Faculty of Environment, Society and Design: Recent submissions
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History of pine forestry in the Pelorus/Te Hoiere catchment and the Marlborough Sounds
(New Zealand Institute of Forestry, 2020-11)The harvesting of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) plantations in the Pelorus/Te Hoiere catchment and the Marlborough Sounds is contributing to excessive sedimentation into coastal waters, although the timing of when this ... -
How using battery electric vehicles influences travel behaviour in New Zealand : A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2021)To reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, the New Zealand government is promoting battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake. However, few studies have examined how travel behaviour may change as people ... -
Sediment trace elements in lake cores as indicators of rural land use change in six selected New Zealand lakes : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Water Resources Management at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2020)Ongoing concerns of water quality degradation in New Zealand lakes in agricultural catchments, mean that it is important to develop an understanding of both past and present conditions of lake water quality. Lake sediments ... -
The role of human actors in influencing district plan provisions and resource consent decisions: A case study from South Canterbury : A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning
(Lincoln University, 2020)The relationship between rural and urban land is one that considers rural land to be transformable for the benefit of the urban environment. Consequently, lifestyle allotment subdivision has resulted in the residentialisation ... -
Assessing policy success and failure – Testing and adapting an environmental policy evaluation framework in rural China
(Lincoln University, 2020)China does not have a systematic and holistic framework for evaluating environmental policy and programs. The absence of effective evaluations of the Comprehensive Environmental Treatment (CET) policy, which focused on ...