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Landscaping Boulder Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand: The emergent and contested classification of authentic heritage baches and an endangered species of penguin
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In a world that is continually ‘coming-into-being’, particular landscapes become sites of contest when inhabitants seek to hold on to certain configurations or re-shape them. Depending on whether they are constitutive of ...
Interpreting the significance of protected areas: A case study of how recreationists value the Craigieburn and Castle Hill conservation areas, Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2012)
The Craigieburn and Castle Hill (Kura Tawhiti) conservation areas, located 100 kilometres west of Christchurch, are situated in a region characterised by snow-capped mountains, shingle slides, beech forest and limestone ...
Cross-cultural dimensions of heritage interpretation in New Zealand national parks : a case study of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
(Lincoln University, 2012)
Heritage interpretation is an educational activity designed to develop visitors’ deep appreciation and enjoyment of heritage resources through first-hand experiences. Previous research has established that heritage ...
Community commodified: harnessing community in the marketing and creation of residential developments
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In New Zealand private property developers have begun to influence urban form in new ways by building large residential subdivisions and master planned developments reminiscent of those that have been built in the US for ...
Beijing residents' perceptions and attitudes towards the 2008 Olympic Games and future tourism development
(Lincoln University, 2012)
The aim of this research is to investigate Beijing residents’ perceptions of the impacts of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and their attitudes toward future tourism development in Beijing.
This research was conducted in ...
Real and simulated altitude training: physiological and performance effects
(Lincoln University, 2012)
The use of altitude training has long been of interest to enhance sea-level performance in athletes. Living at altitude and training at sea-level is claimed to be the most effective approach compared to other forms of ...
How visitors relate to the Egyptian and Te Papa Museums: the other roles of traditional and modern museums
(Lincoln University, 2012)
The roles of traditional and modern museums have been scrutinised theoretically in museum studies, critical theory, cultural studies and other academic disciplines, but there is a lack of empirical insights into their ...
The appreciative inquiry process in pro-poor tourism planning and development : experiences from Nepal
(Lincoln University, 2012)
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN, 2000) aimed to halve the 1990 global poverty level of people living on less than a US dollar a day, by 2015. Tourism, as one of the largest economic drivers in the world, ...
The influence of the black and white tide: dairy farming, landscape and community change
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In Austen, a part of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand, pastoral and arable communities have been centrally important to the rural economy, community, and landscape for multiple generations. Recently, these ...
An engaging nuisence: Weka, flipping and farmers
(Lincoln University, 2012)
The interaction between society and the environment has become a significant topic of study in recent decades due to the suggested impacts humans are now having on their local, and the global environment (Clayton & Radcliffe, ...