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Brierley, Gary J.; Hikuroa, Daniel; Fuller, Ian C.; Tunnicliffe, Jon; Allen, Kristiann; Brasington, James; Friedrich, Heide; Hoyle, Jo; Measures, Richard

Reanimating the strangled rivers of Aotearoa New Zealand

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Reanimating the strangled rivers of Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Contributor: Brierley, Gary J.; Hikuroa, Daniel; Fuller, Ian C.; Tunnicliffe, Jon; Allen, Kristiann; Brasington, James; Friedrich, Heide; Hoyle, Jo; Measures, Richard
  • imprint: Wiley, 2023
  • Published in: WIREs Water
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1624
  • ISSN: 2049-1948
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  • Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Contemporary management practices have artificially confined (strangled) river systems in Aotearoa New Zealand to support intensified land use in riparian areas. These practices work against nature, diminishing the functionality and biodiversity values of living rivers, and associated socio‐cultural relations with rivers. River confinement can accentuate flood risk by promoting development in vulnerable locations and limiting the flexibility to adapt to changing climate, prospectively accentuating future disasters. To date, uptake of space‐to‐move management interventions that seek to address such shortcomings is yet to happen in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is despite the fact that such practices directly align with Māori (indigenous) conceptualizations of rivers as indivisible, living entities. Treaty of Waitangi obligations that assert Māori rights alongside colonial rights of a settler society provide an additional driver for uptake of space‐to‐move initiatives. This article outlines a biophysical prioritization framework to support the development and roll out of space‐to‐move interventions in ways that work with the character, behavior, condition, and evolutionary trajectory (recovery potential) of each river system in Aotearoa.</jats:p><jats:p>This article is categorized under:<jats:list list-type="simple"> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Water and Life &gt; Conservation, Management, and Awareness</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Science of Water &gt; Water and Environmental Change</jats:p></jats:list-item> </jats:list></jats:p>