Identifying Commonalities between Indigenous Values and Current Sustainable Design Concepts in Aotearoa New Zealand

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ID2388913
AuthorsEmily Voyde (University of Auckland), Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan (0000-0002-1755-5868), Tate Morgan (0009-0005-2597-7322, University of Auckland)
Year2012
Volume8
Issue2
Pages215-229
Publication date2012-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1177-1801 • E-ISSN: 1174-1740
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/117718011200800209
OpenAlexW48730558
LanguageEN
References cited10

Urbanization creates impervious surfaces which reduce natural hydrologic functions and result in channel erosion, loss of property and habitat degradation. Sustainable design and management adopts a more holistic approach to conventional methods. Various techniques for sustainable management are Low Impact Development (LID), Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and Low Impact Urban Design and Development (LIUDD). Regardless of terminology, the introduction of such concepts to Aotearoa New Zealand reflects a paradigm shift from conventional stormwater management techniques to a more sustainable design philosophy. This paper proposes that the imported concepts of sustainable design run parallel to indigenous values when applied in the Aotearoa New Zealand context. Mātauranga Māori is the indigenous knowledge of the Māori people of Aotearoa. Examples are presented to discuss the parallels between current sustainable design techniques and the contribution of mātauranga Māori through indigenous values

Aotearoa · Civil engineering · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Indigenous · Political science · Sociology · Sustainable development · Urban design · Urban planning · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · Environmental Science · Ecology

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