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Identifying the barriers to building back better : a case study of Christchurch (Ōtautahi), New Zealand
(2019-07)BROAD FOCUS: how to build sustainability into the city of Christchurch following the 2010-11 earthquakes NARROW FOCUS: the place of renewable energy in this process RESEARCH METHODS: • Key-informant interviews ... -
In the public realm
(AGM Publishing Ltd. & New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects, 2014)Renée Davies attended the 51st IFLA World Congress 'Thinking and Action ; Earth, Home and Landscape of Places' in Buenos Aires, Argentina and encountered a rich platform of ideas and inspiration. -
Inconsistent coherence in post-quake Christchurch, New Zealand
(University of Moratuwa (Sri Lanka), 2016-04)This paper discusses some of the complexities of interactions between people and places in the making and remaking of cities. The paper uses as a case study, Christchurch, New Zealand, which has in the past had the reputation ... -
Inconsistent coherence in post-quake Christchurch, New Zealand.
(2015-10)Many city layouts are born out nineteenth century Victorian formality : axial roads, planned open spaces, with the overarching visual coherence that would shape the character of its inhabitants. This paper uses ... -
Landscape and cultural exchange [: landscapes of prophecy]
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-11-11)This paper proposes the use of prophecy as an investigative tool for landscape analysis and explores how it could produce more culturally meaningful landscape outcomes. It investigates the relevance of indigenous prophecy ... -
Landscape regionalism : sketching Auckland as a resilient city-region
(2020-10-02)Conventional urban and regional planning is dominated by economic development agendas and ignores urban growth issues resulting from complex geography and landscape. This paper proposes an alternative approach, based on ... -
Landscape systems modelling: A disturbance ecology approach
(ICE Publishing, 2007)This paper reports on research which explores the modelling of landscape systems over time using multiagent simulation (MAS) software called NetLogo. Two case studies investigate a disturbance ecology approach to the ... -
Linear City - Water City : how can an exchange between landscape and infrastructure generate an alternative Auckland Plan?
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2014)In 2011, Auckland consolidated its seven councils and the regional council into a single governing entity – the Auckland Council. Effectively, four cities and three rural districts were meshed into one city - ... -
Living along the coast : building green defences to mitigate the negative effects of coastal erosion in Auckland
(2016)Coastal erosion is a global issue that threatens human habitation and development. It has far-reaching impacts on environmental, economic, social aspects. Natural factors and human activities combined with climate change ... -
Living roofs + living urbanism
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How could the development of a Living Roof Design Manual increase the effectiveness of living roof design? Living roofs are becoming increasingly common in cities throughout the world for their ... -
Lookout : applying a process of design participation with children
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an alternative participatory process be applied in the design of green spaces for children in Auckland, as it densifies? ABSTRACT: Children face many challenges in urban life today, including ... -
Managed retreat: Climate change and the polycentric urban region
(2022-10-12)The things that made Tāmaki Makaurau so desirable to Māori and Pākehā now make the city vulnerable to the effects of climate change; sea-level rise and flooding. Let’s think about how we as LAs engage with a potentially ... -
Mautu i vae a vaea : weaving Fa'asamoa & landscape architecture
(2020)FESILI O LE SUESUEGA - RESEARCH QUESTION: How might Samoa utilize flooding as an opportunity to re-envision a future that embraces Fa'asamoa? (How can Apia reaffirm Samoan values to conceptualize sustainability through ... -
Multiculturalism in the urban landscape : create a better city with multicultural communities
(2015)This study explores the interconnections between multiculturalism, social integration and public spaces. Insights into these relationships were gained through fieldwork observing the social activities of different cultural ... -
Nature’s prescription : making room for green spaces in highly dense cities to combat urban stress
(2021)Continuous urban growth and sprawling city development in the outskirts of Metro Manila means less and less areas to develop and thus the city is left with few open green spaces. Despite of being the nation’s major center ... -
The New Coast : how can an environmentally sustainable model of coastal development be developed?
(2015)How can we sustainably develop the coastline as a part of urban area for the future? How can we develop the coastline with environmental tourism? This project is about developing the coastal zone for tourism in environmentally ... -
A new peri-urban agricultural system for Auckland
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-11-11)With population growth predicted for Auckland, there will be a rise in the food production required to feed the city. Auckland is already the country’s largest customer of food markets, but the fossil fuel based agricultural ... -
The new urban catchment : cleaning up Cox’s Creek
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS Main question: How can a decentralised design system protect harbour pollution by considering the urban catchment? Sub question: How to solve Cox’s Bay harbour contamination by evolving WSD ... -
Ngā kite hauora nō Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Pourewa Gardens : blending Māori tradition and contemporary design towards a healthier future for Ngā Uri o Tūperiri
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can mātauranga Māori guide the development of a contemporary multi-purpose garden for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei? ABSTRACT: Gardens were critical to Māori survival in Aotearoa New Zealand since their ...