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'Rural restructuring' : a multi-scalar analysis of the Otago Central Rail Trail
(Lincoln University, 2008)
‘Rural restructuring’ has frequently been used to indicate the magnitude, and conceptualise the nature, of contemporary change in the countryside. Most notably, concern has focused upon the fundamental changes in economic ...
The provision of recreation opportunities for people with disabilities : a tale of two cities
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Disabled people comprise seventeen per cent of all New Zealanders and face barriers to participation in community life. This research examines the ways in which two local authorities - Manukau City Council and Christchurch ...
The perceived benefits of, and constraints to, participation in off-road mountain biking
(Lincoln University, 2002)
This study examines the perceived benefits of, and constraints to, participation in off-road mountain biking for Christchurch secondary school students.
Mountain biking research in New Zealand has traditionally focussed ...
Compliance at work: protecting identity and science practice under corporatisation
(Lincoln University, 2003)
When the New Zealand Government restructured the system of the public funding of
research (1990-1992) it created Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) as companies
operating in a global, market-led economy. One CRI, AgResearch, ...
Change in juvenile justice policy: implications for rights and responsibilities
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Changes in juvenile justice are often attributed to increases in offending and media attention to crime. A "cycle" of reforms, which alternate between punitive and treatment type responses has been identified. This study ...
Different places for different faces : optimising the beneficial outcomes of Christchurch parks
(Lincoln University, 2006)
Local authorities exist to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural wellbeing of communities. Parks provide a means of achieving this purpose. This study investigates community preferences for Christchurch ...
The expansion of sustainability through New Economic Space : Māori potatoes and cultural resilience
(Lincoln University, 2008)
The return of Māori land to a productive role in the New Economy entails the innovation and diffusion of technologies relevant to the sustainable development of this land. Sustainable development requires substantive changes ...
The production of tourism space: A case study of the space-place dialectics in contemporary tourism promotion
(Lincoln University, 2003)
Place identities have become contested subjects in contemporary tourism place promotion. The growing importance of difference and uniqueness in an increasingly competitive global tourism environment has made it more pressing ...
Dosalsal, the floating ones : exploring the socio-cultural impacts of cruise ship tourism on Port Vila, Vanuatu residents, and their coping strategies
(Lincoln University, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to explore the socio-cultural impacts of cruise ship tourism on
Port Vila residents and their coping strategies.
The study was conducted in Port Vila over the months of June and July 2006. It ...
"They're not including us!" : neighbourhood deprivation and older adults' leisure time physical activity participation
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Population ageing and the tendency for older adults to have poorer health status than younger adults have raised concerns about potential increases in the number of elderly suffering disease and disability. Significantly, ...