Heartland strong : how rural New Zealand can change and thrive / edited by Margaret Brown, Bill Kaye-Blake and Penny Payne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Margaret (Social scientist), editor.

Kaye-Blake, Bill, editor.

Payne, Penny, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural development--New Zealand.

Rural development.

Community development--New Zealand.

Community development.

Regional planning--New Zealand.

Regional planning.

New Zealand--Economic conditions.

New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Auckland, Zealand : Massey University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The future of New Zealand's rural communities is often in the news. Empty shops, depopulation and lack of jobs are offered as signs that many towns are dying. There is no getting away from the challenges to the rural sector. But what if you consider economics AND demography AND the environment, aiming for a holistic description of rural communities? Then the picture looks quite different. Rural communities have shown themselves to be resilient over many years, and that is likely to continue. Most importantly, people in rural communities, in townships and on farms, have options. This important book, based on years of research, shows how, and provides useful insights into the ongoing process of change in rural communities and the resources on which they draw to support their resilience. It offers a positive message and some blueprints for progress"--Back cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction

1.What is happening within New Zealand's rural communities?

Chapter 1 On-farm changes that have affected rural communities in the past 20 years

Chapter 2 Wairoa: Resilience and change

Chapter 3 Talking to communities: How other small towns view their resilience

Chapter 4 The Sustainable Land Use Initiative: A community's response to an adverse event

2. Making sense of these facts and experiences

Chapter 5 A new framework to measure resilience

Chapter 6 Creating an integrated perspective with modelling

Chapter 7 Pathways to future resilience: The TSARA programme

3. How will intersecting drivers affect the future of rural communities?

Chapter 8 The resilience of Maori land use

Chapter 9 Southland: An adapting landscape

Chapter 10 How will technology affect the fabric of rural communities?

4. How will these changes be integrated?

Chapter 11 Entrepreneurship on New Zealand family farms

Chapter 12 Increasing indigenous biodiversity in farming landscapes

Chapter 13 An integrated approach to farming: Learning from matauranga Maori

Conclusion

The future of rural resilience in New Zealand

Notes

About the author

Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Authors: Dr Margaret Brown, Dr Vicki Burggraaf, Dr Estelle Dominati, Dr Robyn Dynes, Dr Kirsty Hammond, Bonny Hatami, Dr William (Bill) Kaye-Blake, Dr Alec Mackay, Dr Michael Mackay, Dr Fleur Maseyk, Tracy Nelson, Penny Payne, Dr John Rendel, Dr Bruce Small, Dr Willie Smith, Dr Ronaldo Vibart, Garry Watson.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780995113572

0995113572