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Building stronger communities : using community based environmental management as the key to furthering the success of Coastcare Groups in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2001)
This document provides 'food for thought' for provision of improved and effective creation of Community Based Environmental Management within New Zealand. The focus of this report is primarily on supporting Care groups ...
The management and administration of the Avon-Heathcote Estuary
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1982)
The effectiveness of the management and planning systems in resolving or ameliorating the problems and conflicts related to the Avon-Heathcote Estuary is investigated and several management and administrative options are ...
Evolution of the relationship between tangata whenua, the Crown and resource management
(Lincoln University, 1993)
This paper outlines the relationship between tangata whenua and the Crown to natural resources as envisaged by the Treaty of Waitangi 1840 and the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991. The RMA has been hailed as a progressive ...
Community based management : an assessment of its potential for the management of New Zealand’s coastal marine environment
(Lincoln University, 1996)
To effectively manage New Zealand's coastal marine environment is a challenge. It is a challenge because of its unique characteristics including its capacity to transcend a multitude of issues across a range of levels.
Recent ...
Pre-application consultation within the resource consent process : public participation within the Resource Management Act 1991
(Lincoln University, 1999)
This report was prepared in partial fulfilment of the Master of Science (Resource Management) degree, for the Environmental Management and Design Division within Lincoln University. The research is principally aimed towards ...
Integrated management versus fragmented management : a case study : Te Waihora
(Lincoln University, 1992)
This report advocates that integrated management, given the complex nature of the environment, is more preferable than a regime which is characterised by fragmentation. General issues associated with the present resource ...
Culture and ecology in the Lake Ellesmere ecosystem : a study of the origins and interactions of user-group conflicts
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1974)
The text describe the Lake Ellesmere ecosystem with special regard to the influence of' the lake's ecology on the attitudes of the various social groups who use the lake's resources. Attitudes to the major problems of ...
Comprehensiveness, integration, and coordination : a study of their application and role in coastal management in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1994)
Coastal management practices in Aotearoa/New Zealand have historically been counterproductive in terms of maintaining environmental quality. A plethora of complex legislative and jurisdictional arrangements is identified ...
Groundwater management tools : analytical procedure and case studies
(Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 2003-10)
This report addresses an issue of groundwater management that was identified by regional council staff, as part of a project conducted by Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry and the Ministry for the Environment for encouraging ...
ECCO : computer fetishism or essential tool? : An assessment of the usefulness of the ECCO model in aiding sustainable development
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1992)
The notion of sustainable development is increasingly being promoted as a term for guiding resource management. However, the definition of sustainable development is unclear. This report attempts to assess the contribution ...