LEISURE MATTERS VIU

Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management

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Alharbi, A. (2016). The role of festival in contributing to the development of social capital: A study of Dubai Summer Surprises Festival. (Thesis)

Alhobishy, B.A. (2015). An exploratory study into the factors impeding ethical fashion consumption. (Thesis)

B

Bence, S. (2014). Young adult's perspectives on the attractiveness of living in rural communities. (Thesis)

Borgi, S. (2016). The marketing and management of Tunisia's past: Visitor experience and narratives in historic and heritage tourism. (Thesis)

Bucan, I. (2015). To go green or not to go green: An analysis of hotel choice decision-making. (Thesis)

Burrows, D. (2013). Exploring tourism related payment for ecosystem services in Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks.
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C

Chiberches, N. (2019). Entrepreneurship profiles of guest ranch operators in the Cariboo Region, BC. (Thesis).

Clark, G. (2014). 
The Potential Utility of Tourism Demand as an Indicator of Sustainable Development in Tourism. (Thesis) 

D

Deng, L. (2021). Leisure needs of women of lived experience with homelessness. (Thesis) 

Ding, J. (2018). Understanding Chinese international students' leisure behaviour. (Thesis)

Diotima, D. (2020). Indian international students as quasi-domestic travellers in Canada: Exploring Motivations and Behaviours. (Thesis)

E

Ellis, C. (2017). Exploring the LIFE program: Collaboration in the Greater Victoria Area. (Thesis)

F

Froese, J. (2014). LGBTQ youth & safe leisure spaces. (Thesis)

G

Granja, M.A. (2018). The Shea Livelihood in Wechiau, Ghana: Assessment of its sustainability from a gender perspective. (Thesis)

Greene, M. (2016). Exploring bear attractant management strategies in Vancouver Island campgrounds. (Thesis) 

H


Hain, S. (2017). Amenity migration and tourism participation: A comparative case study of Seine Bight and Placencia, Belize. (Thesis)

Harnett, M. (2017). Examining nature connectedness, wellbeing and motivation for sustainable behaviour in the context of citizen science. (Thesis)

Hethey, R. (2020). Shrinking my footprint: An autoethnographic exploration of my 30-day plastic-free challenge. (Thesis)

Huang, H. (2016). Comparing consumer choice factors between green hotels and conventional hotels using big data. (Thesis)

Huang, W. (2018). Leisure aspects of experiential learning impacts on Chinese students in Canada. (Thesis)

J

Jessen, K. (2014). Voluntourism and its influence on the capacity building of the host community: The case of Ghana. (Thesis)

Johnson, J. (2014). Relationship between traditional resource harvesting and Traditional Knowledge transfer of Ts'ishaa7ath. (Thesis)

K

Karwal, E. (2019). Content analysis of whale watching operators' websites. (Thesis)

Kaur, H. (2016). Barriers to information and financing in small and medium-sized enterprises in central Vancouver Island. (Thesis) 

Kaur, S. (2020). Impacts of religious tourism at Sikh pilgrim centre of Amritsar, India. (Thesis)

Kayaga, P. (2021). Destination narratives in a pandemic: Comparing the social media posts of Kenyan and Tanzanian Tourism Boards. (Thesis)
Kumar, M. (2015). Sustainable meetings: A case study - exploring drivers, challenges, and impacts of sustainability programs for meetings. (Thesis)

Kumar, S. (2017). The role of amenities in attracting entrepreneurs to remote communities: A case study of Tofino, BC Canada. (Thesis)

Kusi-Kyei, V. (2015). The role of community engagement in protected area management and governance: A case study at the Gulf Island National Park Reserve, Sidney B.C., Canada. (Thesis)
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L

Li, W. (2019). An exploratory study of factors affecting sustainable cosmetic consumption. (Thesis)

Li, Q. (2021). Coffee ca be "serious": A study of Chinese specialty coffee enthusiasts. (Thesis)

Lui, S. (2014). Ecotourism development in China: A case study of National Huidong Sea Turtle Reserve. (Thesis)

Lu, Xinyi. (2020). Leisure experience of Chinese international students: The factors facilitating participation in physical activities. (Thesis)

Lyimo, W.H. (2021). Exploring factors facilitating the engagement of women in traditionally masculine employment in tourism delivery: A case study of Tanzania Northern Tourism Circuit. (Thesis)
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M

Ma, Y. (2017). Square dance constraints and motivations for the elderly in Chongqing, China. (Thesis)

Mbilinyi, B. (2021). The roles and responsibilities of tour guides in Tanzania. (Thesis)

N

Nehm, A. (2015). The young traveller market in Canada: A travel motivation segmentation study. (Thesis).

Nguyen, S.T. (2021). Sex segregation and the participation of transgender adults in recreational sport. (Thesis) 

O

O'Keefe, L.R. (2015). Outdoor family leisure: A strengths-based case study of East Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. (Thesis)

OuYang, H. (2014). Assessing home inn contributions to sustainable development in Dali and Heshun Ancient Towns, Southwestern China. (Thesis).

P

Pan, Y. (2016). Identifying seniors' travel motivations and travel barriers in China: An exploratory study in Beijing. (Thesis).

Peterson, B.S. (2019). Re-creation through recreation: Exploring contemporary perspectives of Indigenous leisure. (Thesis)

Q

Quintana, A. (2013). Exploring the opinions of parks, recreation and culture managers regarding the relationship between recreation and social capital and its benefits. (Thesis). 
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R

Romanova, A. (2014). Agritourism in the Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. (Thesis)
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S

Schaefer, C. (2020). Take a walk in her boots: Mother's family leisure experiences in the Canadian Armed Forces. (Thesis)
Schullerus, M. (2015). Generation Y in Germany: Job satisfaction through leisure-related activities. (Thesis)
Shahidi, S. (2021). The relationship between sustainability-related user generated contents and Vancouver Island visitors' intention to purchase sustainable products. (Thesis)
Shahzeidi, M. ​(2021). The influence of leisure on the quality of life of refugees in Turkey. (Thesis)

Shore, M. (2014). Sustainable cultural development in a small post-industrial Canadian city. (Thesis)

Skagfeld, S. (2018). Exploring the economic sustainability of artistic practice. (Thesis)

Sliskovic, L. (2018). Local Vancouver Island tourism (LOVIT) participation and its relationship to quality of life - An exploratory thesis research project. (Thesis)

T

Tamhankar, S. (2017). Using internet review sites to create restaurant brands. (Thesis)

Tran, L.L.D. (2017). "That looks awesome! How do we get there?: Exploring leisure mobility of millennial in the city of Nanaimo. (Thesis)

V

Vera, L.0. (2019). Machacuyacu community-based tourism enterprise and Indigenous entrepreneurs' motivation. (Thesis)

Verhage, P.J. ​(2021). The World Leisure Organization: Stakeholder analysis of the WL family network. (Thesis)

Verma, A. (2016). Explore the use of flex-time by a media company in New Delhi. (Thesis)

W

Wahl, J. ​(2016). "Where else would you find blacktop trails to a 130-some yard ravine": Negotiated authenticity at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. (Thesis)

Weir, H. (2018). Factors influencing parents' decisions about their children's sports participation. (Thesis)

Wu, A. (2016). Understanding Chinese people's experience and satisfaction in urban parks: The case of the Stanley Park in Vancouver. (Thesis)

X

Xie, X. (2018). Analysis of the sustainability of cultural tourism destinations in China from the tourism perspective: Case study of the Ancient Town of Wuzhen. (Thesis)

Y

Yang, C. (2013). The benefits and sustainable development of the urban parks in Nanjing, China. (Thesis)

Yang, M. (2016). Absent husbands, settled wives: A study on the leisure constraints of Chinese immigrant women in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. (Thesis)

Yang, Y. (2016). Social entrepreneurship, reporting performance and organizational ambidexterity in the case of parent charities in B.C., Canada. (Thesis)

Yihua, C. (2015). Local resident perceptions of the social impacts of sport events: The case of Nanaimo as a host city for the 2014 BC Summer Games. (Thesis)

Z

Zhang, X. (2019). Winter tourism experiences and Chinese visitors o the Yukon Territory, Canada: Implications for sustainable tourism development. (Thesis)
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