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Social Sciences and Humanities

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45
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Overview

Philip Dearden is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and works primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Social Sciences. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including Ecology, Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Social Psychology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics with a strong emphasis on marine and environmental subjects. The main topics addressed in their publications are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Coastal and Marine Management, Marine and Fisheries Research, and Environmental Education and Sustainability.

Philip Dearden has published research in several notable venues, reflecting their interdisciplinary focus. Frequent publication outlets include Oryx, Tourism in Marine Environments, PLoS ONE, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, and African Geographical Review.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Dearden cover various aspects of conservation, fisheries, and community effects, including:

  • Can ecotourism change community attitudes towards conservation? (2020, Oryx)
  • Addressing distribution equity in spatial conservation prioritization for small-scale fisheries (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Exploring the Wildlife Value Orientations of Locals Working in Community-Based Marine Wildlife Tourism in the Philippines (2021, Tourism in Marine Environments)
  • The psychological impacts of community-based protected areas (2022, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems)
  • Differential impacts of dam construction on livelihoods in Ghana (2020, African Geographical Review)

Throughout their career, Philip Dearden has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Rick Rollins, Jackie A. Ziegler, Gonzalo Araújo, Jessica Labaja, and Sally Snow. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Why local people do not support conservation: Community perceptions of marine protected area livelihood impacts, governance and management in Thailand

    Nathan James Bennett;Nathan James Bennett;Philip Dearden

  • Non-consumptive wildlife-oriented recreation: a conceptual framework.

    David A. Duffus;Philip Dearden

  • Rethinking protected area categories and the new paradigm

    Harvey Locke;Philip Dearden

  • Trends in global protected area governance, 1992-2002.

    Philip Dearden;Michelle Bennett;Jim Johnston

  • From measuring outcomes to providing inputs: Governance, management, and local development for more effective marine protected areas

    Nathan James Bennett;Nathan James Bennett;Philip Dearden

  • But are tourists satisfied? Importance-performance analysis of the whale shark tourism industry on Isla Holbox, Mexico.

    Jackie Ziegler;Philip Dearden;Rick Rollins

  • Ecotourism versus tourism in a Thai national park

    Glen.T. Hvenegaard;Philip Dearden

  • Recreational use, valuation, and management, of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) on Canada's Pacific coast.

    David A. Duffus;Philip Dearden

  • The Shark Watching Industry and its Potential Contribution to Shark Conservation

    Karen N. Topelko;Philip Dearden

  • Factors influencing landscape preferences: An empirical investigation

    Philip Dearden

  • The capacity to adapt?: communities in a changing climate, environment, and economy on the northern Andaman coast of Thailand

    Nathan J. Bennett;Philip Dearden;Grant Murray;Alin Kadfak

  • Application of Zoning and ``Limits of Acceptable Change'' to Manage Snorkelling Tourism

    George S. J. Roman;Philip Dearden;Rick Rollins

  • Tourism and sustainable development in Northern Thailand.

    Philip Dearden

  • Implications for coral reef conservation of diver specialization.

    Philip Dearden;Michelle Bennett;Rick Rollins

  • Perceptions of Diving Impacts and Implications for Reef Conservation

    Philip Dearden;Michelle Bennett;Rick Rollins

  • Monitoring small-scale marine fisheries: An example from Thailand's Ko Chang archipelago

    Kristin E. Lunn;Philip Dearden

  • Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian Perspective

    Philip Dearden;Bruce Mitchell

  • Fragmentation and wildlife in montane evergreen forests, northern Thailand

    Anak Pattanavibool;Philip Dearden

  • Decision-Making Arrangements in Community-Based Watershed Management in Northern Thailand

    Chusak Wittayapak;Philip Dearden

  • Vulnerability to multiple stressors in coastal communities: A study of the Andaman Coast of Thailand

    Nathan James Bennett;Philip Dearden;Ana María Peredo

  • Trends in Global Protected Area Governance

    Philip Dearden;Michelle Bennett;Jim Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan J. Bennett
Nathan J. Bennett University of British Columbia
Adrian McDonald
Adrian McDonald University of Leeds
Natalie C. Ban
Natalie C. Ban University of Victoria
James Higham
James Higham University of Otago
Mark Spalding
Mark Spalding University of Cambridge

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