Browsing by Author "Stephenson, Janet"

Analysis of greenhouse gas emissions in electricity systems using time-varying carbon intensity

Khan, Imran; Jack, Michael W; Stephenson, Janet

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electricity generation are generally assessed using a yearly average carbon intensity (in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per unit of energy). This masks the variability of emissions ...

Beyond consultation: Getting good outcomes for everyone in cross-cultural resource consent practice

Kanawa, Lisa; Stephenson, Janet; O'Brien, Marg

When the Resource Management Act (RMA) was introduced in 1991 it brought in new requirements for the consideration of Māori knowledge and values. Nearly 20 years on, consultation with Māori has become a normal part of the ...

Biocultural conservation of marine ecosystems: Examples from New Zealand and Canada

Stephenson, Janet; Berkes, Fikret; Turner, Nancy; Dick, Jonathan

Place-specific knowledge systems, combined with hands-on resource use and a long-term commitment to sustaining resources and ecosystems, are vitally important in restoring the planet to health. This approach is already an ...

Blueskin People Power - a toolkit for community engagement.

Willis, S; Stephenson, Janet; Day, R

Blundering Intruders: Extraneous Impacts on Two Indigenous Food Systems

Turner, Nancy; Berkes, Fikret; Stephenson, Janet; Dick, Jonathan

Indigenous communities commonly face a major impediment in their ongoing efforts to participate effectively in the stewardship and sustainable management of their traditional lands, waters and resources. Externally driven ...

Communities and Climate Change” Vulnerability to rising seas and more frequent flooding

Stephenson, Janet; Orchiston, Caroline

Many communities and iwi in coastal and flood-prone locations face an uncertain future because of climate change, with rising sea levels and a greater frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events. We do not yet have ...

Conceptualizing transport transitions: Energy Cultures as an organizing framework

Stephenson, Janet; Hopkins, Debbie; Doering, Adam

The dominance of fossil fuel-powered transport systems presents a serious risk to human well-being and the natural environment. Transitioning to a low-carbon transport system requires changes to many dimensions of transport, ...

Conflict in the Landscape: A Case Study of the Cultural Values Model

Stephenson, Janet

In some senses, landscapes are our heritage. They are touchstones of identity, defining who we are as a nation, as iwi and hapu and as communities. However, landscapes have become a battlefield as they are subjected to ...

Cross‐cultural environmental research and management: Challenges and progress

Moller, Henrik; Stephenson, Janet

The Royal Society of New Zealand encouraged this Forum on cross-cultural environmental research and management following the publication of a special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Zoology in September 2009 called ...

The Cultural Values Model: An integrated approach to values in landscapes

Stephenson, Janet

Cultural identity is strongly associated with the ways in which people interact with their landscapes. A few special landscapes may have ‘universal’ or ‘outstanding’ values, but almost all landscapes will be valued in ...

Deep interventions for a sustainable transport future

Stephenson, Janet; Spector, Sam; Hopkins, Debbie; McCarthy, Alaric

The dominance of automobility is giving rise to unsustainable outcomes, not least of which is its contribution to climate change. At the same time, business-as-usual transport systems are entering a period of turbulence ...

The Dimensional Landscape Model: Exploring Differences in Expressing and Locating Landscape Qualities

Stephenson, Janet

Landscape quality assessments provide information for developers, decision-makers and designers as to what is significant about a given landscape. However, assessment methods that rely on disciplinary expertise can fail ...

Does the 'silent majority' support windfarms?Comparing opinions and motivations of wind farm submitters and non-submitters.

Stephenson, Janet; Lawson, Rob; Hoffman, Matthew

The Dunedin Energy Baseline Study

Gabriel, Cle-Anne; Stephenson, Janet; Carrington, Gerry

The Dunedin Energy Baseline Study was a joint project between Dunedin City Council (DCC), the Otago Chamber of Commerce and the Centre for Sustainability at the University of Otago. It involved stocktaking and analysis of ...

The Dunedin Energy Study 2015-2016

Dippie, Olive; Stephenson, Janet; Jack, Michael

The Dunedin Energy Baseline Study is a joint research project between the Dunedin City Council (DCC) and the Centre for Sustainability at the University of Otago. The study takes stock of and analyses energy inputs to the ...

Emerging energy transitions: PV uptake beyond subsidies

Ford, Rebecca; Walton, Sara; Stephenson, Janet; Rees, David; Scott, Michelle; King, Geoff; Williams, John; Wooliscroft, Ben

In the past decade there has been a substantial increase in the uptake of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems globally, which is starting to impact upon traditional electricity systems. An emerging energy transition ...

The energy cultures framework: Exploring the role of norms, practices and material culture in shaping energy behaviour in New Zealand

Stephenson, Janet; Barton, Barry; Carrington, Gerry; Doering, Adam; Ford, Rebecca; Hopkins, Debbie; Lawson, Rob; McCarthy, Alaric; Rees, David; Scott, Michelle; Thorsnes, Paul; Walton, Sara; Williams, John; Wooliscroft, Ben

The energy cultures framework was developed in 2009 to support interdisciplinary investigation into energy behaviour in New Zealand. In this paper, we discuss the framework in light of 5 years of empirical application ...