New Environmentalism Managing New Zealand’s Environmental Diversity /

• Main Authors: de Freitas, Chris R. (Author), Perry, Martin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Environment.; Geography.; Human geography.; Environment, general.; Geography, general.; Human Geography.

New Zealand’s environment, so widely celebrated for its beauty and relative integrity, requires wise stewardship in establishing the sustainable development needed for the long-term public good. How well is it fulfilling these aims? This study assesses how far the nation has lived up to the imperati...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1. The New Zealand Environment
• 2. Alternative Approaches to Environmental Management
• 3. Agencies and Laws
• 4. Principles and Indicators
• 5. The Land
• 6. Freshwater
• 7. Ocean and Coast
• 8. The Air
• 9. Urban Environment
• 10. Reflections and Prospects
• Index.