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Logging Out: Forestry, Transport and the Health of Hokianga Communities
Author(s) -
COLLINS DAMIAN,
KEARNS ROBIN A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-7939.1999.tb01555.x
Subject(s) - logging , truck , government (linguistics) , forestry , business , county government , transport engineering , key (lock) , environmental planning , environmental resource management , geography , engineering , environmental science , computer science , political science , computer security , public administration , linguistics , philosophy , aerospace engineering
This paper reports on log transportation as a health‐related issue in the Hokianga district of Northland at a time when forestry activity in the area is expanding and radical reforms to New Zealand's roading network have been proposed. Drawing on technical information and key informant interviews, the potential impacts of logging trucks on Hokianga roads are considered, the costs associated with forestry traffic are estimated, and the routes most likely to be affected are identified. Possible responses to the log transport problem are discussed, and it is concluded that rural communities such as Hokianga are vulnerable to both logging truck activity and changes in government policy.