Forestry expansion and land-use patterns in the Nelson Region,New Zealand |
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| Authors: | Nagashima Keiko Sands Roger Whyte AGD Bilek EM Nakagoshi Nobukazu |
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| Institution: | (1) Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, 1-5-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8529, Japan;(2) School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | The expansion of plantation forestry in New Zealandduring the last century has altered the landscape and will continue to do so in the future. The implementation of recent resource management policy, the 1991 Resource Management Act (RMA), will also influence the impact of future plantation expansion on the landscape. It is necessary to analyze current land-use patterns in order to predict effects on future landscapes. This study analyzed the current land-use patterns of the Nelson region by examining the relationship between land-use and site conditions and by characterizing the distribution pattern of land-use depending on distance from the city. The distribution pattern was considered from an economic perspective, based on the Barlowe’s model of land use distribution. The relationship between the current land-use pattern and previous land management policy was also examined using the Land Use Capability. Consequently, in addition to the physical attributes of the land, the influence of land-use management policy was obvious. Thus the RMA will undoubtedly influence land-use changes in the future. It is therefore necessary to understand the factors determining changes in land-use patterns in conjunction with the district plan of the RMA to predict future changes in land-use.This revised version was published online in May 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | conjoint analysis distribution pattern management policy physical attributes socio-economic environment |
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