Land Use Change and Its Characteristics in the Auckland Metropolitan Region, New Zealand: A Case Study of East Tamaki Area, Manukau City

DOI Web Site Web Site 8 Citations 3 References

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • ニュージーランドのオークランド都市圏における農業的土地利用の変化とその地域的性格—マヌカウ市イースト・タマキ地区の事例—
  • ニュージーランドのオークランド都市圏における農業的土地利用の変化とその地域的性格--マヌカウ市イースト・タマキ地区の事例
  • ニュージーランド ノ オークランド トシケン ニ オケル ノウギョウテキ トチ

Search this article

Abstract

In this paper the authors clarify the sequence of land use change in Auckland Metropolitan Region and analyse it at micro-scale using the example of the East Tamaki area, Manukau City. The East Tamaki area is situated close to the built-up area of Auckland and is partly zoned for future urban development so that definite change are apparent. Three sequences of land use change based on competition between agricultural and urban uses and land use policy of the Manukau City Council are recognisable; before 1959, 1970 to 1983, and after 1984.<br> In the 1970s and early 1980s a trend from dairy farming to beef farming and from sheep and beef farming to more specialised beef farming is apparent. Dairy farming remained important during this period but with changing ownership of land the less labour intensive beef farming became attractive. Lower demand for town milk and a narrowing of the comparative advantage of dairying over beef influenced the trend.<br> New Zealand pastoral farming permit such changes in livestock specialisation as the system is very flexible and not capital intensive. In theory the trend could be reversed although with the de-regulation of the milk industry widespread readoption of dairying so near the urban area is now unlikely.<br> In the 1980s land use change is characterised by various farms of horse raising, and in some areas urban uses, occupying former dairy and cattle farms. These changes were evident in the previous period, and the anticendent conditions encouraged them, but the trend to horse raising became stronger in this period. The grazing of horses is associated with the purchase of rural land by urban workers and with the growing importance of the commercial blood stock and racing industry in South Auckland. Availability of small parcels d land in the rural zone originating in previous periods, increasing property taxes as land values increased, and a high demand for rural land, contributed to the changes in rural land use. The conversion to urban land was part of the planned sequence in Manukau City's District Scheme. In the 1980s the sequence of land use change is uni-directional. Reversion to the traditional pastoral farming of the area is not an option. Thus, in comparison with the ealier period a feedback sequence is not included in the model.

Journal

Citations (8)*help

See more

References(3)*help

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top