Dr Anna Thompson (nee Carr)
Senior Lecturer
Co-Director, Centre for Recreation Research
Contact details: Commerce 4.46
Tel: 64 3 479 8057
Email: anna.thompson@otago.ac.nz
Anna is Lecturer and Course Coordinator for
TOUR301, TOUR 305, TOUR306, TOUR416. She is the Department representative on Divisional Board and Undergraduate Advisory Committee. Other service positions are listed at the end of the profile.
Kia ora. Anna has been a senior lecturer and lecturer in the Department of Tourism since 2001. Anna's PhD (1998-2004) examined the management of visitors’ experiences of cultural values for landscapes in New Zealand, with a focus on integrating cultural values within interpretation. She has been a visiting researcher at the University of Stavanger (Norway) and University of Edinburgh (UK) in 2006, Harstad (Norway) and UNBC (Canada) in 2010. Anna sits on the NZ Mountain Safety Council National Research Committee and National Ecotourism Advisory Committee. She is co-director of the Centre for Recreation Research with Dr Brent Lovelock http://www.crr.otago.ac.nz/).
Anna has published in the fields of eco tourism, adventure tourism, entrepreneurship and visitor interpretation. Her other research interests include: wilderness recreation planning, sustainable SMTEs and destinations, cultural landscapes and the history of alpine and polar region recreation. From 1999 to 2002 Anna worked alongside Professor James Higham on a nationwide FRST funded project investigating Ecotourism in New Zealand: profiling visitors to New Zealand ecotourism operations. Recent external funded work includes conducting surveys and qualitative research for the Department of Conservation in the Hakatere, Ahuriri and Ruataniwha Conservation Parks. From 2009-2010 with Dr Brent Lovelock, Arianne Reis (PhD student), Dr Kirsten Lovelock and Dr Mike Boyes (Physical Education) Anna received SPARC funding for two projects - ‘Family preferences, experiences and benefits associated with outdoor in Aotearoa’ (Project Leader: Anna Thompson) and Immigrants and the Outdoors (Project Leader: Brent Lovelock). In 2011 Anna is undertaking research on Enduring Participation in Outdoor Recreation with Drs Lovelock and Carla Jellum.
Major Works
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Carr, A.M. (2007) “Negotiating the obstacles: owner/operator perspectives on ‘nature’ tourism in New Zealand”. Pp. 406-427 in Critical Issues in Ecotourism Higham, J. (ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier. |
Carr, A.M. (2004) "Mountain Places, Cultural Spaces: The Interpretation of Culturally Signifcant Landscapes ." Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 12(5): 432-459. |
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Thompson, A., Lovelock, B., Reis, A., Jellum, C. Centre for Recreation Research Report on Hakatere Conservation Park Visitor Study 2007-2008. |
Carr, A.M. (2006) “Lakes, myths and legends: the relationship between tourism and cultural values for water in Aotearoa/New Zealand.” Pp. 83-100 in Lake Tourism: An Integrated Approach to Lacustrine Tourism Systems. C.M. Hall and T. Harkonen (eds.), Channel View Publications. |
Selected Recent Publications
Thompson, A. (2011). Transforming Merino Country in the Mackenzie. In J. Ruru, M. Abbott, & J. Stephenson (Eds.), Battlescapes: Conflict and change in the landscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand, Dunedin: Otago University Press.
Lovelock, K., Lovelock, B., Jellum, C., & Thompson, A. (2011). In search of belonging: Immigrant experiences of outdoor nature-based settings in New Zealand. Leisure Studies 30(4), 513-529.
Amo, M. and Thompson, A. (2011), ‘(re) Imaging Maori Tourism: Representation and cultural hybridity in postcolonial New Zealand’ Tourist Studies, 10(1) 35-55.
Thompson, A., B. Lovelock, A. Reis, M. Kjelsberg, G. Sides, R. Wright and C. Jellum (2010), ‘Traditional livelihoods, conservation and recreation: reflections on managing visitation in New Zealand conservation parks’Tourismos: an international multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, 4 (4) 163-179.
Reis, A., Thompson, A., Lovelock, B. and Boyes, M. (2010). ‘Planting the seed’:
Family preferences, experiences and benefits associated with outdoor recreation
in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Centre for Recreation Research, Department of Tourism, School of Business, University of Otago. ISBN (paperback) 978-0-473- 176262-6 (CD Rom) 978-0-473-176263-3, 67 pp.
Liggett (nee Haase), D., McIntosh, A., Thompson, A., Gilbert, N., and Storey, B. (2010) ‘From frozen continent to tourism hotspot? Five decades of Antarctic tourism development and management, and a glimpse into the future’ Tourism Management, JTMA-D-09-00419R2.
Haase, D., McIntosh, A., Thompson, A., Storey, B. and Gilbert, N. (2010) ‘Stakeholder Perspectives on the Governance of Antarctic Cruise Tourism’, Chapter 13 in Lück, M; Maher, P.; & Stewart, E. (eds.), Cruise Tourism in Polar Regions: Promoting Environmental and Social Sustainability. London: Earthscan. ISBN 9781844078486. Pp: 167-179.
Lovelock, B., Lovelock, K., Jellum, C. and Thompson, A. (2010) Recent immigrants’ recreation experiences of the New Zealand outdoors, Centre for Recreation Research. University of Otago, Dunedin. 97 pp.
Jellum, C. and Thompson, A (2009) Dunedin City Summer Cycle Survey. Centre for Recreation Research. University of Otago, Dunedin. ISBN 978-0-473-13922-3. 42 pp.
Thompson, A., Lovelock, B., Reis, A. and Jellum, C. (2008) Hakatere Conservation Park Visitor Study, 2007-2008, Report commissioned by Department of Conservation, Canterbury. Centre for Recreation Research. University of Otago, Dunedin. ISBN 978-0-473-13922-3. 79 pp.
Lovelock B., Carr, A. and Sides, G. (2008) Ahuriri and Ruataniwha Conservation Parks Visitor Study, 2006-2007, Report commissioned by Department of Conservation, Canterbury. Centre for Recreation Research. University of Otago, Dunedin. ISBN 978-0-473-13699-4. 52 pp.
MacDonald, F. Thompson, A. and B. Lovelock (2008) ‘Back of the Envelope: small and medium tourism enterprises’ approaches and attitudes to planning.’ Tourism Recreation Research, 33(3): 265-276.
Carr, A.M. (2008) ‘Cultural landscapes and heritage tourism.’ In Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Asia and the Pacific, B. Prideaux, D. Timothy & Chon, K. (eds.), Oxon: Routledge. ISBN-978-0-415-36673-1 Pp: 35-48 (Invited chapter).
Haase, D., Storey, B., McIntosh, A., Carr, A. and Gilbert, N. (2007) ‘Stakeholder Perspectives on Regulatory Aspects of Antarctic Tourism.’ Tourism in Marine Environments: Special Issue on Polar Tourism, 4(2-3):167-184.
Carr, A.M. (2007) ‘Mountain places, cultural spaces’, in Timothy, D. (Ed.) Managing heritage and cultural Tourism Resources, The International Library of Tourism Heritage and Culture Critical Essays, Volume One, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-2704-3. Pp. 75-102 (Invited chapter).
Carr, A.M. (2007) ‘Strengthening of identity through participation in tourism guiding’ in Tourism and Indigenous Peoples, 2nd Edition, Butler, R. and Hinch T. (eds.), Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN-10: 0750664460. Pp: 113-127 (Invited chapter).
Carr, A.M. (2007) ‘Negotiating the obstacles: owner/operator perspectives on ‘nature’ tourism’ in Critical Issues in Ecotourism: understanding a complex tourism phenomenon, Higham, J. (ed.), Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN-10: 0-7506-6878-4. Pp: 406-427.
Carr, A.M. (2006) ‘Lakes, myths and legends: the relationship between tourism and cultural values for water in Aotearoa/New Zealand.’ in Lake Tourism: An Integrated Approach to Lacustrine Tourism Systems, C.M. Hall and T. Harkonen (eds.), Clevedon: Channel View Publications. ISBN 1-84541-041-6. Pp: 83-100.
Carr, A.M. (2004) ‘Mountain places, cultural spaces – interpretation and sustainable visitor management of culturally significant landscapes: a case study of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.’ Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 12 (5): 432-459.
Carr, A.M. (2001) ‘Alpine Adventurers in the Pacific Rim.’ Pacific Tourism Review 4 (4): 161-170.
PhD and Masters Supervision - Current
PhD Kelly Whitney-Squire. The Role of Language in Sustainable Community-based Aboriginal Tourism Development, 2011-
PhD Jovel Ananayo. Tourism and heritage management of conservation of the Ifugao Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, a world heritage site in danger, 2009-
PhD Christina Cavaliere. Agroecotourism in Costa Rica, 2009-
Masters Breidi Hodge. Prison Tourism, 2011.
PhD and Masters Supervision - Completed
PhD Brenda Boonabaana. Community tourism and natural resource conservation in Western Uganda, 2009-2011. Graduated 2012.
PhD Sandro Carnicelli-Filho. White-water rafting guides and emotional labour, 2008-2011. Graduated 2011.
PhD Chengeto Chaderopa. Social Space and Grand Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area, 2007-2010. Graduated 2011.
PhD Steve Taylor. (Primary Supervisor) Mountain bikers and Destination Choice Theory 2007- 2010. Graduated 2010.
PhD Arianne Reis. Stewart Island wildlife tourism interactions (recipient of Education NZ Scholarship, World Leisure Congress International Scholarship), 2005-2009. Graduated 2010. Awarded Post-Doctorate, Southern Cross University 2010-
PhD Maria Amo. Cultural Tourism and Regional Identity, 2005-2008. Graduated 2009. Post Doctorate Te Tumu, University of Otago
PhD Asa Grahn. Personal benefits of educational tour experiences, 2004-2010. Graduated 2011.
PhD Daniela Haase. Monitoring Tourism in Antarctica, 2005-2008. Graduated 2008, Lecturer, University of Canterbury
Masters Tupe Tagamoa. Samoa and Ecotourism, 2009-2010. Awarded with distinction.
Masters Magnus Kjelsberg. Aircraft management and recreational experiences in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park, 2008-2009. Graduated with Distinction
Masters Gillian Stein. Transport access in the Catlins, 2007-2008.
Masters Iklee Ismail. Ecotourism in the Maldives, 2007-2008. Graduated with Distinction
Masters Fiona MacDonald. SMEs and Business Planning (Ministry of Tourism scholarship recipient ), 2006-2008. Graduated with Distinction
Masters Dan Benn. Wellness Tourism, 2005-2008, Graduated with Distinction
Masters Gerald Sides. Genealogy Tourism, 2005-2007, Graduated with Distinction
Masters Yuthasak Chatkaewnapanon. A tourism historiography of Koh Samui, 2004-2008. Graduated 2011.
Masters Michael Grace. Antarctic Gateways - Hobart and Christchurch , 2004-2005. Graduated 2005.
Kaiawhina Māori Tourism Department
Committees
University of Otago Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee
Tourism Representative, Divisional Board, School of Business
University of Otago , Womens Development Programme, Reference Group
Editorial Board
- Tourism in Marine Environments
- Journal of Heritage Tourism