Resource Management Act: RMA Link: Topics: Details

The RMAlink project aims to make community participation in all Resource Management Act processes more straightforward and less time-consuming. More effective participation from those with a concern for the environment will contribute towards improving environmental outcomes nationwide.

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Wellington Community Network
Subject Coastal & Marine

Text Coastal Hazards
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References

Goff, J. Nicol, S. and H. Rouse (eds) (2003) The New Zealand Coast - Te Tai o Aotearoa
Dunmore Press, Palmerston North. 312p. ISBN 0-86469-438-5
Chapter 4. Tsunami and Storm-Surge Hazards. p79-96

Memon, P. A., Perkins, H. (2000) Environmental Planning and Management in New Zealand.
Dunmore Press, Palmerston North.
Chapter 11. Managing Natural Hazards Under the Resource Management Act 1991. by N. Ericksen, J. Dixon and P. Berke.

MFE (2001) Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins. ME 410.
Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.

MFE (2003) Local Government Adaptation to Climate Change: Environment Bay of Plenty and Coastal Hazards Climate Change Case Study.
Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change Office, Wellington.
Includes information issues, barriers and solutions for managing coastal hazard risks. Coastal hazard zoning in resource management plans.

Journal Articles

Jacobson, Mike (2005) Coastal Hazard Policies
Planning Quarterly, March 2005, p6-8
Article looks at the effectiveness of NZ Coastal Policy Statement’s hazard policies in protecting natural beaches and dunes. Discusses local authority approaches to coastal hazard management, with particular reference to coastal erosion hazard and seawalls.

Web-Based Resources

Site: www.naturalhazards.net.nz
Resources: IGNS, the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, and NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, have created a Natural Hazards Information Centre online. Contains sections on tsunami, storms, coastal flooding and waves, coastal erosion. Free quarterly newsletter 'Natural Hazards Update' is available on request.

 

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