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A Blue Economy for Aotearoa New Zealand?

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Vandana Shiva has argued that the world is experiencing the triple crises of climate change, peak oil and increasing global food insecurity (Shiva 2008 ). A Green Economy, which focuses on a “low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive economy” (UNEP 2011 , 16), has been viewed in some quarters as a way to begin combating the triple crises. In Aotearoa New Zealand, some of the local indigenous peoples Maori are looking at green opportunities, primarily in renewable energy production. Some scholars suggest, however, that the Green Economy should be combined with a Blue Economy. The Blue Economy, as explained by Gunter Pauli 2010 , is one which focuses on nature and encourages companies and entrepreneurs to mimic nature in their processes and in the creation of their products. In this article, I suggest that considering a Blue Economy through the lens of a Maori worldview allows us to explore in another way the questions that the Blue Economy raises. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

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  • Maria Bargh, 2014. "A Blue Economy for Aotearoa New Zealand?," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 459-470, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:16:y:2014:i:3:p:459-470
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-013-9487-4
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    1. Maria Bargh, 2012. "Rethinking and re‐shaping indigenous economies: Māori geothermal energy enterprises," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 6(3), pages 271-283, August.
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