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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 ...
Responsible Tourism Qualmark Accreditation: a comparative evaluation of tourism businesses and tourists’ perceptions
(Lincoln University, 2010)
The Responsible Tourism Qualmark (RTQ) scheme is part of the New Zealand Ministry of Tourism’s effort to improve the sustainability of tourism industry practices. This research seeks to understand why businesses incorporate ...
Toward a fluid definition of development projects: an ethnographic study of meanings ascribed by multiple stakeholders to a rural water supply and sanitation project, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
(Lincoln University, 2010)
At a basic level water is essentially important for life. Its meanings, though, are socially
constructed by the multiple ways in which people interact with water in specific contexts.
This research looks at the meanings ...
Footsteps on the Ice: visitor experiences in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Antarctica is one of the most beautiful and remote places on the planet. The moniker of being the highest, driest, coldest, iciest, windiest, most remote continent, surrounded by the stormiest ocean is well deserved, yet ...
Domestic families at New Zealand visitor attractions: a family visitor and attraction management perspective
(Lincoln University, 2010)
For many people, family is the most important element of their life and family time spent
together is highly desirable. However, it often constitutes a challenge and requires certain
aptitude to engage a family in ...
Vulnerability of nature based tourism to climate change: stakeholders' perceptions of and response to climate change in the lower Mustang Region of the Annapurna conservation area
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Nature based tourism (NBT) is a major contributor to the economy of the lower Mustang region in Nepal. This high Himalayan region is an important destination within the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA). The contribution ...
Adaptive capacity for endogenous development of Kuna Yala, an Indigenous Biocultural System
(Lincoln University, 2010)
This thesis presents collaborative research undertaken with the Kuna indigenous peoples in Kuna Yala, a semi-autonomous indigenous territory in Panama. The Kuna experience of ongoing governance through traditional practices ...
Amateurs, cash amateurs and professionals : a social and cultural history of bicycle racing in New Zealand, 1869-1910
(Lincoln University, 2010)
The thesis explores the early history of bicycle racing in New Zealand, from its introduction in 1869, until the major decline of public interest in bicycle racing on specially constructed oval tracks which was, practically ...
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 ...
The implications of climate change for glacier recreation and tourism at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2017-11-29)
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is an iconic alpine destination in New Zealand, attracting thousands of visitors annually with its wide array of recreational opportunities. In recent years, however, the many glaciers within ...