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Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author : Catherine Knight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780473538637
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand written by Catherine Knight and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We have never been more aware of the benefit of being out in [Nature], but how much quality time does the 'average' New Zealander spend enjoying the outdoors? While our national parks are places of spectacular wilderness, for many of us, these places are out of reach. This ... book argues for the restoration of 'neighbourhood nature' - places that all New Zealanders can freely access, irrespective of socioeconomic or other factors. New Zealand's experience of the coronavirus pandemic underscores how important these local oases of [Nature] are - and how vital they are to our wellbeing."--Back cover.

Health, Wellbeing and Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author : Susan Shaw
Publisher : OUP Australia & New Zealand
ISBN 13 : 9780195585216
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Health, Wellbeing and Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand written by Susan Shaw and published by OUP Australia & New Zealand. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health, Wellbeing and Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand provides students and with a sound introduction to the concepts of health and wellbeing within the New Zealand environment.

Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health

Author : Bo Hong
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832548768
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Book Synopsis Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health by : Bo Hong

Download or read book Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health written by Bo Hong and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-05-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change and rapid urbanization have significant impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. Nature-based solutions (NBS) is an action to work with and enhance nature to solve social challenges, and NBS is an "umbrella concept" for other mature nature-based approaches. Blue-green spaces (BGS) can provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including mitigation of urban heat island effects, reduction of flooding, mitigation of air pollution, and provision of recreational spaces, thereby promoting physical and mental health. Hence, NBSs can serve as cost-effective climate mitigation and adaptation tool that contribute to additional co-benefits for ecosystem health and human well-being. Environmentalists, epidemiologists, ecologists, urban planners, and policymakers have paid more attention to NBSs for urban resilience and human health. In this Research Topic, we hope to discuss these topics: (1) ecological exposure and health benefits; (2) climate adaptation and human health promotion possibilities by NBSs; (3) methodological and theoretical approaches as well as technologies of NBSs corresponding to urban resilience; (4) underlying pathways and potential mechanisms of NBSs in improving human health; and (5) policies and management for planning and design of the successful implementation of NBSs in relation to urban resilience and human health. This Research Topic focuses on, but is not restricted to the following issues: • Nature-based interventions for climate adaptation. • Ecological exposure and physical and psychological health outcomes. • Climate adaption environmental policies and management. • Theoretical and case-based studies on climate mitigation and adaption by NBSs • Ecosystem service perspective on promoting urban resilience. This Research Topic welcomes the following types of manuscripts: Original Research, Hypothesis and Theory, Review, and Perspective.

Water Beings

Author : Veronica Strang
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789147506
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Water Beings written by Veronica Strang and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2023-04-19 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking to the vast human history of water worship, a crucial study of our broken relationship with all things aquatic—and how we might mend it. Early human relationships with water were expressed through beliefs in serpentine aquatic deities: rainbow-colored, feathered or horned serpents, giant anacondas, and dragons. Representing the powers of water, these beings were bringers of life and sustenance, world creators, ancestors, guardian spirits, and lawmakers. Worshipped and appeased, they embodied people’s respect for water and its vital role in sustaining all living things. Yet today, though we still recognize that “water is life,” fresh- and saltwater ecosystems have been critically compromised by human activities. This major study of water beings and what has happened to them in different cultural and historical contexts demonstrates how and why some—but not all—societies have moved from worshipping water to wreaking havoc upon it and asks what we can do to turn the tide.

Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being

Author : Gayle Souter-Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131764980X
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Book Synopsis Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being by : Gayle Souter-Brown

Download or read book Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being written by Gayle Souter-Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Gayle Souter-Brown explores the social, economic and environmental benefits of developing greenspace for health and well-being. She examines the evidence behind the positive effects of designed landscapes, and explains effective methods and approaches which can be put into practice by those seeking to reduce costs and add value through outdoor spaces. Using principles from sensory, therapeutic and healing gardens, Souter-Brown focuses on landscape’s ability to affect health, education and economic outcomes. Already valued within healthcare environments, these design guidelines for public and private spaces extend the benefits throughout our towns and cities. Covering design for school grounds to public parks, public housing to gardens for stressed executives, this richly illustrated text builds the case to justify inclusion of a designed outdoor area in project budgets. With case studies from the US, UK, Africa, Asia, Australasia and Europe, it is an international, inspirational and valuable tool for those interested in landscapes that provide real benefits to their users.

Health and Natural Landscapes

Author : Alan Ewert
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1789245400
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book Health and Natural Landscapes written by Alan Ewert and published by CABI. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural landscapes are intricately tied to human health and well-being. While contemporary lifestyles have caused people to feel disconnected from the natural environment, this relationship is now recognized as vitally important, with landscapes increasingly valued for their stress-reduction, aesthetic, and restorative benefits. Providing an overview of the history, theoretical concepts, and individual and societal implications of human connection to natural landscapes, this book considers natural landscapes' role as an antidote to our modern, predominantly urban society.

Working with Nature in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author : Friederike Gesing
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839434467
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis Working with Nature in Aotearoa New Zealand by : Friederike Gesing

Download or read book Working with Nature in Aotearoa New Zealand written by Friederike Gesing and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with nature - and not against it - is a global trend in coastal management. This ethnography of coastal protection follows the increasingly popular approach of "soft" protection to the Aotearoa New Zealand coast. Friederike Gesing analyses a political controversy over hard and soft protection measures, and introduces a growing community of practice involved in projects of working with nature. Dune restoration volunteers, coastal management experts, surfer-scientists, and Maori conservationists are engaged in projects ranging from do-it-yourself erosion control, to the reconstruction of native nature, and soft engineering "in concert with natural processes". With soft protection, Gesing argues, we can witness a new sociotechnical imaginary in the making.

The New Zealand Project

Author : Max Harris
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
ISBN 13 : 0947492593
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book The New Zealand Project written by Max Harris and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By any measure, New Zealand must confront monumental issues in the years ahead. From the future of work to climate change, wealth inequality to new populism – these challenges are complex and even unprecedented. Yet why does New Zealand’s political discussion seem so diminished, and our political imagination unequal to the enormity of these issues? And why is this gulf particularly apparent to young New Zealanders? These questions sit at the centre of Max Harris’s ‘New Zealand project’. This book represents, from the perspective of a brilliant young New Zealander, a vision for confronting the challenges ahead. Unashamedly idealistic, The New Zealand Project arrives at a time of global upheaval that demands new conversations about our shared future.

Wellness Escapes

Author : Lonely Planet
Publisher : Lonely Planet
ISBN 13 : 1788682106
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Wellness Escapes written by Lonely Planet and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the worlds most energising, inspiring and relaxing wellbeing retreats. From yoga, tai chi and meditation to mindfulness, spa treatments and creative writing, we present our favourite retreats and spas around the world to help replenish the mind, body and soul. Wellness Escapes includes nearly 200 destinations and is organised into five themes: Calm, Active, Healthy, Inspired and Indulged making it easy to find the perfect getaway whether youre in the mood for a seaweed bath in Ireland or surfing in Morocco, meditation in Bali or a Finnish sauna. We tell you what makes each retreat so special, what you can do, whats on its doorstep, and provide booking details to help you find out more or book a visit. Throughout, our wellness authors reveal the health benefits of each activity, while youll also find out about the worlds top ten wellness festivals, yoga and meditation techniques, and healthy smoothie recipes to try at home. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the worlds number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, weve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. Youll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

The Sacred Plant Medicine of Aotearoa

Author : Franchelle Ofsoske-Wyber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780473156404
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Plant Medicine of Aotearoa written by Franchelle Ofsoske-Wyber and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Holistic healing manual with New Zealand native flower, fern, tree, seed and plant essences. This book is the 'definitive ethnobotanical reference that restores the ancient teachings of indigenous medicine that are the basis of the sacred plant medicine of Aotearoa." --Publisher.

Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author : Damion Sturm
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000528472
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand written by Damion Sturm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book investigates the sporting traditions, successes, systems, "terrains" and contemporary issues that underpin sport in New Zealand, also known by its Māori name of Aotearoa. The book unpacks some of the "cliches" around the place, prominence and impact of sport and recreation in Aotearoa New Zealand in order to better understand the country’s sporting history, cultures, institutions and systems, as well as the relationship between sport and different sections of society in the country. Exploring traditional sports such as rugby and cricket, indigenous Māori sport, outdoor recreation and contemporary lifestyle and adventure sports such as marching and parkour, the book examines the contested and conflicting societal, geographical and managerial issues facing contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand sport. Essential reading for anybody with a particular interest in sport in Aotearoa New Zealand, this book is also illuminating reading for anybody working in the sociology of sport, sport development, sport management, sport history or the wider history, politics and culture of Aotearoa New Zealand or the South Pacific.

Beyond Manapouri

Author : Catherine Knight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781988503042
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Manapouri written by Catherine Knight and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Introduction: Are we environmental leaders or laggards? -- 2. Manapouri and the advent of the 'environmnental' age -- 3. 'Think Big' and its unintended consequences -- 4. New Zealand's environmental governance gets a makeover -- 5. A strengthening Māori voice in resource management -- 6. Death by a thousand cuts? The emergence of 'intractable issues' -- 7. Climate change: A quarter of a century of lost opportunity -- 8. Governing for the future: Barriers in environmental leadership -- 9. Reflecting on half a century: How far have we come?

Addressing Inequality in Budgeting Lessons from Recent Country Experience

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264920927
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Addressing Inequality in Budgeting Lessons from Recent Country Experience written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-19 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many countries, public expenditure, including transfers, plays a major role in reducing income inequality. The report reviews the various ways that budgeting can be used to this end. A first includes taking a broad approach to results-based budgeting, taking social and distributional goals into consideration. A second relies on integrating distributional impact analysis directly into the budget process. The report discusses the concrete experience of eight OECD countries in this area, analysing how they are integrating distributional impact assessment in spending and budgeting decisions. Finally, it discusses the tools, frameworks and data that are needed to take distributional considerations into account as part of evidence-informed policy making.

Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author : Dianne Wepa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107477441
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand by : Dianne Wepa

Download or read book Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand written by Dianne Wepa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition presents a range of theoretical and practice-based perspectives adopted by experienced educators active in cultural safety education.

The Risk of Water Conflicts in Aotearoa-New Zealand

Author : Adan E. Suazo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303106660X
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis The Risk of Water Conflicts in Aotearoa-New Zealand by : Adan E. Suazo

Download or read book The Risk of Water Conflicts in Aotearoa-New Zealand written by Adan E. Suazo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-02 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on water disputes in New Zealand: a country where such conflicts are assumed to be non-existing. Rarely are water disputes examined in areas where water resources abound, and where the political framework that governs their access and use is strong. Environmental security literature has devoted a significant amount of attention to the nexus between resource abundance and conflict. Important research has assessed this relationship by focusing on non-renewable resource wealth as a causal determinant of conflict, but little is known about the conditions that influence the emergence and intensification of conflict in water abundant environments. By most accounts, New Zealand is one of the most water-rich countries in the world. Even though violent conflict over water does not normally materialize in New Zealand, conflicts and incompatible claims motivated by water bottling, the growth of some types of agriculture, tourism, and water treatment strategies, continue to surface. Little, however, is known about how and why these conflicts emerge and intensify in a country such as New Zealand. To address this lacuna, this project asks the following research question: How and why does the commercialization of freshwater influence the emergence and intensification of hydropolitical conflict in New Zealand? This study presents two central arguments. First, that the introduction of a commercial enterprise motivates the emergence of hydropolitical conflict intentionality if the enterprise is incompatible with the interests of local communities. And second, hydropolitical conflict risk intensifies in accordance with the level of trust that communities pose upon the approval and appeals process that supports a commercial operation. To test these arguments, this study examines the effects of water bottling and water chlorination on the towns of Ashburton (Canterbury) and Glenorchy (Otago), by employing a tripartite analysis comprised, first, of a conflict intentionality and engagement assessment, second, of a comparative case study analysis, and third, of a conflict intentionality classification. The data suggests that hydropolitical conflict risk is low when communities trust the approval and appeals process behind any given commercial operation. Water-based conflict risk however is likely to escalate when local communities lose trust in the above processes and the institutions that administer them.

A Modern Guide to Wellbeing Research

Author : Beverley A. Searle
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789900166
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book A Modern Guide to Wellbeing Research written by Beverley A. Searle and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful Modern Guide explores heterodox approaches to modern wellbeing research, with a specific focus on how wellbeing is understood and practised, exploring policies and actions which are taken to shape wellbeing. It evaluates contemporary trends in wellbeing research, including the sometimes competing definitions, methods and approaches offered by different disciplinary perspectives.

Clan and Tribal Perspectives on Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability

Author : James C. Spee
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789733650
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Clan and Tribal Perspectives on Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability written by James C. Spee and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a climate of in-migration, clan and tribal communities have been forced to build sustainable solutions together. Breaking fresh ground by shining a light on sustainability journeys from outside the global mainstream, this book demonstrates how sustainable development occurs in respectful collaboration between equals.