)
It is argued, in this paper, that the Department of Conservation is unable to undertake sufficient maintenance of the conservation estate due to a lack of resources; that the Department is seeking options to supplement the ...
Wetland edge delineation : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science (Environmental Management) at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2001)
Wetlands are an important but diminishing natural resource in New Zealand. With the growing demand for protection of wetland areas, wetland edges need to be accurately delineated. Uncertainty over the best method to delineate ...
Water conservation : a social belief : accounting for the influence of attitudes on water abstraction policy : a case study of Mid-Canterbury
(Lincoln University, 1995)
A combination of variable water resources, increased consumption and lack of anticipatory water abstraction policy has contributed to an increased occurrence of water shortages in New Zealand. Scarce water resources must ...