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Resource use options for the Upper Manuherikia Valley : 603 case study
(University of Canterbury and Lincoln College. Centre for Resource Management., 1982)
Current resource development in New Zealand is unprecedented in its pace and scale. Development activities have implications for other resource uses and for future generations. Conflicts generated must be recognized and a ...
Energy consumption and carbon footprints of New Zealand dairy systems: Comparison of pastoral and barn dairy farming systems : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2019)
Over the last years, New Zealand dairy farming has expanded both in dairying area and milk production and became more intensive in terms of energy inputs. The usage of higher energy inputs are responsible for significant ...
Impediments to wind power development in New Zealand : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Resource Studies (Honours) at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 1998)
Wind power is currently the fastest growing energy technology in the world. But New Zealand is struggling to establish a wind power industry, in fact many people don't even know what wind power is.
This research has ...
Tools for adaptive governance for complex social-ecological systems: A review of role-playing-games as serious games at the community-policy interface
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-11)
The management of natural resources—from forests to fisheries to freshwater—is becoming increasingly complex and requires new tools and processes for engaging with individuals, communities, and decision-makers. Policy ...
Regulating agricultural land use to manage water quality: the challenges for science and policy in enforcing limits on non-point source pollution in New Zealand
(Elsevier, 2014-11)
Non-point source pollution from agricultural land use is a complex issue for the management of freshwater worldwide. This paper presents a case study from New Zealand to examine how predictive modelling and land use rules ...
Converting community knowledge into catchment nutrient limits: A constructivist analysis of a New Zealand collaborative approach to water management
(Berghahn Journals, 2013-06-01)
The question posed in this article is how shifts in governance ushered in by the sustainability paradigm are reshaping knowledge governance. Drawing on constructivist theories of knowledge, I examine the tension between ...
Planning approaches for the management of surf breaks in New Zealand
(2013-12)
There is a strong surfing culture, heritage, and community that shares a common spirit in New Zealand and around the world. Surf breaks are places where the practice of surfing predominantly occurs and have recently been ...
The challenges of regulating diffuse agricultural pollution to improve water quality: a science policy perspective on approaches to setting enforceable catchment load limits in New Zealand
(University of California Press, 2017-05-01)
Worldwide, the cumulative effects of diffuse pollution arising from a range of human activities are diminishing the quality and ecosystem capacity of lakes, rivers, estuaries, and oceans. Devising effective ways to regulate ...
Sustainability in the New Zealand horticulture industry
(Elsevier B.V., 2016-01-20)
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper reports on a study examining sustainability in the New Zealand horticulture industry. Despite the growing body of sustainability literature, there remains a lack of prior ...