Browsing by Supervisor "Campbell, John"
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Adaptation to water scarcity in the context of climate change: A Case Study of the Nuku'alofa and Hihifo Districts, Tongatapu
(University of Waikato, 2017)For the most part, PICs and SIDS are constantly reminded of their vulnerability to climate change. Often, the increasing portrayal of island countries as vulnerable does not necessarily address what causes that vulnerability. ... -
Commissioning genetic modification: The marginalisation of dissent in the royal commission on genetic modification
(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 ... -
Community Resilience of People of Kampong Kamal Muara, North Jakarta, Indonesia
(University of Waikato, 2017)This research focuses on the resilience to flooding events of the people of Kampong Kamal Muara, in North Jakarta, Indonesia. Flooding has been a major threat in coastal cities in Indonesia. The coastal areas are considered ... -
Fight or flight? : resilience and vulnerability in rural Fiji
(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 ... -
How climate change displaces Pacific Island settlements and the public’s perception of large scale migration
(University of Waikato, 2013)Low lying Pacific Island countries are coming under threat from climate change. Island nations are suffering from the impacts of inundation, severe storms, droughts and shortages in fresh water. Climate change impacts are ... -
Implications of Climate Change for the Livelihoods of Urban Dwellers in Kiribati
(University of Waikato, 2016)As a result of climate change, coastal erosion, sea water intrusion into the fresh water lenses, destruction of trees that are important sources of food, medicines and building materials, and the destruction of settlements ... -
Koe feliuliuaki ‘o e ‘ea: Ko ha palopalema nai eni? Understanding climate change in Tonga
(University of Waikato, 2014)Tonga is highly vulnerable to the deleterious impacts of climate change reflecting its geographical, geological and socio-economic characteristics. These impacts have the potential to be a calamity for the environment and ... -
Land/seascapes of exclusion: social order on the coastal margins
(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 ... -
Local Voices, Local Choices? Vulnerability to Climate Change and Community-Based Adaptation in Rural Vanuatu
(University of Waikato, 2011)This thesis focuses on community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA) in a rural, Pacific islands context. It is informed by a case study of Mota Lava, a small island in northern Vanuatu. Climate change poses particular ... -
The Micro Geopolitics of (Eco)Tourism: Competing Discourses and Collaboration in New Zealand and Brazil
(The University of Waikato, 2008)This social science, interdisciplinary research deals with 'competing discourses' and 'collaboration'. The thesis examines issues of power in (eco)tourism development as manifested in the discursive construction and ... -
The Social Implications of Rights-Based Fisheries Management in New Zealand for Some Hauraki Gulf Fishermen and their Communities
(University of Waikato, 2011)This dissertation examines the social implications of a neoliberal `rights-based‘, fisheries management system introduced in New Zealand on 1 October 1986 in the form of the Quota Management System (QMS) using Individual ... -
The socio-cultural impacts of community based tabu sites on men and women: A case study of Cuvu district, Nadroga, Fiji
(The University of Waikato, 2008)This research analyses the impacts of community based Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) or tabu on men and women of Cuvu district in the province of Nadroga, Fiji. The practice of tabu is not an uncommon phenomenon in the South ... -
Stories of relocation to the Waikato: Spaces of emotion and affect in the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes, Aotearoa New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2014)Emotion and affect are enmeshed in the lives of relocated Cantabrians. A project on the lived geographies of relocation disrupts the predominance of model based approaches in hazards and disaster literature. The previously ... -
The evaluation of conservation planning policy effectiveness in the Solomon Islands: A case study of the Solomon Islands National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
(University of Waikato, 2013)This research evaluates the effectiveness of conservation planning policy in the Solomon Islands and specifically examines the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). The NBSAP is a requirement under the ... -
The impacts of climate change on the people of Vatukarasa and Sovi Bay, Viti Levu, Fiji.
(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
(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 ... -
Toi tu te whenua, toi tu te tangata: A holistic Māori approach to flood management in Pawarenga
(University of Waikato, 2010)This thesis is a study of how tikanga Māori principles could be used in practice in the management of natural hazards and in particular flooding in a rural area, Pawarenga. The aim was to investigate and document Te Uri O ... -
Trends and challenges for sustainable marine resource management for rural Solomon Islanders
(University of Waikato, 2014)Much has been claimed about the positive benefits of the customary marine tenure (CMT) system in the South Pacific and its implications for resource management. In Solomon Islands the premise of effective community-based ... -
Youth and Climate Change in Samoa
(University of Waikato, 2016)Climate change is a major issue for Samoa and the other Pacific island countries. Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has identified climate change as the government’s main challenge following his successful ...
