Browsing by Supervisor "Barrett, Patrick"
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Partnerships and participation in catchment scale restoration: A study of the Manga-o-tama, Ōhaupō Peat Lakes to Waipā River Catchment Restoration Project
(The University of Waikato, 2022)With a changing climate, rapidly declining ecosystems and an increasing population, the time to act and redefine society’s relationship with the environment is upon us (Chapin et al., 2012; Jenkins, 2018). Collaborative ... -
Parental engagement in primary schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand: A policy enactment case study
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Parental engagement in education is a deceptively simple idea. Supported by theory and empirical evidence, it is promoted in educational policy in many countries, including Aotearoa New Zealand. Nevertheless, research ... -
Complex uncertainty: Long-term risk management decision making in New Zealand local government
(The University of Waikato, 2021)New Zealand’s natural hazardscape has long posed risks for government owned water infrastructure and its stakeholder communities. In the context of climate change, there are predictions that the frequency and intensity of ... -
Discourses of climate change adaptation policy in Thailand: Implications for sustainable development and sufficiency economy
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The significant threat of climate change to sustainable development is most acute in developing countries, which are predicted to experience higher occurrences of wildfires, more extreme storm events, rising sea-level and ... -
Exposing the hidden politics of housing provision in Aotearoa New Zealand: The complex governance landscape of new housing in Hamilton
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Delivery of sufficient affordable, quality new housing in New Zealand has been high on the political agenda since the 1990s and, despite considerable government activity and policy attention, achieving that goal remains ... -
An evaluation of planning frameworks for sustainable community development in the context of the Peacocke project, Hamilton
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Numerous planning frameworks have emerged over the past decades to inform decisions about the design and development of sustainable communities, raising questions about which framework to use within which context. Different ... -
Ko Waipā te awa
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis examines the experience of the Ngāti Maniapoto (‘Maniapoto’) iwi in the development and implementation of their river settlement legislation, the Ngā Wai o Maniapoto (Waipā River) Act 2012 (the 'Act’) . The ... -
Competing discourses of conservation and sustainability in state-sponsored tourism development: A critical analysis of the Lake Toba case in Indonesia
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The Indonesian government has an ambitious project to develop the tourism sector and to increase the state's foreign exchange: the National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN). The project has been prioritised in ten regions, ... -
Politics of Kindness: Exploring the political discourse of Kindness articulated by Ardern in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Values underpin much of how politics is done. Jacinda Ardern has been re-elected for a second term as New Zealand’s Prime Minister after kick-starting her role as a world leader by articulating the goal of bringing ethical ... -
Acceptance, recognition and supported independence: Wellbeing for children and young people with a disability in New Zealand: The voice of youth with Down Syndrome
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The aim of this thesis is to identify what wellbeing means for children and young people with a disability and the factors that influence wellbeing in the home, school, and the community. The research was carried out through ... -
Engendering pensions: Gender assessment of pension system reforms in Mongolia
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Gender equality is a key issue in the design of pension systems given the distinctive life courses of women, the unequal distribution of unpaid work responsibilities in the family that influence access to participation in ... -
In pursuit of development: Casinos and local government in Northern Thailand
(The University of Waikato, 2005)This thesis takes as it starting point the Government of Thailand Ninth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2002-2006). Among many provisions and proposals the Plan gives special emphasis to encouraging local ... -
Trashing New Zealand: A critical evaluation of food waste management discourses in New Zealand and their implications for sustainable development
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Food waste is an issue that transcends state borders and governments increasingly recognise as imperative to address. However, in New Zealand, this concern has not necessarily translated into adequate political commitments ... -
Effective, accountable and inclusive institutions? An analysis of the Chevron v. Ecuador (II) investment arbitration and the Lago Agrio environmental justice movement
(University of Waikato, 2017)The international investment agreement regime, one of the more obscure global institutions, has a significant impact upon how states, local governments and communities develop. Many investment agreements include investor-state ... -
Translating MDG 3: Gender, Empowerment and the Adolescent Girl in Maharashtra, India
(University of Waikato, 2017)This thesis is an exploration of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3, tracing its path from a global aspiration to its translation into a developing world context. Adopted in 2001 by the United Nations, the eight MDGs ... -
Sustainability Vs Profitable Dependable Supply: A Case Study of Institutional Constraints on the Adoption of New Sustainable Technology
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis examines policy tensions arising from the emergence of sustainable technologies and the institutional barriers to their adoption. Its starting point is an analysis of conflict over electricity pricing between ... -
The wellbeing and social connectedness of older people in the Small Island Developing State (SIDS) of Maldives
(University of Waikato, 2016)Older people in small island developing states (SIDS) live within the context of a distinctive set of circumstances in terms of the unique geo-spatial characteristics of island nations, the typically small size and dispersed ... -
"The Land Belongs To Those Who Work It": A Critical Evaluation of Land Redistribution Policy in South Africa, 1994-2012
(University of Waikato, 2015)Land ownership in post-apartheid South Africa carries a powerful symbolic charge for both black and white citizens. Under apartheid, state legislation denied black South Africans access to landownership rights, and confined ... -
The Politics of Sport Funding: An Analysis of Discourses in New Zealand Golf
(University of Waikato, 2015)In recent decades, the level of government intervention in sport has increased, involving greater resource allocations to community sport development, high performance sport and business capability initiatives. Within ... -
The politics of sustainability in New Zealand: A critical evaluation of environmental policy, practice and prospects through a case study of the dairy industry
(University of Waikato, 2015)This thesis examines the politics of sustainability in New Zealand through a case study of the dairy industry. New Zealand’s ‘clean and green’ image was bolstered by the passing of the Resource Management Act (RMA) (1991) ...
