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‘I want to ride my bike’: Overcoming barriers to cycling to intermediate schools
H. Mackie
The objective of this research was to identify the barriers to intermediate school students cycling to school, and to recommend specific interventions for the schools, along with more general... read more
Physical benefits of dancing for healthy older adults: A review
Justin W L Keogh
This study’s objective was to review the physical benefits of dancing for healthy older adults. Using relevant databases and keywords, 15 training and 3 cross-sectional studies that met the... read more
Do enhancements to the urban built environment improve physical activity levels among socially disadvantaged populations?
Jamie Pearce
There is growing recognition that the urban built environment influences physical activity at the population level, although the effects on disadvantaged groups are less well understood. Using the... read more
Visitor impacts on marine protected areas in New Zealand
McCrone, A.
This report considers the potential negative impacts of visitors on the conservation values within marine protected areas. The research included a survey of New Zealand and international literature... read more
Ecotourism: A research bibliography.
A Carr and J Higham
The Department of Tourism, University of Otago, commenced a two-year research programme into the environmental values of ecotourists in September 1999. One of the objectives of the research project... read more
Visitors to the West Coast: Characteristics, attractions and decision-making.
K Moore
This report presents results from a survey of visitors to the West Coast, New Zealand, which investigated visitors’ general characteristics, perceived attractions of the West Coast and their... read more
Research-based surfing literature for coastal management and the science of surfing: A review
B E Scarfe
This study is a review of research-based surfing literature that provides a summary of information available to assist in coastal management decision making around surfing breaks Keywords... read more