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An evaluation of visitor services for protected natural areas: Case studies of Arthur's Pass and Mount Cook National Parks
(Lincoln University, 1995)
Tourism pressures are a real problem for protected natural areas all over the world. This dissertation explores one way of dealing with the environmental impacts of people on parks, especially the pressures of tourism, ...
Interpreting tourism experiences: the case of structured backpacker tours in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1999)
This thesis reports on a study of structured backpacker tours in New Zealand. Quantitative and qualitative social research methods were used to explore the role of the natural environment, types of activity and the structure ...
Public perceptions and conservation activities at New Zealand zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums
(Lincoln University, 1996)
In recent years, zoos, including wildlife parks and aquariums, have focused upon conservation related research, public education and captive breeding in an effort Ito increase their participation in nature conservation. ...
Ranger : the evolution of the role of a protected natural resource manager
(Lincoln University, 1992)
This thesis traces the evolution of the ranger in New Zealand's protected natural resource management from 1874-1987. Rangers were employed by three government departments - the Department of Lands and Survey, the New ...
Interpretation in the national parks of New Zealand: the evolution and development of a management practice : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in the Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 1991)
This thesis describes the evolution and development of interpretation in the national parks of New Zealand. It illustrates the meanings and roles ascribed to interpretation by national park and environmental agency ...
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 ...
A social history of women and cycling in late-nineteenth century New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1998)
In the final decade of the nineteenth-century, when New Zealand women began riding the bicycle, they excited intense public debate about contemporary middle-class ideals of femininity. The research question posed is: "why ...