Geography
Recent Deposits
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Communities and Climate Change cartoon
Some low-lying communities in Aotearoa New Zealand are already being affected by increased flooding, coastal erosion and higher water levels. Over time, more communities will be affected and the impacts will worsen. But ... -
Community Development for Adaptation
Many of New Zealand’s urban settlements are likely to be impacted by climate-induced hazards such as coastal erosion, flooding and rising groundwater levels. Affected communities will face physical, social, financial and ... -
RESISTANCE IS NEVER WASTED - Defending Māori Cultural Heritage with Radical Planning
This thesis investigates the extent to which Māori (New Zealand’s indigenous people) are enabled to protect their cultural heritage within the existing heritage management regime. Current evidence suggests that there are ... -
Climate change and alpine catchment discharge
This thesis examines the impact of predicted global climate change on alpine catchment discharge from the eastern Southern Alps of Canterbury. The reasons for this assessment are twofold. Firstly, the water resources of ... -
Planning on tourism's fringe : an exploratory investigation of sustainable small-scale tourism planning on Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia
This research project examines planning for small-scale tourism development on Malaysia's Pangkor Island. As more developing countries are focusing economic growth strategies upon tourism, the impacts on the local level ... -
The Influence of Religion and Culture on Planning and Decision-making Processes in Samoa
Culture and religion form the foundation for all political, economic and social organisations in the Pacific Island nation of Samoa, and are inextricably linked (So’o, 2008). They are two of the most fundamental aspects ... -
Public space and anti-homeless regulations : local government responses to homelessness in three New Zealand cities
This thesis examines local government regulation of public space and its effects on homeless people in the cities of Auckland, Wellington and Nelson. International literature identifies a growing trend in Western cities ... -
Estimating the Technical Potential for Residential Household Appliances to Reduce Daily Peak Electricity Demand in New Zealand
The successful operation of an electricity system necessitates balancing electricity supply and demand. It is widely recognized that fluctuations in electricity supply and demand have the potential to generate negative ... -
Local Authorities and Community Engagement on Climate Change Adaptation
This report explores how regional and territorial authorities in Aotearoa New Zealand currently understand their role in climate adaptation, to what extent they are currently fulfilling that role, and how they engage with ... -
The spatial distribution of Maori fertility in the North Island, 1955-1967.
In the past population geographers have tended to concentrate excessively on the task of mapping, discussing, and explaining the geographical distribution and pattern of change associated with demographical distribution ... -
Wilderness perception mapping : a geographic information systems (GIS) approach to the application of wilderness perceptions to protected areas management in New Zealand
Increasing demands for wilderness experiences, principally through outdoor recreation and tourism, are creating an ever greater need for careful management of natural and pristine areas in order to preserve the natural ... -
Use values of the Hollyford Valley Track : with specific reference to the proposed Haast-Hollyford tourist road
1.1 The Subject The Hollyford Valley is valued by many people, it is an area of spectacular scenic beauty that for many years has been kept in isolation by the fact that the only means of visiting the valley is by foot ... -
Stadium-led urban waterfront regeneration : a possibility for Dunedin?
In February 2007, a proposal was unveiled for a new stadium at the northern end of Dunedin's urban waterfront. This thesis considers the wider built environment effects which could arise if the new stadium proposal is ... -
New Zealand's Industrial Hemp Industry: Motivations, Constraints, and Moving Forward
Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is one of the oldest food, fibre, and medicinal plants known to humankind. Research demonstrates that industrial hemp could facilitate New Zealand’s transition toward more sustainable ... -
Liveability : residents and the built environment in Auckland's intensified CBD
Residential intensification is currently a popular policy in cities around the world and has been the subject of much observation and theorising. Thus far, the more common justification for intensification strategies has ... -
Competing discourses? : constructing rural poverty in New Zealand
This thesis examines how rurality, poverty and the shared notion of rural poverty are discursively constructed in contemporary New Zealand. To do this, an investigation of the different ways in which these concepts are ... -
Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Dunedin
Patterns of cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, zinc, and lead deposition from the atmosphere are measured over a twelve month period in Dunedin. These patterns are related to landuse, topography, and seasonal weather. The ... -
An Investigation into how the Built Environment can Increase Happiness
The world is increasingly urban and managing urban areas has become one of the most important challenges of the twenty-first century (United Nations, 2014). For urban dwellers, cities do design their lives; the city can ... -
Calibration and verification of the Lower Taieri Plains groundwater model
Groundwater hydrologists often use computer-based numerical models to predict the behaviour of groundwater systems due to their complexity. The overall goal of the present study was to further refine the previously developed ... -
Implications of Rural Change and the Use of Rural Tourism to Drive Economic Development: A Case Study Investigation into Westland District, New Zealand
Rural areas play a critical role in the national economy. They often form the backbone of the export economy and house significant proportions of the national population. However, recent decades have seen rural areas across ...