New Environmentalism: Managing New Zealand’s Environmental Diversity

Preface

1. The New Zealand Environment

1.1 The Setting

1.2 New Environmentalism

1.3 New Zealand and New Environmentalism

1.4 Māori and Environmental Management

1.5 Conclusion

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2. Alternative Approaches to Environmental Management

2.1 Environmental Management

2.2 Standards and Permits

2.3 Economic Instruments

2.4 Voluntary Initiatives

2.5 Policy Selection

2.6 Conclusion

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3. Agencies and Laws

3.1 Reform of Environmental Management

3.2 Central Government Agencies

3.3 Local Government Agencies

3.4 Non-Government Organisations

3.5 Māori and Resource Management

3.6 The Legislation Framework

3.7 Resource Management Act 1991

3.8 Participation in International Environmental Agreements

3.9 Conclusion

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4. Principles and Indicators

4.1 Principles of Environmental Management

4.2 Monitoring the State of the Environment

4.3 Composite Indicators

4.4 Environmental Indicators and Reporting in New Zealand

4.5 Conclusion

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5. The Land

5.1 The Setting

5.2 Land Degradation

5.3 The Conservation Estate

5.4 Biodiversity

5.5 Māori

5.6 Conclusion

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6. Freshwater

6.1 Conceptual Overview

6.2 The Water Resource and Pressures on it

6.3 Managing Freshwater

6.4 Nutrient Contamination

6.5 Rivers

6.6 Lakes

6.7 Groundwater

6.8 Drinking Water

6.9 Conclusion

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7. Ocean and Coast

7.1 Physical Setting

7.2 Coastal Waters

7.3 Fisheries

7.4 State of the Fisheries

7.5 Māori

7.6 Oceans Policy

7.7 Marine Invasive Species

7.8 Marine Reserves

7.9 Conclusion

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8. The Air

8.1 Climate

8.2 Climate Change

8.3 Monitoring and Managing Air quality

8.4 Greenhouse Gases

8.5 Energy

8.6 Conclusion

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9. Urban Environment

9.1 Urban New Zealand

9.2 Cities and economic development

9.3 Local government planning

9.4 Urban structure and sustainability

9.5 Waste

9.6 Conclusion

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10. Reflections and Prospects

10.1 What do others think?

10. 2 New environmentalism and the competition for ideas

10.3 New Zealand environment strengths and weaknesses

10.4 Prospects for green growth

10.5 Community and individual action

10.6 Keeping in touch

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Index