Kathy Prendergast
Biographic Data
| ID | 2407066 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathy Prendergast |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathy |
| FAMILY NAME | Prendergast |
| SIGNATURE | PRENDERGAST K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8439-4606 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A regenerative sustainability framework
Transforming cities towards sustainable futures is urgent. However, dominant piecemeal and technocratic approaches to advancing sustainability in cities are insufficient for addressing the scale and complexity of urban sustainability transformations required. The emerging paradigm of “regenerative sustainability” holds promise for disrupting business-as-usual practices, including the systems and structures that perpetuate unsustainable pathways i…
Youth social media age restrictions
Around the world, there are growing concerns about the harms youth experience on social networking platforms. However, the question of whether to restrict young people’s access to social media through legislative or policy mechanisms is widely contested. Understanding how the media portrays this debate is critical because the framing of policies, problems, supporters, and opponents can be powerful in shaping public opinion of youth and youth issu…
Towards a relational understanding of youth lifestyles and wellbeing in climate resilient urban development
Storytelling and good relations
How can we support young citizens facing chaotic climate futures? This question is urgent, particularly for Indigenous communities who face disproportionate risks and impacts of climate change. For the past three decades, climate-related education has focused largely on the acquisition of scientific knowledge in instrumental ways, while encouraging individual behaviour change. This approach centres the problem rather than human capabilities to ge…
Youth Attitudes and Participation in Climate Protest
This article examines youth participation the school climate strikes of 2018 and 2019 (also known as #Fridays4Future), through an exploratory study conducted in seven diverse cities. Despite the international nature of the climate strikes, we know little about the factors that influenced youth participation in these protests beyond the global North. This matters because youth of the global South are disproportionately impacted by climate change a…
New Zealand's engagement with the Five Ways to Wellbeing
The Five Ways to Wellbeing were developed in 2008 as a set of simple daily practices for individuals to improve their wellbeing. While there is some evidence to support the association between individual practices and wellbeing, it is unknown whether engaging in multiple practices – and in certain combinations – is associated with higher levels of wellbeing. A survey was undertaken with 10,012 adults throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand, to assess in…
Knowth passage-grave in Ireland
Knowth is one of three large monuments at the Neolithic complex in the bend of the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. The others are Newgrange and Dowth. All three have obvious solar alignments but whereas the alignment to the winter solstice sunrise at Newgrange has been extensively researched and interpreted, little has been attempted regarding the way that astronomy functions at Knowth and Dowth. This paper treats the evidence for solar and…
Associations between lifestyle behaviours and optimal wellbeing in a diverse sample of New Zealand adults
Public health and positive psychology were integrated to provide support for a relationship between lifestyle behaviours and a multi-dimensional measure of optimal wellbeing. It is likely this relationship between lifestyle behaviours and optimal wellbeing is bidirectional giving rise to the debate that holistic approaches are needed to promote positive health
Lost
Youth Attitudes and Participation in Climate Protest
This article examines youth participation the school climate strikes of 2018 and 2019 (also known as #Fridays4Future), through an exploratory study conducted in seven diverse cities. Despite the international nature of the climate strikes, we know little about the factors that influenced youth participation in these protests beyond the global North. This matters because youth of the global South are disproportionately impacted by climate change a…
Lost
Storytelling and good relations
How can we support young citizens facing chaotic climate futures? This question is urgent, particularly for Indigenous communities who face disproportionate risks and impacts of climate change. For the past three decades, climate-related education has focused largely on the acquisition of scientific knowledge in instrumental ways, while encouraging individual behaviour change. This approach centres the problem rather than human capabilities to ge…
Lost
Associations between lifestyle behaviours and optimal wellbeing in a diverse sample of New Zealand adults
Public health and positive psychology were integrated to provide support for a relationship between lifestyle behaviours and a multi-dimensional measure of optimal wellbeing. It is likely this relationship between lifestyle behaviours and optimal wellbeing is bidirectional giving rise to the debate that holistic approaches are needed to promote positive health
Knowth passage-grave in Ireland
Knowth is one of three large monuments at the Neolithic complex in the bend of the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. The others are Newgrange and Dowth. All three have obvious solar alignments but whereas the alignment to the winter solstice sunrise at Newgrange has been extensively researched and interpreted, little has been attempted regarding the way that astronomy functions at Knowth and Dowth. This paper treats the evidence for solar and…
New Zealand's engagement with the Five Ways to Wellbeing
The Five Ways to Wellbeing were developed in 2008 as a set of simple daily practices for individuals to improve their wellbeing. While there is some evidence to support the association between individual practices and wellbeing, it is unknown whether engaging in multiple practices – and in certain combinations – is associated with higher levels of wellbeing. A survey was undertaken with 10,012 adults throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand, to assess in…
Youth Attitudes and Participation in Climate Protest
This article examines youth participation the school climate strikes of 2018 and 2019 (also known as #Fridays4Future), through an exploratory study conducted in seven diverse cities. Despite the international nature of the climate strikes, we know little about the factors that influenced youth participation in these protests beyond the global North. This matters because youth of the global South are disproportionately impacted by climate change a…
Towards a relational understanding of youth lifestyles and wellbeing in climate resilient urban development
Storytelling and good relations
How can we support young citizens facing chaotic climate futures? This question is urgent, particularly for Indigenous communities who face disproportionate risks and impacts of climate change. For the past three decades, climate-related education has focused largely on the acquisition of scientific knowledge in instrumental ways, while encouraging individual behaviour change. This approach centres the problem rather than human capabilities to ge…
A regenerative sustainability framework
Transforming cities towards sustainable futures is urgent. However, dominant piecemeal and technocratic approaches to advancing sustainability in cities are insufficient for addressing the scale and complexity of urban sustainability transformations required. The emerging paradigm of “regenerative sustainability” holds promise for disrupting business-as-usual practices, including the systems and structures that perpetuate unsustainable pathways i…
Youth social media age restrictions
Around the world, there are growing concerns about the harms youth experience on social networking platforms. However, the question of whether to restrict young people’s access to social media through legislative or policy mechanisms is widely contested. Understanding how the media portrays this debate is critical because the framing of policies, problems, supporters, and opponents can be powerful in shaping public opinion of youth and youth issu…
Geography (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works)