Journal Articles (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
Items in this Collection
- 6New Zealand
- 4Climate change policy
- 3Carbon management
- 2Government organizations
- 2Urban planning
- 1Carbon Neutral
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2021-05-01
Birchall, S. Jeff, MacDonald, Seghan, Slater, Tara
As climate change progresses, local governments are being forced to find ways to adapt to worsening environmental, economic, and infrastructure impacts. The city of Fredericton, New Brunswick has a long history of river and overland flooding; however, more recent changes in local weather patterns...
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Coastal Climate Adaptation Planning and Evolutionary Governance: Insights from Homer, Alaska
Download2020-01-01
Climate variability is not a new challenge for coastal communities. However, because climate variability is manifesting with more extreme climate impacts, occurring with greater frequency and with more intensity, the necessity for adaptation to minimize risk is becoming more pronounced. Though...
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Evolution of the New Zealand voluntary carbon market: An analysis of CarboNZero client disclosures
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Milne, Markus J., Murphy, Maya, Birchall, S. Jeff
Climate change has the potential to dramatically change the world as we know, both in terms of the environment and the way in which societies operate. Public policy responses to climate change continue to evolve, with many western economies proposing mechanisms for emission reductions, for...
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2008-01-01
Jones, Brian, de Ronde, C., Renaut, Robin W.
The Giggenbach submarine volcano, which forms part of the Kermadec active arc front, is located ∼780 km NNE of the North Island of New Zealand. Samples collected from chimneys associated with seafloor hydrothermal vents on this volcano, at a depth of 160–180 m, contain silicified microbes and...
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Mixed Methods Research: A comprehensive approach for study into the New Zealand voluntary carbon market
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Murphy, Maya, Milne, Markus, Birchall, S. Jeff
Climate change and solutions to solving this wicked problem require a mixed methods research approach that draws on quantitative and qualitative inquiry together. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the applicability (and effectiveness) of a mixed methods approach applied to research...
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Structural challenges that contributed to the decline of the Communities for Climate Protection program
Download2014
In 2004 New Zealand’s (NZ) Labour-led government launched the Communities for Climate Protection - NZ (CCP-NZ) programme. Following a shift in Government leadership in 2008, from Clark’s Labour-led to Key’s National-led government, the CCP-NZ programme was discontinued. Through the narratives of...
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2014
In 2008 New Zealand (NZ) changed from a Labour-led to a National-led Government, and this resulted in a shift to Government’s carbon emission mitigation strategy, including the abandonment of the Communities for Climate Protection and the Carbon Neutral Public Service programs. Using deLeon’s...