Research Completed

This section includes abstracts of completed and published research. This section encourages the submission of a wide range of research publication types from conference PowerPoint presentations to peer-reviewed journal articles and including publications in draft and in press.



	
	
	
	

	

	

	

	
	
	

	
	    
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Qualitative Research and Making Meaning of Adventure: A Case Study of Boys' Experiences of Outdoor Education at School
		    
		    

		    


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Davidson, L. 

		    
		    
		    



		    
This article details the process and analysis of a case study, conducted over a six week period, involving an outdoor education class in an all-boys Catholic, New Zealand secondary school. The... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
A Mountain Feeling: the Narrative Construction of Meaning and Self Through a Commitment to Mountaineering in Aotearoa/New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Davidson, L.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Mountaineering is commonly associated with feats of daring in a landscape of extreme danger. Past theories of mountain climbing, and other adventurous leisure activities, have predominantly focused... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Environmental values of consumptive and nonconsumptive marine tourists in the South Island of New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Dawson, J.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Just as opinions, preferences, religions, and beliefs range dramatically from person to person, so does the way in which individuals value the natural environment. Some people see the environment as... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Towards a better network of visitor facilities: National public resource document
		    
		    

		    


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Department of Conservation

		    
		    
		    



		    
Visitor facilities in conservation areas, such as huts, tracks, bridges and picnic areas, are provided for the use of the recreational visitor and, in some cases, the tourist. 
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Review of camping opportunities in New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Heritage Appreciation Unit, Research, Development & Improvement, Department of Conservation

		    
		    
		    



		    
The sale and subsequent closure of iconic coastal campgrounds has attracted significant public attention over recent years. This trend appears to be increasing as development pressures on the coastal... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
International stock take of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors
		    
		    

		    


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Department of Labour 

		    
		    
		    



		    
This stock-take has been prepared to inform the 2009-10 review of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors in New Zealand being led by the Department of Labour. It... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Stock-take of risk management and safety provisions in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors in New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Department of Labour

		    
		    
		    



		    
To support the review of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors in New Zealand, the Department of Labour (DOL) has undertaken a stock-take of risk management and... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
The development of commercial New Zealand ecotourism: A longitudinal study (1999-2004)
		    
		    

		    


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Dickey, A. L.

		    
		    
		    



		    
The New Zealand tourism industry lacks a rich breadth of information that is evident in other countries with a major ecotourism focus. This is despite the importance of the natural environment and... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
The Crystal Ball Issue 17 (Volume 1)
		    
		    

		    


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Mountain Safety Council 

		    
		    
		    



		    
This issue of the Crystal Ball includes: 

2008 Avalanche Accident Damage Summary
Otago Polytechnic Staff Development Leave Outcomes

Keywords: 
Avalanche, Mountain, Parks, Rescue, SAR, Injuries... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Are snowboarders more likely to damage their spines than skiers? Lessons learned from a study of spinal injuries from the Otago skifields in New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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Donald, S., Chalmers, D. & Theis, J. C.

		    
		    
		    



		    
Aims. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, nature, and circumstances of spinal injuries caused by skiing and snowboarding at the Otago skifields and treated at Dunedin Hospital... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
	         

	
	

	

	

	

	


	
	
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