Marginality, adaptation and farming in the New Zealand high country
New Zealand’s mountain areas are sparsely populated, and the direct impact of disasters in these areas is largely on agricultural communities and communication networks. Subject to earthquakes (mainly in the Southern Alps) and volcanic eruptions (on the Central Plateau of North Island) New Zealand’s...
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| description | New Zealand’s mountain areas are sparsely populated, and the direct impact of disasters in these areas is largely on agricultural communities and communication networks. Subject to earthquakes (mainly in the Southern Alps) and volcanic eruptions (on the Central Plateau of North Island) New Zealand’s mountain areas are more generally subject to problems of erosion and land slips and in the south, irregular, extreme snow falls. The impact of exceptionally heavy snow falls over the past 150 years of European settlement is relatively well documented. While modern technology might be thought to have lessened such impacts, the recent snowstorm of 2006 in South Canterbury highlights how such hazardous events continue to impact on communities in mountain and upland areas. The increased dependence on modern communication technologies and changes in the operation and management of modern farm systems are shown to compound the social and economic impact of such events. This impact is significantly modified by the size and structure of the farms concerned. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e308ef28ff9345cd934e619af2f4d7a92025-01-10T15:54:31ZengInstitut de Géographie AlpineRevue de Géographie Alpine0035-11211760-74262012-03-01100110.4000/rga.1711Marginality, adaptation and farming in the New Zealand high countrySteven KellyWillie SmithNew Zealand’s mountain areas are sparsely populated, and the direct impact of disasters in these areas is largely on agricultural communities and communication networks. Subject to earthquakes (mainly in the Southern Alps) and volcanic eruptions (on the Central Plateau of North Island) New Zealand’s mountain areas are more generally subject to problems of erosion and land slips and in the south, irregular, extreme snow falls. The impact of exceptionally heavy snow falls over the past 150 years of European settlement is relatively well documented. While modern technology might be thought to have lessened such impacts, the recent snowstorm of 2006 in South Canterbury highlights how such hazardous events continue to impact on communities in mountain and upland areas. The increased dependence on modern communication technologies and changes in the operation and management of modern farm systems are shown to compound the social and economic impact of such events. This impact is significantly modified by the size and structure of the farms concerned.https://journals.openedition.org/rga/1711resiliencepreparednessfarm structurelocationmarginalisation |
| spellingShingle | Steven Kelly Willie Smith Marginality, adaptation and farming in the New Zealand high country Revue de Géographie Alpine resilience preparedness farm structure location marginalisation |
| title | Marginality, adaptation and farming in the New Zealand high country |
| title_full | Marginality, adaptation and farming in the New Zealand high country |
| title_fullStr | Marginality, adaptation and farming in the New Zealand high country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Marginality, adaptation and farming in the New Zealand high country |
| title_short | Marginality, adaptation and farming in the New Zealand high country |
| title_sort | marginality adaptation and farming in the new zealand high country |
| topic | resilience preparedness farm structure location marginalisation |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/rga/1711 |
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