Research Completed

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Canoeist satisfactions, impact perceptions, and attitudes toward management options on the. Whanganui Journey
		    
		    

		    


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Cessford, G.

		    
		    
		    



		    
This report summarises key results from a survey of 559 canoeists on the Whanganui River. The survey was undertaken to complement results of a broader study of people doing overnight trips on walking... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Identifying research needs for improved management of social impacts in wilderness recreation
		    
		    

		    


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Cessford, G. R.

		    
		    
		    



		    
This paper summarizes the social impact research and information needs derived from a workshop of over 50 recreation management staff in the New Zealand Department of Conservation. The overall... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Noise Impact Issues on the Great Walks of New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Cessford, G. R.

		    
		    
		    



		    
This paper describes the features of recreational noise impacts and presents examples from popular New Zealand backcountry trails. Some noise effects were noticed at very high levels, and a varied... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Perception and Reality of Conflict: Walkers and Mountain Bikes on the Queen Charlotte Track in New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Cessford, G. R.

		    
		    
		    



		    
A variety of social and physical impacts are attributed to mountain biking. In many cases, the perception of these impacts differs from the reality of on-site experiences. This distinction is... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
National Incident Database Report 2009
		    
		    

		    


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Cessford, G.

		    
		    
		    



		    
This report summarises data collected on the National Incident Database for the 2009 year, and builds on the 2007-08 report. It presents summary figures and interpretations from a range of database... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Developing New Visitor Counters and their Applications for Management
		    
		    

		    


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Cessford, G., Cockburn, S. & Douglas, M.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Developing visitor flow models for managing visitors to conservation areas is not possible without accurate visitor count data from the field. However, obtaining such counts in a reliable and... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
The socially aware baby boomer: gaining a lifestyle based understanding of the new wave of ecotourists.
		    
		    

		    


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Cleaver, M. & Muller, T. E. 

		    
		    
		    



		    
As the Baby Boomers approach retirement, tourism, in general, is expected to increase among members of this generation. This increase in travel is expected to be accompanied by a surge of interest in... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Monitoring the commercial swim-with-dolphin operations in the Bay of Islands
		    
		    

		    


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Constantine, R. & Baker, C. S.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were observed and photographed during their encounters with swim-withdolphin operations in the Bay of Islands from March, 1994... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Effects of tourism on marine mammals in New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Constantine, R.

		    
		    
		    



		    
There has been a rapid growth in marine mammal based tourism around the world, because marine mammals have a wide appeal for many people and are readily found around many coastal areas and are... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Effects of tourism on behavioural ecology of bottlenose dolphins of northeastern New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Constantine, R., Brunton, D. H. & Baker, C. S.

		    
		    
		    



		    
A study of the behaviour of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand showed that the dolphins were affected by the presence of the permitted... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
	         

	
	

	

	

	

	


	
	
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