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An uneasy marriage : ecological reason and the Resource Management Act
(Lincoln University, 2005)
The late 1960s witnessed an unprecedented interest in the environment. One of the intellectual characteristics of this period was the rise of ecocentrism, a form of ecological reasoning that challenged the domination of ...
Evaluating RMA performance : the role of Section 35(2) monitoring
(Lincoln University, 1997)
Since the Resource Management Act (RMA) was enacted in 1991, there has been public concern that it is not meeting its goal (the sustainable management of natural and physical resources, Section 5). One possible reason for ...
Toward a framework for identifying amenity values under the Resource Management Act 1991 : a report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science (Resource Management) at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 1997)
The Resource Management Act 1991 requires councils to maintain and enhance amenity values. However, there has been little guidance to help councils identify the amenity values they are meant to maintain and enhance. The ...
Integrated management versus fragmented management : a case study : Te Waihora
(Lincoln University, 1992)
This report advocates that integrated management, given the complex nature of the environment, is more preferable than a regime which is characterised by fragmentation. General issues associated with the present resource ...
Assessing the decision-making process during the transitional time period of renewing consents under the Resource Management Act: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2019)
Planning in the coastal marine area for aquaculture has had a turbulent history within New Zealand, reflecting the aquaculture industry’s need for business security and certainty in the occupation of public water space ...
Science and the policy process of setting national environmental standards in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1995)
National environmental standards are one of the instruments by which the Resource Management Act 1991 may be implemented. Government policy indicates that 'bottomlines' may be established in the near future based largely ...
Local government authority and autonomy in Canterbury’s freshwater politics between 1989 and 2010
(Lincoln University, 2015)
This thesis proposes a hybrid theory, informed by multiple clientelism and New Public Management, to examine local government authority and autonomy under interest group influence in a modern New Zealand context. Multiple ...
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 ...
A solution to pollution: integrated pollution control under the Resource Management Act (1991)
(Lincoln University, 1993)
It is accepted that integrated pollution control is essential for the amelioration of pollution problems. The pollution situation in New Zealand has not been well addressed by past legislation as it has been controlled by ...
Towards the application of economic analyses in the practice of resource management law
(Lincoln University, 1991)
This paper is an attempt to look beyond the debate concerning the role of economic analysis in the formulation of environmental policy and to consider, from a lawyers perspective, a role or potential role for economics and ...