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Polly Camber, B.A. (History) (Southern Oregon University), M.Soc.Sc. (James Cook University)
Transformations of Forest Communities & Industries in NZ & the USA
Polly’s doctoral research, funded by a University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship, revolves around a comparative study between forest communities (from foundations to the present) in the Hokitika sub-region of Westland, New Zealand, and southwestern Oregon, USA. Fundamentally, this study considers the role of government (particularly via forest policy) and local industries in the private sector in how they affect local communities with socio-economic ties to nearby forests. A key component of this study is to understand how these relationships transform over time, as forest policies and economies change, with a particular later emphasis on community identification with forests. Through this comparative analysis, this thesis endeavours to undertake a diversified, creative approach to creating sustainable socio-economic opportunities for communities living in a (primarily) post-industrial logging era.
Supervisors: Associate Professor Judy Bennett, Professor Tom Brooking
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