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Wetland conservation in Canterbury, New Zealand : human-nature relationships and participation in local environmental groups
(Lincoln University, 2006)
Wetlands are defined by New Zealand's Resource Management Act 1991 as "includ[ing] permanently or intermittently wet areas, shallow water and land water margins that support a natural ecosystem of plants and animals that ...
Strolling to the beat of another drum : living the 'Slow Life'
(Lincoln University, 2008)
As the pace of life in contemporary Western society accelerates, an increasing number of people are engaging in an alternative lifestyle: ‘Slow Living’. Although popular in the media, Slow Living, which addresses issues ...
The fate of lead in soils contaminated with lead shot
(Lincoln University, 2002)
A study of the interactions between lead (Pb) shot and the soil, and the fate of Pb at shooting ranges was conducted in order to address the lack of research on these issues at the current time. Surveys of the spatial and ...
Organic livestock farming : main issues and management strategies implemented by farmers : case studies in Canterbury, New Zealand : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2001)
The aims of this study were to identify a) the main issues faced by some organic livestock farmers, b) the management strategies adopted by them to deal with those issues and c) the economic incentives associated with ...
Community commodified: harnessing community in the marketing and creation of residential developments
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In New Zealand private property developers have begun to influence urban form in new ways by building large residential subdivisions and master planned developments reminiscent of those that have been built in the US for ...
Effect on nitrate leaching of plant N uptake in the perimeter of a urine patch
(Lincoln University, 2016-11-14)
Intensification of New Zealand’s grazed pasture systems over the past decade has brought focus upon the negative impacts of agriculture on the environment. The important issue of nitrate leaching losses is currently driving ...
Innovation adoption and farm management practices in the Canterbury dairy industry
(Lincoln University, 2014)
This research examined technology adoption behaviours of Canterbury (New Zealand) dairy farmers and the socio-demographic, farm and information seeking characteristics (ISCs) associated with adoption. Ten farm management ...
“Thickening the Light”: designing grounded experience in Christchurch’s Eastern Frame
(Lincoln University, 2014)
This thesis explores the recent movement in landscape architecture towards phenomenological design, and investigates what possibilities could be generated through a process which places primacy on embodied experience. The ...
Riparian management guides : are they meeting the needs of the interested public? : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Natural Resource Management and Ecological Engineering at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2008)
In New Zealand, there are many published guidelines about the management of riparian areas. The question needs to be asked, are these guides useful? This research thesis investigates the extent to which riparian management ...
Setting limits to regulate non-point source pollution: a comparative study of New Zealand and the United States
(Lincoln University, 2014)
Diffuse, or non-point source pollution, derives from a vast array of activities which involve no single distinct source thus making it difficult to manage with regulations. Efforts to do so have been gaining considerable ...