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Sea level rise, homeownership, and residential real estate markets in South Florida
(Informa UK LimitedTaylor and Francis, 2020)This article builds on a small but rapidly growing body of research that seeks to determine the impact of sea level rise on the pricing of residential properties. Through a spatial hedonic regression analysis of real estate ... -
Local action with a global vision: The transformative potential of food social enterprises in Australia
(MDPI, 2019)There is an urgent need to make food systems more sustainable and resilient. Such a transformation goes beyond technological innovation and requires economic and social change. Research interest in the transformative ... -
Effects of fine sediment on seagrass meadows: A case study of Zostera muelleri in pāuatahanui inlet, New Zealand
(MDPI, 2020)Seagrass meadows are vulnerable to fine sediment (mud) pollution, with impacts usually attributed to reduction in submerged light. Here we tested two non-exclusive hypotheses, that mud particles (≤63 μm) impact seagrasses ... -
From music ontology towards ethno-music-ontology
(2020)This paper presents exploratory work investigating the suitability of the Music Ontology [33] - the most widely used formal specification of the music domain - for modelling non-Western musical traditions. Four contrasting ... -
Potential influence of Auckland’s growth on land use and resource use in the Waikato Region
(University of Waikato, 2014)Auckland and the Waikato region have a strong interdependent relationship and are connected physically, as well as socially, economically and culturally. At present, Auckland is growing and will continue to growth in the ... -
Insurance as maladaptation: Resilience and the "business as usual' paradox
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2016)Insurance and compensation are cited as critical elements of resilience to natural and non-natural hazards alike. As a strategy of risk management, it emphasises peace of mind, financial recompense and the swift restoration ... -
Balancing the benefits of overseas investment against the protection of sensitive land: New Zealand’s approach
(2020)The Government’s economic strategy aims to build a productive, sustainable and inclusive economy. Overseas investment contributes to this when it brings with it new jobs and increases productivity, which is the biggest ... -
Assessing the effects of flood resilience technologies
(2013)The impacts of floods on housing in urban areas are increasing due to both the intensification of extreme weather events and the development of settlements together with the rising vulnerability of assets in areas at risk. ... -
Research Briefing: Revealing the impact of predictive models as decision support tools in environmental planning
(2018)Predictive modelling is commonly used to support decision-making in planning. This paper investigates the use, reliability, and effect of this to better understand the ways in which models influence planning policy, practice, ... -
Role of social belongingness during the post-disaster recovery
(Springer, 2020)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has established a prime goal of eradicating all kinds of poverty, including extreme poverty which remains as a global challenge and a vital requisite for sustainable development. ... -
Drivers and temporality of internal migration in the context of slow-onset natural hazards: Insights from north-west rural Bangladesh
(Elsevier Science, 2018)This paper examines the association between slow-onset natural hazards and the temporal aspects of human mobility— that is, short-term and long-term internal migration in the context of north-west Bangladesh. The paper ... -
The inflection point hypothesis: The relationship between the temperature dependence of enzyme-catalyzed reaction rates and microbial growth rates.
(2020)The temperature dependence of biological rates at different scales (from individual enzymes to isolated organisms to ecosystem processes such as soil respiration and photosynthesis) is the subject of much historical and ... -
Study of biomorphic calcium deficient hydroxyapatite fibres derived from a natural Harakeke (Phormium Tenax) leaf fibre template.
(IOP Publishing, 2020)The complex structure of natural bio-organic matter has inspired scientists to utilise these as templates to design "biomorphic materials", which retain the intricate architecture of the materials while acting as a useful ... -
Conventional, remote, virtual, and simulated work-integrated learning: A meta-analysis of existing practice
(2020)As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations offering work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities were no longer able to support student placements, resulting in many institutions searching for a range of ... -
Turning a back on violence: Storying anti-violence with young men in schools
(New Zealand Association of Counsellors, 2020)What are some of the effects of inviting young men troubled by violence to take up non-violent identity claims? This article describes narrative therapy practices in re-authoring stories of violence with one of two young ... -
Bridging adaptive learning and desired natural resource management outcomes: Insights from Australian planners
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2018)Natural resource management (NRM) has been increasingly guided by governance arrangements seeking less centralized and hierarchical and more integrated and adaptive approaches to achieve desired social-ecological outcomes. ... -
Urban water metabolism information for planning water sensitive city-regions
(Elsevier, 2019)Climate change and growing populations will stretch water resources in many city-regions globally, and urbanisation will continue to degrade water quality and upset natural hydrological flows. These pressures call for ... -
Factors influencing the Landing Error Scoring System: Systematic review with meta-analysis.
(Elsevier, 2020)OBJECTIVES: Systematically review the literature addressing age, sex, previous injury, and intervention program as influencing factors of the Landing Error Scoring System. DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis. ... -
Fear and uncertainty: The surrogacy triad’s experience of social workers’ role ambiguity
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020)In New Zealand, as in the UK, the surrogate is the legal mother of the child until parentage is transferred by the court to the intended parents. Social workers are responsible for assessing the intended parents’ suitability ... -
A perturbative approach to a nonlinear advection-diffusion equation of particle transport
(AIP Publishing, 2020)We explore analytical techniques for modeling the nonlinear cosmic ray transport in various astrophysical environments which is of significant current research interest. While nonlinearity is most often described by coupled ...
