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Exploring the impacts of the Covid-19 national lockdown on outdoor recreationists' activity and perceptions of tourism
(Lincoln University | Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki. LEaP, 2021-03)
The Covid-19 pandemic had an unprecedented effect on tourism and outdoor recreation across the world in the year 2020. In New Zealand, a national lockdown for a period of 5 weeks confined New Zealanders to their local ...
Walking the talk in outdoor recreation research: The theory and practice of the mobile interview on the Port Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand
(Department of Tourism, University of Otago, 2019-12-13)
Background: This presentation focuses on the theoretical foundation and practical application of walking as a research method. Walking interviews have been used as a research tool for some time, particularly in the field
of ...
Examining the implications of high-volume tourism on local users of nature-based settings: A case study of the Selwyn District, New Zealand
Poster presented at the CAUTHE Conference, February 2020
Climate change and glacier tourism in New Zealand: Past, present and future (?)
(2015)
The Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers of South Westland, New Zealand have attracted tourists since the late 1800s and the region’s first tourist hostel opened in 1897 (McCormack, 1999). By the mid-1920s, walking tracks had been ...
Making iconic tourism places: A case study of New Zealand's great walks
New Zealand’s ‘Great Walks’ are a collection of nine, multi-day tramping trips through sections of the country’s national parks. These walks were once largely the preserve of domestic recreationists but are now increasingly ...
Canterbury youth and outdoor recreation: An investigation of youth group leaders' perspectives on recreation opportunities on Banks Peninsula
(Lincoln University, 2015-05)
In the summer of 2014-2015, Lincoln University, in conjunction with the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust and Department of Conservation, undertook research to explore the use of the Banks Peninsula walkways among youth ...
Environmental change and tourism at Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park: Stakeholder perspectives
(Lincoln University. LEaP, 2015-12)
This report presents the findings from a qualitative study investigating the impacts of climate change-induced biophysical changes to resources housed within protected areas. The project follows a study which investigated ...
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 ...
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 ...