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An appraisal of coastal zone management problems and potential approaches for institutional reform
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1986)
The coastal zone is identified as a finite resource, with a limited capacity to meet demands for its use. Problems occur, or are perceived, when demands conflict or people's expectations are not met. It is proposed in this ...
Policy implications of trends in supply and demand for natural areas for protection and recreation 1970 - 2000
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1986)
PART 1 is a policy analysis:
(a) setting out current policies for protection of nature and natural areas for recreation*;
(b) identifying the principles and values embodied in these policies; and
(c) tracing ...
Looking at the issues: conservation and management of Westland's historic resource
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1987)
This is a study of pressures on the historic resources of Westland and how these can best be resolved. Pressure is being placed on Westland's historic resources mainly by renewed mining activity and by other factors such ...
Managing recreation and tourism on the public conservation lands of New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1998)
The aim of this report is to critically analyse the ability of the Department of Conservation processes to meet the objectives of section 6(e) of the Conservation Act 1987.
A comprehensive, interdisciplinary Integrated ...
Biological diversity and the Resource Management Act 1991 : toward the implementation of the conservation and sustainable use objectives of the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity
(Lincoln University, 1996)
The Convention on Biological Diversity arose from the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development as a response to global concern over the rapid degradation of the earth's biodiversity. Because New Zealand ...
Marine protection in the Ross Sea
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Environment, Society and Design. Department of Environmental Management., 2011-09)
At the bottom reaches of the earth lies an ecosystem still largely untouched by humans. The Ross Sea continental shelf ecosystem is found 155 degrees west longitude lying adjacent to the Antarctic continent, with depths ...
The export of fresh water from Deep Cove, Fiordland
(Lincoln University, 1995)
The purpose of this study is to examine the use of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the management of preservation, conservation and use of resources in a national park.
This study uses a comparative approach ...
Conservation through waste disposal : benefits and savings through recycling and other methods of solid waste disposal
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
One factor which separates Man from all the other forms of life with which he shares his environment is his ability to produce waste. With increasing population, increased industrialisation, increased affluence and increased ...
School use of national parks for outdoor education : a case study of Arthur’s Pass National Park
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1981)
This study is centred on issues concerning school outdoor educational use of national parks. The degree to which school group use of national parks threatens the preservation of parks in their natural state and the ...
Conserving New Zealand’s endemic carnivorous land snail Powelliphanta patrickensis through restoration of a functioning ecosystem
(Lincoln University, 2014)
As of 2014, New Zealand’s largest active opencast mine, covering approximately 2500 hectares, and located on the West Coast of the South Island has been granted an extension that will further impact the diverse range of ...