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Water quality and environmental monitoring of the Avon and Heathcote Rivers
(Lincoln University, 2010)
The Avon and Heathcote Rivers have been heavily influenced by urban development and intensified land use within Christchurch city. Long term monitoring of these rivers can aid in the generation of temporal environmental ...
Rationalisation of urban freight transport for the greater Christchurch area: A feasibility study of transport elements required for an inland port in western Christchurch
(Lincoln University, 2010)
To rationalise urban freight transport, one must firstly understand how the current freight transport task is managed before any change can take place. There are many international studies that lead the way on this subject ...
Amenities and how they affect urban economic growth
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Do amenities contribute to urban growth? The contribution of amenities to urban economic
growth has increasingly become an area of study for academics, ecomonomists and policy analysts.
Policy makers seeking to promote ...
Taking stock: an account of Seed Saver groups in Aotearoa / New Zealand 2010, their contributions to, and the gaps inhibiting greater benefits to biological diversity conservation
(Lincoln University, 2010)
This dissertation focuses on the little studied topic of seed saver groups in New Zealand assessing the context within which they operate in order to describe their current state of activity. It finds that seed savers can ...
Spatial modelling of Dragonfly habitats in New Zealand (Odonata : Insecta)
(Lincoln University, 2010)
While New Zealand is poor in Odonata species the seventeen species thus far established have great natural importance (Moore 1989). Ten of them are endemic to the islands representing the country. Those include four genera ...
Electric transportation and the impact on local electricity management: a case study of electric public and private transport in Christchurch, New Zealand : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Environmental Management at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2011)
Electric transport such as a light rail transit (LRT) system and private electric vehicles (EV) are
power intensive systems and are likely to add significant pressure on the electricity distribution
network, especially ...
An evaluation framework for policy responses to diffuse water pollution: a retrospective case study from Southland : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Professional Studies
(Lincoln University, 2012)
Diffuse water pollution from land use is a significant environmental issue both internationally and nationally. Policy responses to this complex environmental problem are being undertaken at a number of levels in New Zealand ...
Identification of the optimal organisational structure for property management services across New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) property portfolio : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Property Studies at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2010)
This dissertation seeks to identify the optimal organisational structure to deliver the full range of Property Management services across New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) property portfolio, resulting in the most favourable ...
Identification of the individual species within the llyonectria macrodidyma complex that cause black foot disease of grapevines in New Zealand : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours)
(Lincoln University, 2013)
Black foot disease of grapevines is a significant problem in New Zealand and throughout the world. Recent taxonomic revision of one of the main causal agents of this disease, "C." macrodidymum, resulted in the delimination ...
New species of New Zealand black mountain ringlet butterflies (Satyrinae: Percnodaimon)? A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of Bachelor of Science
(Lincoln University, 2012)
The black mountain ringlet butterfly (Percnodaimon pluto) is endemic to the scree slopes of the South Island Mountains and has a unique ecology. From previous collections, a number of distinguishable morphotypes became ...