Browsing Division of Humanities Departments by Research Type "Commissioned Report for External Body"
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The Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability Programme: The Design of A Longitudinal and Transdisciplinary Study of Agricultural Sustainability in New Zealand
This report provides an overview of the key design features of the Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS) programme. This ongoing long-term research project started in 2003, involving a group of around 20 ... -
Becoming the audited : response of New Zealand sheep/beef farmers to the introduction of supermarket initiated audit schemes
The primary objective of the ARGOS project is the transdisciplinary examination of the condition of sustainable agriculture in New Zealand (including environmental, economic and social aspects). In pursuit of this objective ... -
Causal mapping of ARGOS dairy farms and comparisons to sheep/beef farms
The Agriculture Research Group On Sustainability (ARGOS) is investigating the social, environmental and economic consequences of different management systems in different farming sectors in New Zealand (for more information ... -
Communities and Climate Change” Vulnerability to rising seas and more frequent flooding
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 ... -
Community Treatment Orders: International Comparisons
This article is a comparative study of the law in several jurisdictions concerning involuntary outpatient psychiatric treatment, particularly legislation that governs the use of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs). The author ... -
Conceptualising Accountability and Recourse
This article considers human rights concepts, the Internet and accountability mechanisms for internet-related human rights violations. In particular, the author considers how the Internet has impacted the effectiveness and ... -
Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the Internet
This article is a submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance from the Association for Progressive Communications. The ... -
The Development of Organic Horticultural Exports in New Zealand
The following report presents a summary of findings from a series of publications arising from the FRST Public Good Science Fund programme ‘Optimum Development of Certified Organic Horticulture in New Zealand’. This research ... -
The Dunedin Energy Baseline Study
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
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 ... -
Eyes on New Zealand
This report outlines the remarkable story of how an international police raid for alleged copyright infringement activities ultimately became a story of illegal spying on New Zealanders, and political deals on revised ... -
Government Use of Artificial Intelligence in New Zealand
Final Report on Phase 1 of the New Zealand Law Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence and Law in New Zealand Project -
Internet Rights Are Human Rights Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Association and Democracy: New Issues and Threats
The links between ICTs, human rights and democratisation appear undeniable. This article explores current issues surrounding the use of ICTs and considers the implications of these issues for human rights. The article ... -
Interventions for a sustainable transport system for New Zealand: results from a Delphi study
Transport plays a central role in the economy and in the wellbeing of society. However, the use of vehicles also has undesirable consequences such as particulate emissions, road accidents and greenhouse gas emissions. ... -
Kiwifruit casual mapping in 2008 : comparisons to 2005 and to other sectors
The Agriculture Research Group On Sustainability (ARGOS) is investigating the social, environmental and economic consequences of different management systems in different farming sectors in New Zealand (for more information ... -
A low-carbon energy future: Breaking the dependence on fossil fuels
There is a growing urgency for a major transformation of global energy systems, both to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to achieve greater energy security in the face of resource depletions. Because of the fundamental ...