Rick Rollins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3722911 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rick Rollins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rick |
| FAMILY NAME | Rollins |
| SIGNATURE | ROLLINS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vancouver Island University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Future-proofing nature-based tourism in Canada
Global climate change, biodiversity loss, health crises, and economic instability converge to form a polycrisis that challenges the sustainable planning, management, and operations of parks, protected, and conserved areas (PPCAs) for biodiversity conservation and nature-based tourism (NBT). Utilising a horizon scan methodology for the first time in the tourism field, this paper engaged experts across Canada to identify and critically examine the …
Differential impacts of dam construction on livelihoods in Ghana
Debates about the benefits and costs of hydro-electric dams have provoked this study, which examines how the Bui Dam in Ghana impacts on 13 nearby communities. Impacts were assessed using the capital assets framework, embracing seven types of capital assets: social, natural, human, physical, financial, cultural, and political. Data was collected through a quantitative questionnaire administered to 339 households, and qualitative interviews with 2…
Public Support for Land Acquisition
While it is recognized that protected areas are important for biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing, governments struggle to establish and/or enlarge protected areas. Land acquisition and the challenges encountered by governing institutions in funding protected area systems expansion is discussed in this paper using the Capital Regional District (CRD) Land Acquisition Fund as a case study. We briefly discuss land acquisition in British Co…
Applying the precautionary principle when feeding an endangered species for marine tourism
Using long-term integrated research programs to improve whale shark tourism at Oslob, Philippines
Habits, Beaches, Dogs and Leashes
Protected areas are important for both conserving natural resources and providing visitor experiences, but these two objectives are sometimes compromised when visitors do not comply with regulations. This issue was explored in a study in Canada's Pacific Rim National Park Reserve where non-compliance with off-leash dog regulations has led to negative impacts on wolves, shorebirds and visitor experiences. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was …
A guilty pleasure
Concerns and benefits of park-adjacent communities in Northern Ghana
Protected areas are increasingly becoming islands of habitat surrounded by seas of cultivation and development. Communities experience both costs and benefits associated with nearby PAs, and perception of these influence support for PAs and subsequent conservation related behaviors. This paper explores the concerns and benefits of 10 adjacent communities surrounding Mole National Park in Ghana using key informants, focus groups and household surv…
Understanding inter-community performance assessments in community-based resource management at Avu Lagoon, Ghana
But are tourists satisfied? Importance-performance analysis of the whale shark tourism industry on Isla Holbox, Mexico
An exploration of Hul’qumi’num Coast Salish peoples’ attitudes towards the establishment of no‐take zones within marine protected areas in the Salish Sea, Canada
The Canadian Government has committed to establishing a national network of Marine Protected Areas. Progress in the Salish Sea (Strait of Georgia) of British Columbia has been slow. Opposition by First Nations is a factor as these protected areas have the potential to impact on Aboriginal rights. This case study with the Hul’qumi’num First Nations examines their approaches to marine conservation and their perspectives on “no‐take zones” as a comp…
Mobility into tourism Refuge Employer
Measuring the social impact of festivals
Interest group standards for recreation and tourism impacts at ski areas in the summer
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Bear Viewing Tours at an Alpine Ski Area in the Summer
In North America, there are several popular locations for viewing bears in their natural habitat (e.g., McNeil and Brooks Rivers, Alaska; Knight Inlet, British Columbia; Churchill, Manitoba). As bear viewing has increased in popularity, efforts to understand the experiences and perceptions of bear viewers have received more attention (e.g., Clayton & Mendelsohn, 1993; Lemelin, McCarville, & Smale, 2002; Matt & Aumiller, 2002; Whittaker, 1997). Th…
Understanding Summer Visitors and Their Experiences at the Whistler Mountain Ski Area, Canada
The popularity of operating chairlifts at alpine ski areas in the summer to accommodate activities such as hiking and mountain biking is growing, especially in North America. Research has been conducted on environmental impacts of summer use at ski areas, but the social aspects have received little empirical attention. This paper describes summer visitors' (1) demographics; (2) activities and other trip characteristics; (3) motivations; and (4) e…
Validation of the Tias as a tourism tool
But are tourists satisfied? Importance-performance analysis of the whale shark tourism industry on Isla Holbox, Mexico
A guilty pleasure
Interest group standards for recreation and tourism impacts at ski areas in the summer
Mobility into tourism Refuge Employer
Measuring the social impact of festivals
Validation of the Tias as a tourism tool
Applying the precautionary principle when feeding an endangered species for marine tourism
An exploration of Hul’qumi’num Coast Salish peoples’ attitudes towards the establishment of no‐take zones within marine protected areas in the Salish Sea, Canada
The Canadian Government has committed to establishing a national network of Marine Protected Areas. Progress in the Salish Sea (Strait of Georgia) of British Columbia has been slow. Opposition by First Nations is a factor as these protected areas have the potential to impact on Aboriginal rights. This case study with the Hul’qumi’num First Nations examines their approaches to marine conservation and their perspectives on “no‐take zones” as a comp…
Public Support for Land Acquisition
While it is recognized that protected areas are important for biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing, governments struggle to establish and/or enlarge protected areas. Land acquisition and the challenges encountered by governing institutions in funding protected area systems expansion is discussed in this paper using the Capital Regional District (CRD) Land Acquisition Fund as a case study. We briefly discuss land acquisition in British Co…
Using long-term integrated research programs to improve whale shark tourism at Oslob, Philippines
Validation of the Tias as a tourism tool
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Bear Viewing Tours at an Alpine Ski Area in the Summer
In North America, there are several popular locations for viewing bears in their natural habitat (e.g., McNeil and Brooks Rivers, Alaska; Knight Inlet, British Columbia; Churchill, Manitoba). As bear viewing has increased in popularity, efforts to understand the experiences and perceptions of bear viewers have received more attention (e.g., Clayton & Mendelsohn, 1993; Lemelin, McCarville, & Smale, 2002; Matt & Aumiller, 2002; Whittaker, 1997). Th…
Understanding Summer Visitors and Their Experiences at the Whistler Mountain Ski Area, Canada
The popularity of operating chairlifts at alpine ski areas in the summer to accommodate activities such as hiking and mountain biking is growing, especially in North America. Research has been conducted on environmental impacts of summer use at ski areas, but the social aspects have received little empirical attention. This paper describes summer visitors' (1) demographics; (2) activities and other trip characteristics; (3) motivations; and (4) e…
Interest group standards for recreation and tourism impacts at ski areas in the summer
Mobility into tourism Refuge Employer
Measuring the social impact of festivals
But are tourists satisfied? Importance-performance analysis of the whale shark tourism industry on Isla Holbox, Mexico
An exploration of Hul’qumi’num Coast Salish peoples’ attitudes towards the establishment of no‐take zones within marine protected areas in the Salish Sea, Canada
The Canadian Government has committed to establishing a national network of Marine Protected Areas. Progress in the Salish Sea (Strait of Georgia) of British Columbia has been slow. Opposition by First Nations is a factor as these protected areas have the potential to impact on Aboriginal rights. This case study with the Hul’qumi’num First Nations examines their approaches to marine conservation and their perspectives on “no‐take zones” as a comp…
Understanding inter-community performance assessments in community-based resource management at Avu Lagoon, Ghana
Concerns and benefits of park-adjacent communities in Northern Ghana
Protected areas are increasingly becoming islands of habitat surrounded by seas of cultivation and development. Communities experience both costs and benefits associated with nearby PAs, and perception of these influence support for PAs and subsequent conservation related behaviors. This paper explores the concerns and benefits of 10 adjacent communities surrounding Mole National Park in Ghana using key informants, focus groups and household surv…
Habits, Beaches, Dogs and Leashes
Protected areas are important for both conserving natural resources and providing visitor experiences, but these two objectives are sometimes compromised when visitors do not comply with regulations. This issue was explored in a study in Canada's Pacific Rim National Park Reserve where non-compliance with off-leash dog regulations has led to negative impacts on wolves, shorebirds and visitor experiences. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was …
A guilty pleasure
Public Support for Land Acquisition
While it is recognized that protected areas are important for biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing, governments struggle to establish and/or enlarge protected areas. Land acquisition and the challenges encountered by governing institutions in funding protected area systems expansion is discussed in this paper using the Capital Regional District (CRD) Land Acquisition Fund as a case study. We briefly discuss land acquisition in British Co…
Applying the precautionary principle when feeding an endangered species for marine tourism
Using long-term integrated research programs to improve whale shark tourism at Oslob, Philippines
Differential impacts of dam construction on livelihoods in Ghana
Debates about the benefits and costs of hydro-electric dams have provoked this study, which examines how the Bui Dam in Ghana impacts on 13 nearby communities. Impacts were assessed using the capital assets framework, embracing seven types of capital assets: social, natural, human, physical, financial, cultural, and political. Data was collected through a quantitative questionnaire administered to 339 households, and qualitative interviews with 2…
Future-proofing nature-based tourism in Canada
Global climate change, biodiversity loss, health crises, and economic instability converge to form a polycrisis that challenges the sustainable planning, management, and operations of parks, protected, and conserved areas (PPCAs) for biodiversity conservation and nature-based tourism (NBT). Utilising a horizon scan methodology for the first time in the tourism field, this paper engaged experts across Canada to identify and critically examine the …
Geography (16 works) · Business (13 works) · Tourism (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (8 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Marketing (6 works) · Psychology (6 works)