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| Volume 109(2) 2009, pages: 161-179. | | Simon Swaffield & Ann Brower: | Globalisation, contest and paradox in a continuing cultural landscape: Land reform in the New Zealand High Country | | key feature of globalization is the way that local landscapes are
progressively opened up to the influence of global markets, consumers
and capital. The transformations that result are frequently
politically contested, and can profoundly and quickly affect cultural
landscapes that have evolved slowly over long periods. The contests
over policy direction may draw upon long established ideals of occupancy
and ownership, and such ‘policy myths’ may paradoxically
serve to undermine the very landscapes from which they are drawn.
The New Zealand South Island High Country is a distinctive continuing
cultural landscape that is currently undergoing radical change
as a result of land tenure reform. The article demonstrates the way
that cultural and political narratives and ideals are critical factors in
mediating the relationship between globalization and local landscape
change in this iconic landscape. | | >> download as pdf |
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