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Amateurs, cash amateurs and professionals : a social and cultural history of bicycle racing in New Zealand, 1869-1910
(Lincoln University, 2010)
The thesis explores the early history of bicycle racing in New Zealand, from its introduction in 1869, until the major decline of public interest in bicycle racing on specially constructed oval tracks which was, practically ...
Nature rich settings and healthy ageing: Older women in urban parks
(Lincoln University, 2010)
The trends toward population ageing and urbanization highlight the important influence of urban environments to healthy ageing. The World Health Organization (2007) has identified green space as an important feature of ...
Community gardens: growing plants or people?
(Lincoln University, 2014)
To the casual observer, community gardens may look like places where people just come to grow fruit and vegetables. Through digging beneath surface appearances, however, the research literature suggests that there is more ...
From place-responsive to place-constructive outdoor education: A case study of the Port Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand.
(Lincoln University, 2018)
The Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand, form a peri‐urban area of volcanic hills that separates the city of Christchurch from the Lyttelton Harbour. The Port Hills are a place rich in history, ecological conservation ...
Parents’ discursive accounts of their children’s participation in rugby league
(Lincoln University, 2019)
In Aotearoa New Zealand, sport is highly valued as a means by which children can access health and wellbeing benefits, and parents have a range of options when considering sport and physical activities for children. This ...
How coffee private family enterprises enhance well-being and women empowerment? A diverse economies case study of Tarrazú coffee micro-mills. Los Santos Region, Costa Rica
(Lincoln University, 2019)
A small but growing number of producer households in Costa Rica are processing their coffee and selling it directly to specialty markets through the Relationship Coffee Model (RCM). These private family enterprises are ...
Shifting the wellbeing of females: the lived experiences of young women in New Zealand : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Applied Science at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2019)
The Shift Foundation delivers programmes aiming to improve the wellbeing of young women aged 12-20 in the Wellington region. This research focuses on the Just Shift It programme which uses physical activity and movement ...
Transcending chaos: spirituality and coping in post-earthquake Canterbury, New Zealand : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2020)
When an “I thought I was going to die quake” occurs amidst four additional major earthquakes and 15,000 aftershocks during a sixteen-month period, it challenges people’s ability to cope and recover. Residents of Canterbury, ...
Waimakariri District Council's integrated, community-based recovery framework
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, 2013-05)
This report focuses on the Waimakariri District Council's approach to earthquake recovery which was developed as an Integrated, Community-based Recovery Framework. This approach has been held up as exemplary in a number ...
What is home? The perspectives of traveling professional workers in Vietnam
(Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2019-07-25)
Defining home has become a complex matter in a mobile world. With many people now able to move fairly freely and having a number of options with respect to where they can reside, the conventional concept of home that links ...