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As one of the main centres for tourism research in the Asia-Pacific, undertaking studies at the Department can provide substantial insights into contemporary tourism and give students the competitive business and employment edge. The Department undertakes contract research for government and industry and produces a large number of books, articles, working papers and industry reports.

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Recent Deposits

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Protected Areas

Hassani Esfehani, Minoo (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Following the new paradigm of protected areas (PAs) most parts of the literature focus on the importance of the local community and their cultural heritage for a PA in achieving its conservation and development goals. ...
Resilience and sustainability: a complementary relationship? Towards a practical conceptual model for the sustainability–resilience nexus in tourism

Espiner, Stephen; Orchiston, Caroline; Higham, James (Journal Article, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2017)

“Sustainability” has endured as an important concept for tourism scholars, and volumes have been written about how to achieve this holy grail of the tourism industry. Sustainable tourism destinations are often promoted as ...
Corporate Social Responsibility and Tourism: Meaning, motivations and barriers in the Tanzanian tourism industry

Melubo, Kokel (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

This thesis explores how the notion of responsible business practice unfolds in a developing country context, Tanzania. The research provides important insights into how the socio-cultural environment shapes the uptake and ...
Changing conceptualisations of domestic comfort in the tourist accommodation sector A case study of youth hostels in Germany (1909-2013)

Nagy, Gabriella (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Youth hostels can look back on more than a hundred years of history and play a significant role in tourist accommodation today. Hostelling International, the youth hostels’ parenting organisation, is the sixth largest ...
An Analysis of the Extent, Purposes, and Outcomes of Ski Areas’ Environmental Communications

Spector, Samuel (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

This qualitative study investigates the extent, purposes, and outcomes of environmental communications (hereafter ECs) produced by ski areas on New Zealand’s South Island. Researchers have examined why ski areas participate ...
Supranational governance of tourism : aid, trade and power relations between the European Union and the South Pacific island states

Schilcher, Daniela Regina (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2007)

This thesis examined the role of supranational organisations (SOs) in the governance of tourism in a North-South context. Focusing on the issue area of development cooperation, this thesis investigated the question of how ...
Political Ecology of Shangri-La: A study of environmental discourse, tourism development and environmental subjects

Zhang, Jundan (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Within the context of China’s environmental changes that closely related with its rapidly expanding economy what can we learn from looking at tourism there from a political ecology perspective? Political ecologists have ...
Local Communities and Tourism Development in Protected Areas in Malawi: Investigating Community Involvement

Bello, Felix Gasten (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

Wildlife in protected areas is one of the major tourist attractions in most Southern Africa countries. With the increased tourist interest in experiencing natural environments, tourism has also become a major function of ...
Host And Guest Perceptions Of Backpacker Tourism Impacts On Local Communities: A Case Study Of The Yasawa Group Of Islands, Fiji

Sroypetch, Supattra (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

This thesis examines host and guest perceptions of the economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of backpacker tourism on local communities. Backpackers frequently hold ‘anti-tourist’ attitudes and conceive ...
Building Adaptive Capacity For Natural Resource Management In Akaroa Coastal Environment, New Zealand.

Palliser, Anna (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

This thesis examines how people in the coastal environment of the Akaroa area of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand are doing at building adaptive capacity for local approaches to natural resource management. Adaptive capacity ...
Orphanage Tourism in Cambodia: The Complexities of ‘Doing Good’ in Popular Humanitarianism

Guiney, Tess Catherine (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

Alternative forms of tourism within Global South nations are increasingly popular for Western tourists seeking more adventurous, ethical or ‘authentic’ tourism experiences. One such tourism form – orphanage tourism – sees ...
Economic Value of Freshwater Recreational Angling in Otago: A Travel Cost Method Approach

Jiang, Liang (Thesis, Master of Commerce, 2015)

Otago is renowned internationally for offering some of the most pristine and exciting freshwater trout and salmon fishing in the world. However, many freshwater fishing sites in Otago are showing signs of environmental ...
The practice of everyday life performed away from home: A reflexive ethnography of a group tour

Scott, David George (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

The ‘idea’ of tourism, often understood as an escape from day to day life at home, means that the mundane performances and spaces of everyday life within the tourism experience are rarely considered. In this thesis I ...
International school trips: A critical analysis of multiple stakeholder perspectives

Campbell-Price, Margaret Alison (Margie) (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

For many decades school groups have actively engaged in experiences outside the classroom. More recently, school-led tourism has expanded to include international school trips especially undertaken by schools in developed, ...
Developing the Hospitality Industry Organizational Culture Scale: A New Zealand Case Study

Bavik, Ali (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

Defining and measuring organizational culture is of paramount importance to organizations. A strong organizational culture could potentially yield a sustainable competitive advantage. However, achievement of this is likely ...
Tourism, female entrepreneurs and gender: Crafting economic realities in rural Greece

Bakas, Fiona Eva (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

This thesis utilises feminist economics theory to investigate gender and tourism development by exploring the economic relations associated with the services that maintain human life. Often, tourism development programs ...
The Post-War Reconciliation Process Of New Zealand Vietnam War Veterans

Dorsey, Maria (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

Contact is an essential component in addressing prejudice, resolving conflict and improving intergroup attitudes and relations. War encourages prejudice, stereotyping and dehumanization between military combatants. In order ...
Novel Destinations: Dunedin City of Literature - Best seller, or write off?

Lowe, Emma Louise (Thesis, Master of Tourism, 2014)

The literary city is by no means a new concept, but is evident throughout history. As a social construct it has provided a stage upon which literature has been performed for generations, with tourism offering a launch pad ...
Community-Based Tourism And Language Revitalization In Haida Gwaii, Canada

Whitney-Squire, Kelly (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

The consequences related to the loss of the worlds indigenous languages are not fully understood–the warnings as to the urgency of this issue largely unheeded, due in part to the enormity and challenges of regaining lost ...
Vinic Leisure and Lifestyles: Understanding the Wine-Engaged in New Zealand

Becker, Sarah Rose (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

The array of activities and experiences surrounding the enjoyment of wine serves as an increasingly enticing area of interest for consumers and researchers alike. While the trend in consumer-oriented wine research centres ...