Browsing by Subject "050205 Environmental Management"
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Advancing practical theory : a phronetic analysis of environmental participation and decision-making in NZ
(CreateSpace, 2016-07)Despite widespread support of collaborative and participatory approaches to environmental management internationally, understandings of such approaches are frequently simplistic and even idealised (McCallum, Hughey and ... -
ALCHEMY a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination : waste - waste not
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can organic waste be used as sustainable material for an architectural proposition that has the potential to educate and promote a sustainable way of looking at waste? ABSTRACT: Waste has become ... -
Asbestos remediation in the Cook Islands : a long-term solution for making schools safer
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-12-22)Asbestos contamination in the South Pacific originates mainly from construction products containing asbestos (SPREP, 2011). In Rarotonga, asbestos contamination in the soil surrounding two schools examined (Nikao Maori and ... -
Barriers to building and construction waste reduction, reuse and recycling : a case study of the Australian Capital Region
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-12-22)Building and construction waste materials continue to be a major problem causing significant environmental impact worldwide. Broad university-industry collaborative research was undertaken in 2014 to identify the barriers, ... -
Building adaption for waste minimisation : impact of policies
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-12-22)Construction and demolition waste represents a significant wastage of natural resources and energy while also contributing to air pollution. Measures to reduce construction waste include achieving flexibility in design of ... -
Challenging global waste management : bioremediation to detoxify asbestos
(Frontiers Media, 2020-03-04)As the 21st century uncovers ever-increasing volumes of asbestos and asbestos-contaminated waste, we need a new way to stop ‘grandfather’s problem’ from becoming that of our future generations. The production of inexpensive, ... -
Community development in a fractured future
(Unitec ePress, 2020-12-17)This article explores the implications for community development in a near-term future context of some degree of ecological and societal collapse. The extreme likelihood of near-term future collapse is well known to most ... -
Disposal or treatment : future considerations for solid waste from the construction and demolition industry
(© 2020 WIT Press, 2020-07)Each year more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste are produced globally. The greatest worldwide users of resources in terms of raw materials and energy are from the construction sector. Construction, demolition ... -
Dsposal or treatment: future considerations for solid waste from the construction and demolition industry
(2020-10-09)Construction & demolition waste Construction, demolition and excavation waste Waste disposal options Hazardous waste Landfill disposal Future of landfill technology Landfill failures Treatment optios - chemical & ... -
Erionite in Auckland bedrock and malignant mesothelioma: an emerging public and occupational health hazard?
(New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA), 2020-07-17)Overseas, emerging research has shown that where erionite is present in bedrock as a zeolite, and then subsequently disturbed and blown into the atmosphere, resulting exposure is associated with health effects similar to ... -
Hydrogen and New Zealand’s heavy vehicle fleet
(2019-08)INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES What’s driving zero emission fuels – greenhouse gas emissions Countries banning fossil fuels Current hydrogen market Automotive executives perspectives of hydrogen Benefits of hydrogen H2Light ... -
Kai Conscious Waiheke : a community development approach to food waste reduction
(Unitec ePress, 2015-05-01)Organic waste, particularly food waste, has been identified as a significant hazardous component of the waste to landfill stream. The waste represents an economic loss as well as an environmental pollutant, which is digested ... -
Outlook for the New Zealand Energy Economy to 2050 including the Role of Hydrogen
(2012)... a detailed examination of the economic impacts of high oil prices on the need for a hydrogen energy infrastructure; identify cost trends and environmental benefits for the introduction of battery, biofuel and hydrogen ... -
The potential for treating asbestos & asbestiform minerals
(2019-11-26)Asbestos & asbestiform minerals Health Issues from asbestos Waves of asbestos exposure Asbestos case study – Cook Islands Asbestos case study – Canberra, Australia Potential asbestiform hazards Exposure to asbestiform ... -
The rise and fall and rise again of an environmental social enterprise. (With apologies to the makers of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, one of my favourite British comedy series)
(Unitec ePress, 2020-02-24)Ki te kahore, he whakakitenga, ka ngaro te iwi Without foresight or vision the people will be lost In this paper I update earlier work on the case study in social enterprise in waste and recycling, using a community- ... -
Spinning rubbish into gold
(The University of Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland), 2018)Ki te kahore he whakakitenga ka ngaro te iwi "Without foresight or vision the people will be lost" In this case study I introduce a social enterprise in waste and recycling using community development methodology. The ... -
Waste a resource for communities
(2014)Waiheke County recycling Compulsory amalgamation to ACC End of recycling Beginning of resistance The Wananga on waste -
Whole building recycling as a waste reduction practice
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-12-22)This paper considers strategies for whole building recycling in New Zealand. Assumptions about waste and recycling potential that are made in the process of improving construction systems usually relate to the development ...
