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Item Use of the Mobius Band structure to challenge 2D flat origins in zero-Waste patternmaking for fashion(Taylor and Francis Group, 2025-03-29) Li Z; Cumming D; Kane F; Prescott SThis practice-led research explores the Mobius Band structure’s potential to challenge zero-waste pattern-making approaches that rely on 2D flat surfaces as a starting point. Addressing textile waste requires alternative methods that are mindful of circular design principles and embrace zero-waste pattern approaches. The Mobius Band structure provides a 3D fabric space for design development, offering the potential for multiple forms and wear possibilities that cater to individual wearer needs, while also contributing to innovations in sustainable apparel production. The experimental work presented in this paper focused on optimising the fluidity and multi-dimensional aspects of the Mobius Band using various materials, sizes, and dimensions, resulting in continuously changing surfaces and garment shapes. The outcomes demonstrate the potential of the Mobius Band method to enhance zero-waste pattern cutting by offering a 3D design framework that reduces cutting lines, prevents fabric waste, preserves fabric integrity, and creates versatile garments with an innovative design approach.Item Tourism green growth through technological innovation(Taylor and Francis Group, 2025-03-28) Jo Y; Kim MJ; Yoon Y-S; Hall CM; Font XThe work seeks to assess the effect of technological innovation on the green growth of tourism across five continental regions using the STochastic estimation of Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) model. Employing panel Granger causality tests, panel vector autoregression, impulse response functions, and forecast error variance decomposition, the research reveals the bidirectional causal relationship between green growth and technological innovation, emphasizing the importance of technological innovation for tourism. The study utilizes panel data from 126 countries spanning from 2010 to 2021 and employs a range of econometric techniques. These methods allow for a thorough examination of the causal relationships, short and long term impacts, and the relative importance of different variables on tourism related green growth. The findings further highlight the contribution of green growth to developing a sustainable economy and emphasize the significance of sustainable tourism as a significant factor in green growth policies. The study expands the application of STIRPAT to the green growth and tourism relationship and provides practical implications for stakeholders.Item Sharing versus collaborative economy: how to align ICT developments and the SDGs in tourism?(Taylor and Francis Group, 2019-01-02) Gössling S; Hall CMGreat hopes have been placed in the sharing economy to provide a new business model based on peer-to-peer (P2P) exchanges of underutilized assets. As a model, the sharing economy has been expected to make significant contributions to sustainability, providing new opportunities for entrepreneurship, more sustainable use of resources, and consumer co-operation in tight economic networks. However, in recent years, digital platforms have turned into the most important actors in the global sharing economy, turning global corporations, such as AirBnB, Booking, or TripAdvisor into intermediaries controlling and profiting from most transactions. Focused on accommodation, this paper conceptualizes the sharing economy in comparison to the wider collaborative economy, and discusses its social, economic, environmental, and political impacts in comparison to the sustainable development goals. It concludes that the sharing economy has great potential to make very significant contributions to sustainability, though the model is increasingly being replaced by the collaborative economy, which performs as an extension and acceleration of neoliberal economic practices.Item Enhancing the Energy Performance of Historic Buildings Using Heritage Building Information Modelling: A Case Study(MDPI (Basel, Switzerland), 2025-07-02) Kakouei M; Sutrisna M; Rasheed E; Feng Z; Caggiano A; Kamari AHeritage building conservation plays a special role in addressing modern sustainability challenges by preserving the cultural identity, retrofitting, restoring, and renovating these structures to improve energy performance, which is crucial for revitalisation. This research aims to use Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) to increase energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in historic buildings. Retrofitting heritage buildings presents unique challenges and opportunities to simultaneously reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions while maintaining historical integrity. Traditional approaches are often insufficient to meet heritage structures’ energy needs. Modern technologies such as information building modelling and energy simulations can offer solutions. HBIM is a vigorous digital framework that facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration and offers detailed insights into building restoration and energy modelling. HBIM supports the integration of thermal and energy efficiency measures while maintaining the authenticity of heritage architecture by creating a comprehensive database. Using a case study heritage building, this research demonstrates how retrofitting the different aspects of heritage buildings can improve energy performance. Evaluating the preservation of heritage buildings’ cultural and architectural values and the effectiveness of using HBIM to model energy performance offers a viable framework for sustainable retrofitting of heritage buildings.Item Marketing and Sustainability: Business as Usual or Changing Worldviews?(MDPI (Basel, Switzerland), 2019-02-02) Kemper JA; Hall CM; Ballantine PW; Kemper JA; Hall CM; Ballantine PWMarketing, and the business schools within which most marketing academics and researchers work, have a fraught relationship with sustainability. Marketing is typically regarded as encouraging overconsumption and contributing to global change yet, simultaneously, it is also promoted as a means to enable sustainable consumption. Based on a critical review of the literature, the paper responds to the need to better understand the underpinnings of marketing worldviews with respect to sustainability. The paper discusses the concept of worldviews and their transformation, sustainability's articulation in marketing and business schools, and the implications of the market logic dominance in faculty mind-sets. This is timely given that business schools are increasingly positioning themselves as a positive contributor to sustainability. Institutional barriers, specifically within universities, business schools, and the marketing discipline, are identified as affecting the ability to effect 'bottom-up' change. It is concluded that if institutions, including disciplines and business schools, remain wedded to assumptions regarding the compatibility between the environment and economic growth and acceptance of market forces then the development of alternative perspectives on sustainability remains highly problematic.Item Exploring the Impact of Virtual Reality on Tourists’ Pro-Sustainable Behaviors in Heritage Tourism(MDPI (Basel, Switzerland), 2025-07-09) Zhu Z; Hall CM; Li Y; Zhang X; Coccossis HAlthough the rise of Virtual Reality (VR) technology has brought new opportunities to tourism experiences and marketing, limited research has explored how VR technology affects tourists’ pro-sustainable behaviors in heritage tourism research. To address this research gap, this study constructs a theoretical model by integrating the technology acceptance model (TAM) framework to explore the relationship among perceived ease of use (PEU), perceived usefulness (PUS), awe, attitude, and pro-sustainable behavior of tourists. Through the analysis of 304 valid questionnaires, this study found that in the heritage tourism experience presented by VR, PEU and PUS positively influence awe and attitude. Furthermore, awe positively affects attitude and pro-sustainable behaviors. However, PUS has no effect on tourists’ pro-sustainable behaviors. This study expands the theoretical framework of TAM and the related research on awe in heritage tourism presented by VR, providing valuable practical insights for heritage managers in the adoption of immersive technology.Item Exploring the drivers of Gen Z tourists’ buycott behaviour: a lifestyle politics perspective(Taylor and Francis Group, 2025-06-03) Seyfi S; Sharifi-Tehrani M; Hall CM; Vo-Thanh TGeneration Z (Gen Z) is the largest cohort of generational consumers worldwide and is perceived to show greater connectivity with political consumerism compared to older age cohorts. Nonetheless, there is a notable absence of empirical knowledge on key antecedents of Gen Z’s engagement in tourism-related buycotting. Grounded in political and ethical consumerism literature and guided by lifestyle politics theory, this study aims to illuminate the drivers underpinning buycott behaviour of Gen Z in a developing country context. The qualitative findings demonstrate that Gen Z’ buycott behaviour has two categories of drivers: individual (fulfilment, constructing self-identity and frugality) and prosocial (altruism, trust and the pursuit of social justice). Exposure to social media information, peer persuasion and past experience are also key influencers in Gen Z’ buycott participation. Overall, the research extends the understanding of tourist sustainable consumption in terms of generational behaviours, notably Gen Z’s buycott behaviour. The study provides novel insights to a stream of the political consumerism literature, which is only at a nascent stage in tourism studies. While adding value theoretically, the study also provides useful managerial implications for businesses to stimulate tourists’ political and ethical consumption.Item Social and ecological benefits of urban green spaces : cultural and religious perspectives : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand(Massey University, 2025) Chen, FeiI investigate the multifunctional roles and benefits of urban green spaces (UGS’s), highlighting their ecological, social, and cultural importance within urban environments. My comprehensive literature review examines the impact of UGS's on physical and mental health, biodiversity, cultural integration, and economic activities, while also considering the challenges of urbanization and socio-economic disparities. To get a unique dimension of this research, and to reveal variations in preferences, taboos, and usage patterns by members of a urban communities, I conducted a questionnaire survey that explored how individuals from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds perceive and utilize UGS’s in Auckland region. The findings from 115 respondents indicate that UGS significantly enhance public health, environmental quality, and social cohesion, yet their perception and utilization are deeply influenced by cultural and religious contexts. While academic literature emphasizes biodiversity and sustainability as fundamental benefits of UGS’s, survey respondents also prioritized practical aspects such as cleanliness and accessibility. These insights underscore the necessity for inclusive urban planning that harmonizes both the ecological objectives and the diverse needs of urban communities. This study also reflects on the current state and future potential of UGS in Auckland, advocating for strategies that integrate green infrastructure, community involvement, and multifunctional designs. I conclude with recommendations for culturally sensitive and sustainable approaches to UGS development, with the ultimate aim to facilitate fostering resilient and inclusive urban ecosystems.Item Shifting gears : exploring the mobility stories of Latin American women in Auckland : a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Resource and Environmental Planning at Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand(Massey University, 2025) Rodriguez Mora, AnamariaIncreasing immigration presents Aotearoa New Zealand with both challenges and opportunities for its transport system. While Aotearoa’s cities aspire to encourage the use of low-carbon transport modes (walking, cycling and public transport), a key challenge to this transition is the ongoing 'reverse mode shifts' (RMS); where immigrant women shift from using low-carbon transport in their respective countries to private cars after migrating. Given the sharp growth of immigrants in Auckland, understanding this phenomenon is key to plan for the future of its transport system. This thesis explores the factors that encourage or discourage Latin American women in Auckland to RMS after migration, and proposes ways to discourage immigrant women from embracing driving after migration. This research uses the ’new mobilities paradigm’(NMP) as a theoretical framework, to understand the mobility challenges immigrant women face daily, and identify key ways of progressing sustainability and equity planning outcomes. Specifically, the research applies Tim Cresswell’s (2010) framework, which is informed by the NMP, to explore how social and power dynamics play a part in the emergence of new patterns of (im)mobility, leading Latin American to RMS after migration. The thesis takes a qualitative research approach, combining two sources of data. First, the thesis involves a critical review of the planning framework by reviewing documents relevant to transport planning in Auckland. Second, over twenty Latin American women residing in Auckland were interviewed to capture their (im)mobility experiences through stories. The findings revealed that Latin American women are encouraged to embrace driving as a way to address inequalities linked to Auckland’s transport system. Driving is a means for them to offset economic, socio-cultural and physical obstacles in the city. The research shows driving is not necessarily a choice in a car-dependent city like Auckland, as many would not choose to drive If they had alternative and sustainable options. Key factors influencing their RMS included motherhood (i.e. having a baby), needing to work in a sprawled city and desires to feel free, independent and equal. However, perceptions of fear, anxiety and stress when driving discouraged several participants from driving as main commuting mode. Although some of them found ways to either manage or accept these barriers, the perceptions of fear, anxiety and stress remain present for most, suggesting Latin American women end up sacrificing their mobilities experiences to fulfil other needs. The research concludes that the RMS of immigrant women in Auckland are strongly influenced by to transport planning approaches adopted in the city. These approaches prioritise economic growth and individual market choice over sustainability and equity-needs-approaches which ultimately promoted forced car ownership and usage. The research recommends prioritising transport planning approaches that understands human as experiential and emotional beings, moving away from approaches centred on rational philosophies. This research sits between social science and applied planning and have advance theoretical and practical knowledge that emphasis the needs of alternative approaches in transport planning to address the mobility challenges of immigrant women.Item Gaps in environmental and social evidence base are holding back strategic action on our national food system(Taylor and Francis Group on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2025-07-03) Smith NW; McDowell RW; Smith C; Foster M; Eason C; Stephens M; McNabb WCWhile there is broad agreement on the challenges facing the Aotearoa New Zealand food system now and in the near future, there is less agreement on the action to be taken. Poor agreement is fuelled by gaps in both our scientific understanding of the food system and data to support our decision making, particularly in the environmental and social spaces. Filling these gaps and being transparent about scientific confidence in future predictions will strengthen the evidence base for action.