Geography
Recent Deposits
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Civics: Does Secondary Education Enable School Leavers to Participate in Planning Process
Public participation is widely accepted as being an important part of local government and planning processes, both in New Zealand and internationally. However, while there has been an improvement in attitudes and legislation ... -
Soil and land resources research in five S.W. Pacific nations
This work represents major contributions for understanding and managing soils in five SW Pacific Islands. The work covers 40 years of research developing soil information systems through mapping, laboratory characterisation ... -
Meat consumption and potential reduction for environmental and public health benefits
The focus of this thesis was to better understand meat consumption and investigate how a shift to more plant-based diets may best be promoted. The various environmental impacts linked to animal agriculture were explored ... -
Understanding the “who” in conservation: why gender matters
Environmental management and conservation practices are at their core greatly affected by who is making the decisions for how to manage and address issues. Thus, it is of great importance to understand how the makeup of ... -
Snow distribution and melt of a seasonal snowpack, Central Otago, New Zealand
The spatio-temporal distribution of seasonal snow in alpine terrain is strongly influenced by interactions between the atmospheric boundary layer and the snow surface. Wind transport of snow and variation in energy and ... -
Towards a New Approach to Conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand? A Critical Analysis of DOC and Fonterra’s Conservation Partnership: The Living Water Program.
This research is situated at the intersection of three highly complex and important spaces for the sustainability of Aotearoa New Zealand. The spaces of freshwater, conservation and dairy farming have become increasingly ... -
Man tasol I ken senisim man: Only men can change men to address gender based violence in Bougainville
The almost ten year civil war, known locally as ‘the crisis’ from 1989-1998 transformed the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. It changed traditional, social, and cultural structures. Violent masculine tendencies emerged ... -
Toe timata le upega : a critique of coastal governance in Samoa
This thesis analyses the recent adoption of the Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) model for environmental governance of the coastal area in Samoa through the Coastal Infrastructural Management Strategy (CIMS). The ... -
Cultural traditions and sustainable rural livelihoods : a case study from the Kandyan villages, central Sri Lanka
Considerable attention has been directed recently towards the role of culture and traditional values in the sustainable well-being of rural communities. Development scholars seem to have accepted that cultural attributes ... -
Aeolian Sedimentation on Equatorial Reef Islands
Aeolian landforms have been recorded on reef islands between 7° - 25° S, but never in equatorial settings. While evidence of aeolian activity has been observed, the significance of aeolian sedimentation has not been ... -
Planning for marine energy in New Zealand
Marine energy refers to both offshore and onshore devices that convert energy extracted from the motion of waves or from tidal currents into electricity. There are a wide variety of designs for these devices, ranging from ... -
A Synoptic Scale Meteorological Investigation of Springtime Frost Incidence in Cromwell
The onset of a frost can cause millions of dollars of lost profit due to damage to the grapevine buds utilized for the production of world class wines. The aim of this thesis is to assess the synoptic controls on springtime ... -
Towards a New Approach to Conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand? A Critical Analysis of DOC and Fonterra’s Conservation Partnership: The Living Water Program.
This research is situated at the intersection of three highly complex and important spaces for the sustainability of Aotearoa New Zealand. The spaces of freshwater, conservation and dairy farming have become increasingly ... -
Alta vistas : an analysis of New Zealand children's cultural knowledges of 'rurality'
This thesis presents a cultural analysis of children's constructions of 'rurality'. Drawing on academic research within contemporary cultural, rural and children's geography the study focuses on issues of social construction, ... -
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
Council-community engagement for a climate-impacted future – research brief. Many of New Zealand’s urban settlements are likely to be impacted by climate-induced hazards such as coastal erosion, flooding and rising ... -
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 ...