Impacts of Tourist Use on the New Zealand Backcountry
Geoffrey W Kearsley
Duane P Coughlan
James E S Higham
Emma C Higham
Maree A Thyne
Centre for Tourism (now Department of Tourism)
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand.
Research Paper Number One
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Appendices
- Bibliographic Reference
- Acknowledgements
- The Authors
Bibliographic Reference
Authors: Kearsley, G. W.; D. P. Coughlan; J. E. S. Higham; E. C. Higham and M. A. Thyne.
Publication Date: 1998
Title: Impacts of Tourist Use on the New Zealand Backcountry
Series Number: Research Paper Number One.
Place of Publication: Dunedin, New Zealand,
Publisher: Centre for Tourism, University of Otago.
Kearsley, G. W.; D. P. Coughlan; J. E. S. Higham; E. C. Higham and M. A Thyne (1998) Impacts of Tourist Use on the New Zealand Backcountry. Research Paper #1. Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Tourism, University of Otago.
ISBN: 0-473-05319-5
Acknowledgements
This study was carried out by the Centre for Tourism at the University of Otago. The project was funded from the Public Good Science Fund administered by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology.
This report is one of a series of Research Papers that present the results of a series of studies funded by the Public Good Science Fund as part of the Sustainable Tourism programme of research carried out by the Centre for Tourism at the University of Otago.
The Authors
The research team consisted of Geoff Kearsley, Duane Coughlan, James Higham, Emma Higham and Maree Thyne from the Centre for Tourism at the University of Otago. Geoff is currently Professor of Tourism within the University of Otago. Professor Kearsley established a Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism in 1989 while a senior lecturer in geography. The programme developed into a Centre for Tourism in 1993 and Professor Kearsley was appointed to the full-time directorship. Duane graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism from the Centre in 1994, is currently completing his Ph.D. in Tourism and employed within the Centre as a Research Fellow. James completed his Ph.D. in tourism in 1996 and has since been lecturing in the Centre, while Emma completed her Masters in Tourism in 1996 and is continuing work on the Sustainable Tourism Projects. Maree completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism in 1995, is also employed as a Research Fellow on the Sustainable Tourism Projects and has begun her Ph.D. in the area.