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• Natural environments in the city : urban nature conservation initiatives 

  Corry, Susan A (Lincoln University, 1993)

  One of the main goals of nature conservationists is to protect expansive natural environments outside the city, such as National Parks. However, as the majority of the world’s population now live in urban areas, it is time ...
• Challenges for central government urban design policy initiatives (1999-2006) : a Christchurch case study 

  Williams, K. J. (Lincoln University, 2006)

  For a decade prior to the election of the Labour government in 1999, New Zealand public policy had largely neglected the significance of urban centres. This was despite the fact that over 85% of our population resides in ...
• Living on the edge: lessons from the peri-urban village 

  Vallance, Suzanne A. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Oxford, UK, 2014-11)

  The idea of an urban renaissance — based on a celebration of city life and its possibilities — is timely given half of the world's population now resides in urban areas. Yet, as appealing as this prospect may be, both in ...