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The 'place' of interpretation: an evaluation of provision, use and role of interpretation at Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1997)
The qualitative research reported in this study draws on sense of place theory to develop a new approach to evaluating interpretation. In this thesis I argue that interpretation, either explicitly or implicitly, aims to ...
Risks and opportunities associated with change in the cruise tourism sector: Community perspectives from Arctic Canada
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-07-03)
Environmental, sociocultural, political and economic changes are ever present in the Arctic and these have immediate and wide-ranging consequences for the people who live there. In Arctic Canada, cruise ship tourism has ...
Polar tourism (research) is not what it used to be: the maturing of a field of study alongside an activity
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
EDITORIAL. In his editorial to the last issue of The Polar Journal (volume 5, issue 1), Gary Steel eloquently explored the difficulties we are faced with when attempting to define polar social sciences. At the heart of the ...
From hunting and fishing to cultural tourism and ecotourism: examining the transitioning tourism industry in Nunavik
(Taylor and Francis on behalf of the University of Canterbury, Gateway Antarctica, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2012)
Arctic tourism has seen major shifts in the last decade as global events and local developments have affected this industry. This article presents findings of a case study examining tourism changes in Nunavik (northern ...
Outdoor recreation and digital technology in a per-urban setting: Is technology changing the experience?
(2015)
The emerging research on digital culture indicates that technology is now embedded in our everyday lives through portability, allowing us to be connected at all times for work, personal or recreational purposes. The ...
A decade of monitoring cruise ship tourism in the Canadian Arctic: An overview of key trends
(2015-06-02)
This poster describes key patterns of cruise ship tourism activity across the Canadian Arctic from 2006‐2015. Cruise ships have been visiting the region since 1984, but determining the actual number of cruise
ships, the ...
New Zealand Antarctic stakeholder perspectives on Antarctic conservation
Many of the world’s most pressing environmental issues, from climate change to biodiversity loss, are manifest in the global ‘commons’. Interest in securing access to the global commons has never been greater,
particularly ...
Words, more words, and .... no action? Addressing Antarctic tourism issues within the Antarctic Treaty System
(Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, 2016)
Scholarly work on Antarctic tourism has hitherto offered little in terms of an in-depth exploration of the evolution of geopolitical discourse and processes around tourism. In this presentation, we will discuss political ...
The endless debate: Regulatory attempts to manage Antarctic tourism
(2015-07-01)
Antarctic tourism regulation has been consistently on the agenda of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) since 1966. In that season 58 tourists visited Antarctica. Since 1966 the ATCM has held 34 meetings, ...
The endless debate: Regulatory attempts to manage Antarctic tourism
Antarctic tourism regulation has been consistently on the agenda of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) since 1966. In that season 58 tourists visited Antarctica. Since 1966 the ATCM has held 34 meetings, ...