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 Biophysical and Ecological Impacts of Rural Subdivision

Table of Contents

• Credits
• 1. Executive Summary
  • 1.1 Project and Client , 1.2 Objectives , 1.3 Methods , 1.4 Results and conclusions
• 2. Introduction/Background.
• 3. Objectives
  • 3.2. Resource management methods for managing impacts of rural subdivision (Part Two) , 3.3 Non-market valuation methods and their relevance to rural subdivision (Part Three).
• Part One: Impacts Found in Case Studies
• 4. Methods.
  • 4.1 Case studies , 4.2 West Melton , 4.3 Franklin District , 4.4 Survey procedures , 4.5 Rating of effects
• 5. Results and Discussion.
  • 5.1 Land use changes
    • Table 1 - Land use and stock numbers on subdivided land. , Table 2. A rating of effects, and the changes in inputs and outputs which determine them , Table 3. Factors that influence the significance of the effects of rural subdivision.
  • 5.2 Key indicators for monitoring effects of rural subdivision
    • Table 5. Environmental indicators for rural subdivision
• 6. Conclusions.
  • 6.1 Environmental effects found in case studies , 6.2 Factors influencing the magnitude of effects , 6.3 The effect of baseline land use , 6.4 Monitoring. , 6.5 Application of case study results. , 6.6 Other legislation
• 7. References
• 8. Appendices
  • 8.1 Description of the issues covered in this study
    • WATER , SOIL , BIOLOGICAL , GENERAL
  • 8.2 The initial survey questions.
  • 8.3 The follow-up interview questions.
• Part Two: Resource Management Methods for Managing ImpactsTwo Resource Management
• 4. Methods
• 5. Findings and Discussion
  • 5.1 Section 32 of the RMA., 5.2 Options for participation in resource management policy making.
  • 5.3 Methods for managing effects.
    • 5.3.1 Introduction., 5.3.2 Ground water quality - septic tank discharges., 5.3.3 Ground water quality - pesticides., 5.3.5 Surface water quality - discharges from roading and hard surfaces., 5.3.6 Waterways , 5.3.7 Water resources - groundwater quantity., 5.3.8 Water resources - surface water quantity., 5.3.9 Stormwater runoff.3.9 Stormwater runoff , 5.3.10 Indigenous biodiversity., 5.3.11 Weeds and pests., 5.3.12 Loss of versatile soils. , 5.3.13 Soil erosion., 5.3.14 Soil health., 5.3.16 Neighbour effects - spray drift , 5.3.17 Dust., 5.3.18 Fire risk , 5.3.19 General methods. , 5.3.20 Monitoring. , 5.3.21 Enforcement.
• 6. Conclusions
• 7. References.
• 8. Appendix
  • 8.1 Implications of minister's review of land use and subdivision under RMA.
• Part Three: Non-market Valuation Methods
• 4. Methods
• 5. Results and Discussion
  • 5.1 Theoretical background to the valuation of non-market benefits.
  • 5.2 Methods available to value non-market benefits.
    • 5.2.1 Production methodologies., 5.2.2 Contingent valuation.
  • 5.3 The applicability of non-market valuation techniques to value environmental effects of rural subdivision
    • 5.3.1 Ground water quality., 5.3.2 Biodiversity., 5.3.3 Pesticide residues., 5.3.4 Other impacts of rural subdivision.
  • 6. Conclusions
  • 7. References
• 6. Conclusions
• 7. References

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