title: Shallow heritage and environmental impact; Legacies of dairying in the Waikato, New Zealand

authors: Chalmers, Lex

abstract: Kenneth Cumberland’s epic television series Landmarks (1981) contains a memorable vista of a productivist pastoral landscape in Waikato. More than 30 years later the nature of the production has changed, but the legacies of less than 150 years of colonial agriculture have only deepened. In this paper, the piecemeal nature of New Zealand’s detailed historical records is reviewed, with a particular focus on records of agricultural production and change. The argument is that digital technologies have the capacity to improve our understanding of our agricultural heritage, but the investment in skilled people and the development of good heritage tools is needed just as much as digital data capture and storage. One obvious issue that would benefit from better heritage knowledge systems is the impact of the change on local environments. This issue is of particular concern in Waikato, where the impact of agricultural intensification, particularly in the dairy sector, has led to serious concerns about the quality of both aquatic and wild-life environments. The nature of environmental impacts and the response of various agencies is noted in the paper, with reference to importance of the clean and green message New Zealand promotes in international food markets. The paper argues that recording heritage and assessing environmental impacts are more closely connected than might paper at first sight; both have a part to play in understanding the long view of regional histories.

text: Shallow heritage and environmental impact; Legacies of dairying in the Waikato, New Zealand Kenneth Cumberland’s epic television series Landmarks (1981) contains a memorable vista of a productivist pastoral landscape in Waikato. More than 30 years later the nature of the production has changed, but the legacies of less than 150 years of colonial agriculture have only deepened. In this paper, the piecemeal nature of New Zealand’s detailed historical records is reviewed, with a particular focus on records of agricultural production and change. The argument is that digital technologies have the capacity to improve our understanding of our agricultural heritage, but the investment in skilled people and the development of good heritage tools is needed just as much as digital data capture and storage. One obvious issue that would benefit from better heritage knowledge systems is the impact of the change on local environments. This issue is of particular concern in Waikato, where the impact of agricultural intensification, particularly in the dairy sector, has led to serious concerns about the quality of both aquatic and wild-life environments. The nature of environmental impacts and the response of various agencies is noted in the paper, with reference to importance of the clean and green message New Zealand promotes in international food markets. The paper argues that recording heritage and assessing environmental impacts are more closely connected than might paper at first sight; both have a part to play in understanding the long view of regional histories.

year: 2014

title: A subset of precise UML for Model-based Testing

authors: Bouquet, Fabien

subjects: computer science

abstract: This paper presents an original model-based testing approach that takes a UML behavioural view of the system under test and automatically generates test cases and executable test scripts according to model coverage criteria. This approach is embedded in the LEIRIOS Test Designer tool and is currently deployed in domains such as Enterprise IT and electronic transaction applications. This model-based testing approach makes it possible to automatically produce the traceability matrix from requirements to test cases as part of the test generation process. This paper defines the subset of UML used for model-based testing and illustrates it using a small example.

text: A subset of precise UML for Model-based Testing This paper presents an original model-based testing approach that takes a UML behavioural view of the system under test and automatically generates test cases and executable test scripts according to model coverage criteria. This approach is embedded in the LEIRIOS Test Designer tool and is currently deployed in domains such as Enterprise IT and electronic transaction applications. This model-based testing approach makes it possible to automatically produce the traceability matrix from requirements to test cases as part of the test generation process. This paper defines the subset of UML used for model-based testing and illustrates it using a small example.

year: 2007

title: Incorporating New Zealand indigenous views into community resilience frameworks for the built environment

authors: Boston, Megan

abstract: Community resilience lacks a standardized definition and methodology to quantify. Many governments and organizations have attempted to construct frameworks for improving community resilience, particularly as related to the built environment. However, few of these frameworks explicitly consider the values and cultural aspects of marginalized communities that are potentially negatively disadvantaged due to colonialization or socio-economic deprivation. To date, little research has worked on integrating Maori cultural views into these resilience frameworks. Using survey results investigating Maori and New Zealand European cultural views on resilience and aspects of the built environment, it has been found that Maori value unity and community cohesion as aspects of resilience more than New Zealand Europeans. Further, communities can increase community cohesion and unity through adapting Maori Marae’s or communal gathering places to increase community resilience following a disaster.

text: Incorporating New Zealand indigenous views into community resilience frameworks for the built environment Community resilience lacks a standardized definition and methodology to quantify. Many governments and organizations have attempted to construct frameworks for improving community resilience, particularly as related to the built environment. However, few of these frameworks explicitly consider the values and cultural aspects of marginalized communities that are potentially negatively disadvantaged due to colonialization or socio-economic deprivation. To date, little research has worked on integrating Maori cultural views into these resilience frameworks. Using survey results investigating Maori and New Zealand European cultural views on resilience and aspects of the built environment, it has been found that Maori value unity and community cohesion as aspects of resilience more than New Zealand Europeans. Further, communities can increase community cohesion and unity through adapting Maori Marae’s or communal gathering places to increase community resilience following a disaster.

year: 2022-07-01