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Subdivision for rural residential living
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1980)
Subdivision in the rural environment has become apparent over the last fifteen years (43) especially around the major cities. (31) Growth in the number of small rural properties and their extent has been promoted by affluence ...
A case for spatial planning to manage the growing threat of wildfire in New Zealand peri-urban landscapes
(Lincoln University, 2018)
The 2017 Christchurch Port Hills Fires were an expression of increasing peri-urban wildfire threat in New Zealand. Internationally, traditional response management of wildfire threat has been complemented by place-based ...
Children's playgrounds : can we improve them? : a broad look at various areas in which we can improve the children's playground in an urban area such as Christchurch
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
In the following pages I have tried to outline various ways our present Local Authority playgrounds could be improved, at the same time, taking into account the Local Authority - which has to provide and maintain these ...
“Thickening the Light”: designing grounded experience in Christchurch’s Eastern Frame
(Lincoln University, 2014)
This thesis explores the recent movement in landscape architecture towards phenomenological design, and investigates what possibilities could be generated through a process which places primacy on embodied experience. The ...
Cheviot Hills: the development of a landscape: past, present and future
(University of Canterbury, 1973)
The Cheviot Hills Station has been occupied for well over 115 years by Europeans. The changes during the evolution of this station have developed the potential of the
site and retained a close relationship throughout the ...
Historical towns and tourism in Central Otago
(University of Canterbury, 1986)
This dissertation looks at (a) How successful towns in Cental Otago have integrated historical and tourist aspects. (b) How contemporary development can retain a "sense of place" in historical towns. This has been done by ...
Planting philosophy : New Zealand planting design past and present
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
Planting philosophy is seldom discussed within the New Zealand landscape profession. Most designers have their own ideas on planting, but seem reluctant to influence the approach of others. Perhaps the landscape, the people ...
Toward a framework for identifying amenity values under the Resource Management Act 1991 : a report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science (Resource Management) at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 1997)
The Resource Management Act 1991 requires councils to maintain and enhance amenity values. However, there has been little guidance to help councils identify the amenity values they are meant to maintain and enhance. The ...
Deconstructing deconstruction: deconstruction in landscape architecture : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the post graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture in the University of Canterbury [Lincoln College]
(University of Canterbury, 1989)
Deconstruction is a broad based phenomenon which is at once both a group of attitudes and a collection of theories which are concerned with exposing the condition of living in the contemporary world. As such, it has probably ...
Rest areas on tourist highways : [dissertation, Diploma of Landscape Architecture, Lincoln College]
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1985)
Rest areas on New Zealand tourist highways' have primarily been provided as features to increase the safety of road users by making provision for rest stops. However from the point of view of the tourist they also provide ...