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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 ...
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 ...
Community perspectives on cruise tourism in Akaroa, New Zealand
This paper reports on research undertaken to examine community perspectives on cruise tourism in Akaroa, New Zealand. Since the 2011/2012 Canterbury earthquakes, Akaroa has been hosting the majority of cruise ship arrivals ...
Implications of climate change for glacier tourism
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. For more than 100 years, the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers in Westland Tai Poutini National Park have attracted thousands of tourists annually and have emerged ...
Examining the designation effect of marine protected areas: The case of Akaroa, New Zealand
(Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2016-12-12)
The designation effect of terrestrial protected areas (e.g., national parks) has an extensive literature, however much less has been written about the nature of this effect in marine environments. This study therefore ...
Family experiences of visitor attractions in New Zealand: Differing opportunities for ‘family time’ and ‘own time’
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge) on behalf of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS), 2015)
Studies of family leisure and holidays reveal that an important goal of these experiences is the fostering of family togetherness and social connectedness away from usual work/life pressures. As outlined by [Schänzel, H. ...
Glacier tourism and climate change in Westland 'Tai Poutini' National Park: Is the visitor experience shrinking with the ice?
(CAUTHE, 2015-02)
The glaciers of Westland Tai Poutini National Park are iconic components of the New Zealand tourism experience, and for over 150 years have attracted tourists to this geographically peripheral region. These sub-alpine ...
From backyards to the backcountry: Exploring outdoor recreation coping strategies and experiences during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
(Elsevier, 2022-02-28)
This paper explores the impacts that the New Zealand government's lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 virus during 2020 had on the activity and experiences of outdoor recreationists in New Zealand. Concepts related ...
Participation by or for design? The case of Albion Square in post-earthquake Ōtautahi Christchurch
(Routledge, 2019-10-21)
The quality of public space is integral to liveable cities, which also require empowered communities. This article is focused on the participatory design process of Albion Square, in Ōhinehou Lyttelton, which takes place ...
A case-based methodology for investigating urban comfort through interpretive research and microclimate analysis in post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
This paper explores how an interpretive case-based research strategy can reveal new empirical and theoretical insights into microclimate design. Innovative fieldwork in Christchurch, New Zealand investigated the nature and ...