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Planning for regeneration in the town of Oamaru
No full textThis working paper reports the preliminary findings of a research project underway in the township of Oamaru, North Otago. The study is one part of a research programme entitled Regenerating for Success funded by the National Science Challenge: Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities: Ko ngā wā kāinga hei whakamāhorahora (BBHTC). The Regenerating for Success programme asks: how are local settlement regeneration initiatives working to improve the economic, social and environmental performance of regional towns in New Zealand? What drives success, and how can improvements be made and supported? Using primary and secondary data sources, our analysis in this working paper provides a preliminary insight into Oamaru’s past, present and future regeneration initiatives and the issues associated with their integration and resourcing. We conclude by emphasising the importance of careful planning, the effective integration of multiple regeneration activities, the harnessing of local energy and creativity, and sympathetic engagement with local residents to ensure that a widely acceptable vision for the town’s future is adopted and implemented
Annual census of wetland birds on Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere
No full textTe Waihora / Lake Ellesmere is large shallow coastal lake situated at the bottom of the Selwyn Catchment in Canterbury. The lake is separated from the sea by Kaitorete Spit which is periodically mechanically opened for fish migration and managing land inundation. In 1981 the International Union for Conservation of Nature recognised the lake as being of international importance for its abundance and diversity of birdlife. Even though the lake and environs are highly modified there is a diverse range of wetland bird species present including those with conservation concerns such as the banded dotterel and Australasian bittern. In 1990 a National Water Conservation Order was gazetted for the lake to recognize its outstanding values. In 2011 the order was updated to include habitat for wildlife, indigenous wetland vegetation and fish; and as being of significance in accordance with tikanga Maori in respect of Ngai Tahu history, mahinga kai and customary fisheries. However, the health of the lake and the tributaries that feed into it have declined over the decades mainly through land use change
Landscape Architecture in the Gulf
No full textI never planned to end up in Dubai. And when people ask how I am finding it, my standard response is ‘I don’t love it …’. I mean it as a compliment, in so far as I am not saying ‘I hate it’, which is the reaction that most people I know expect from me. They expect that I will find it totalitarian (it seems relatively liberal to me, so long as you keep to the rules), too hot (so far, it has been no worse than a stinking Queensland day) and too Islamic (ironically, I love the call to prayer, something I grew familiar with in Cape Town and find the most authentic part of Dubai). As a landscape architecture academic, I am used to finding value in the everyday, tracing the influence of climate, geography and culture to get a sense of the place, even in places that others might see no value in. It is in this aspect that I find it hard in Dubai: the more you look for authenticity and nature here, the further it seems to move away. But, as the expats say, the longer you live here, the more you like it
Waimakariri Way: Community Engagement in Kaiapoi Town Centre Plan
No full textWaimakariri District Council’s Kaiapoi Town Centre Plan (KTCP) is part of a broader recovery - and now regeneration - process for Kaiapoi following the 2010 earthquakes. The Council employed a number of innovative and interactive tools and engagement strategies in order to facilitate public participation in the process. Importantly, these tools and strategies reflect a ‘community-based’ logic that, combined, enact a distinctive methodology often referred to as the ‘Waimakariri Way’
