Browsing by Author "Campbell, John"

• Human dimensions of global environmental change: A review of frameworks and research gaps. 

  Urich, Peter; Campbell, John; Gillespie, Alexander; Scrimgeour, Frank (The International Global Change Institute (IGCI), University of Waikato, 2005-12-01)

  This review of current knowledge in, and development of, priorities for research into the human dimensions of global environmental change has been conducted to assist the Foundation for Research Science and Technology to ...

  

• Islandness: Vulnerability and resilience in Oceania 

  Campbell, John (Macquarie University, Australia, 2009)

  Pacific and other islands have long been represented as sites of vulnerability. Despite this, communities on many Pacific islands survived for millennia prior to the intrusion of people from Europe into their realm. An ...

  

• An overview of natural hazard planning in the Pacific Island region 

  Campbell, John (School of Psychology, Massey University, 2010)

  PICs are exposed to a wide range of natural hazards. Despite this it appears that traditionally communities coped relatively well and in many ways Pacific community remain remarkably resilient, especially in rural areas. ...

• Land/seascapes of exclusion: social order on the coastal margins 

  Ryks, John (The University of Waikato, 2002)

  The hegemonic discourse of coastal planning and development has an impact on the social ordering of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s coastal communities in a number of ways. One way in which social order is controlled and maintained ...

  

• The impacts of climate change on the people of Vatukarasa and Sovi Bay, Viti Levu, Fiji. 

  Nur, Ali (The University of Waikato, 2021)

  Abstract Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing communities around the globe in the 21st Century. Small island developing states, including all Pacific Island Countries, are often represented as being among ...

  

• The potters of Espiritu Santo : A socio-historical study of survival and loss of tradition 

  Pascal, Elizabeth Marie (The University of Waikato, 2020)

  This dissertation looks at the traditional pottery of the Cumberland Peninsula on the island of Espiritu Santo in the context of its relationships with its makers, their history, traditional institutions and contact ...

  

• Fight or flight? : resilience and vulnerability in rural Fiji 

  Cagilaba, Vinau (The University of Waikato, 2005)

  Increasing awareness of the likely effects of climatic change, particularly on small Island states, has had several implications for these nations. The vulnerabilities of island communities are likely to increase if climatic ...

  

• Commissioning genetic modification: The marginalisation of dissent in the royal commission on genetic modification 

  Rogers-Hayden, Tee (The University of Waikato, 2004)

  The Royal Commission on Genetic Modification (RCGM) appeared to be a 'public debate'. It sought the participation of people from a cross-section of society according to its broad terms of reference, and invited input on ...

  

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