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BackgroundProf. James Higham 2017

James Higham is a Professor at the University of Otago (New Zealand), and Jim Whyte Fellow, University of Queensland (Australia) (2016-2019). His major service roles have included Head of Department (2006-2011), member of the Business and Economics PBRF panel (2012, 2018) and co-editor of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism (2014-2021).

The Journal of Sustainable Tourism is an A+ journal that publishes 12 issues each year. Papers from the journal are downloaded 800,000 times per annum. The journal's 2020 impact factor is 7.968.

James Higham - Sport Tourism Development
Higham, J.E.S. & Hinch, T.D.  (2018). Sport Tourism Development. (Edition 3). Bristol: Channel View Publications

James Higham - Low Carbon Mobility Transitions
Hopkins, D. & Higham, J.E.S. (Eds) (2016). Low carbon mobility transitions. Goodfellow Publishers: Oxford.

James Higham - Moutaineering Tourism
Musa, G., Higham, J.E.S. & Thompson-Carr, A. (Eds) (2015). Mountaineering tourism. Routledge: London.

James Higham - Understanding and Governing Sustainable Tourism Mobility
Cohen, S.A., Higham, J.E.S., Peeters, P. & Gössling, S. (Eds) (2014). Understanding and governing sustainable tourism mobility: Psychological and behavioural approaches. Routledge: London.

James Higham - Whale-Watching

Higham, J.E.S., Bejder, L. & Williams, R. (Eds). (2014). Whale-watching, sustainable tourism and ecological management. Cambridge University Press.

Sport tourism_JH
Hinch, T.D. & Higham, J.E.S. (2011). Sport Tourism Development (Edition 2). Bristol: Channel View Publications


Sport and Tourism_JH
Higham, J.E.S. & Hinch, T.D. (2009). Sport and tourism: Globalization, mobility and identity. Oxford: Elsevier.

Marine wildlife_JH
Higham, J.E.S. & Lűck, M. (Eds). 2008. Marine wildlife and tourism management: Insights from the natural and social sciences. Wallingford, Oxford; CABI Publishing.

Ecotourism_JH
Higham, J.E.S. (Ed) 2007. Critical issues in Ecotourism: Understanding a complex tourism phenomenon. Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.

Aspects of Tourism_JH
Hall, C.M. & Higham, J.E.S. (Eds). 2005. Tourism, recreation and climate change: International perspectives. Aspects of Tourism Book Series. Clevedon: Channel View Publications.

Sport tourism destinations_JH
Higham, J.E.S. (Ed) 2004. Sport Tourism Destinations: Issues, opportunities and analysis. Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.

Sport tourism development_JH
Hinch, T.D. & Higham, J.E.S. 2004. Sport Tourism Development. Aspects of Tourism Book Series. Clevedon: Channel View Publications

Publications

Danzi, L., Orchiston, C., Higham, J., & Baggio, R. (2024). Tourism disaster management: A social network analysis of nature-based destinations in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Travel Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00472875241268623 Journal - Research Article

Higham, J., Veisten, K., Landa Mata, I., Farstad, E., Hopkins, D., & Bian, Y. (2024). Healthy persuasion: A values-based messaging approach to leisure air travel decision-making. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2024.2399169 Journal - Research Article

Higham, J., & Vada, S. (2024). The state-of-the-art in sport tourism geographies. Tourism Geographies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14616688.2024.2373875 Journal - Research Article

Liu, Y., Zhang, G., & Higham, J. (2024). Switching off for the planet: ‘Surface mimicry’ and energy saving practices in peer-to-peer accommodation. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-22. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2024.2354884 Journal - Research Article

Farstad, E., Mehmetoglu, M., Landa-Mata, I., Higham, J., Hopkins, D., & Jacobsen, J. K. S. (2024). Recasting sustainable summer holidaying: Scripts, time experiences, freedom, place change and environmental imprints. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2024.2346772 Journal - Research Article

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