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'Rural restructuring' : a multi-scalar analysis of the Otago Central Rail Trail
(Lincoln University, 2008)
‘Rural restructuring’ has frequently been used to indicate the magnitude, and conceptualise the nature, of contemporary change in the countryside. Most notably, concern has focused upon the fundamental changes in economic ...
The production of tourism space: A case study of the space-place dialectics in contemporary tourism promotion
(Lincoln University, 2003)
Place identities have become contested subjects in contemporary tourism place promotion. The growing importance of difference and uniqueness in an increasingly competitive global tourism environment has made it more pressing ...
Dosalsal, the floating ones : exploring the socio-cultural impacts of cruise ship tourism on Port Vila, Vanuatu residents, and their coping strategies
(Lincoln University, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to explore the socio-cultural impacts of cruise ship tourism on
Port Vila residents and their coping strategies.
The study was conducted in Port Vila over the months of June and July 2006. It ...
Cruise ship tourism in Akaroa: a social carrying capacity perspective
(Lincoln University, 2009-03)
This project is being undertaken to assess the impact of cruise ship visits on Akaroa Township through a Tourism Carrying Capacity (TCC) Study, with particular reference to assessing the social carrying capacity of the ...
'Unpacking' the OE: An exploration of the New Zealand 'Overseas experience'
(Lincoln University, 2006)
The acronym 'OE' stands for 'overseas experience', an extended working holiday experience undertaken by many young New Zealanders. Historical circumstances, geographical factors and socio-cultural links have established ...
The socio-economic consequences of tourism in Levuka, Fiji
(Lincoln University, 2000)
This thesis examines the proposition that the local population at a tourist destination
copy the economic behaviour of tourists and learn to give economic value to the
same objects and activities that are demonstrated by ...
The role of risk and safety in shaping the experiences of guided adventure tourists: a case study of sea-kayak and multi-day walking participants
(Lincoln University. Environment, Society and Design Division, 2007-11)
How guided outdoor activity participants perceive hazards and risks, and what attitudes they bring to the guided experience regarding safety and responsibility, has not been widely investigated in the academic literature ...
The phenomenon of risk and its management in natural resource recreation and tourism settings : a case study of Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers, Westland National Park, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2001)
The significance of risk is growing in many Western societies, a phenomenon linked
to increasing individualism, personal choice, and outcome uncertainty in multiple
spheres of life. Despite being healthier and more physically ...
Global influences on access: the changing face of access to public conservation lands in New Zealand
(Channel View Publications, 2001)
This paper critically examines the intersection of several key factors influencing access to nature-based resources in New Zealand's public lands. Particular attention is directed to three major global influences on such ...
Rural tourism in the 'Third World' : the dialectic of development : the case of Desa Senaru at Gunung Rinjani National Park in Lombok Island
(Lincoln University, 2007)
This thesis examines the effectiveness of tourism as an agent of rural development, focusing on culture and nature-based destinations in the 'developing world'. The village of Desa Senaru at Gunung Rinjani National Park ...