Pt1: The closing coastline? How do Kiwis value beaches ...? - Robin Kearns

Robin Kearns discusses New Zealand's beaches at Café Scientifique,hosted by the Auckland Museum Institute, Friends of the Auckland Museum on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010.

See Part 2 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoystxakNc4

The closing coastline?: How do Kiwis value beaches and are we losing our ability to enjoy them?

Dr Robin Kearns
Professor of Geography
University of Auckland

Dr Robin Kearns is investigating coastal 'hot spots': localities where there have been proposals for major residential developments. The resulting 'social climate change' at sites like Ocean Beach in Hawkes Bay and Ngunguru near Whangarei has seen a galvanising of views - the coast as private paradise or public preserve?

Robin began this research because he is passionate about the coast and, as the study has unfolded, it has revelated emotional landscapes otherwise hidden from view.

Robin talks about this collaborative research journey, the emergent ways in which the coastline meets peoples' needs in Aotearoa, and the growing academic acknowledgment of the links between emotion, culture and place.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• aotearoa
• beach
• coast
• coastal
• coastline
• sea
• policy
• culture
• social
• change