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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 ...
Experiencing outdoor recreation in the digital technology age: Are we "getting away from it all"?
(2014-12)
For decades, the outdoor recreation literature has documented the benefits of spending leisure time in natural resource settings. Key among the benefits are escape from daily routines and the experience of meaningful ...
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 ...
The COVID-19 pandemic and outdoor recreation: Exploring COVID-19 induced changes in outdoor recreation engagement and behaviour in New Zealand
(Lincoln University | Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki. LEaP, 2021-03)
The first cluster of COVID-19 cases was recorded in Wuhan, China, on December 21 2019. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a significant challenge in almost every aspect of life around the globe. In an attempt to ...
Experiencing outdoor recreation in the digital technology age: A case study from the Port Hills of Christchurch, New Zealand
(Routledge, 2016-08-15)
The digital turn in leisure has opened up a vast array of new opportunities to play, learn, participate and be entertained – opportunities that have transformed what we recognise as leisure. This edited collection provides ...
Conclusion: Disrupting outdoor leisure
(CABI, 2021-10)
This chapter provides summary of key themes that are relevant to outdoor leisure as presented in the book. The researchers hope that the study disrupts the status quo assumptions of privileged outdoor leisure participation. ...
The implications of increases in tourism on local users of nature-based recreation settings in the Selwyn District, New Zealand: A review of the literature and selected research methods
(Lincoln University. LEaP, 2020-04)
Tourism growth is placing pressure on New Zealand’s natural resources as increasing numbers of international visitors seek out scenic attractions often located in areas managed for conservation and public access. Many of ...
Stakeholder perspectives on the implications of increases in tourism on local users of nature-based recreation settings in the Selwyn District, New Zealand
(Lincoln University. LEaP, 2020-12)
The pre-COVID-19 growth in international tourism to New Zealand and the dispersal of visitors into the regions resulted in pressure at nature-based settings where both recreation and tourism occur. This research used data ...
Outdoor recreation in an age of disruption: Change, challenge and opportunity
(Routledge, 2022)
Outdoor recreation has long been a part of the New Zealand psyche, forged through deep connections to place among both the nation’s indigenous people and its more recent settlers, whose associations with the vast, dynamic ...
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 ...