James Higham

professor of tourism at University of Otago, New Zealand
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Summary

James Higham was born on January 25, 1968[1]. He has worked as a tourism scholar[2] and university teacher[3]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1968[5]
  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[6]
  • Field of work: tourism[7], tourism industry[8], sustainable development[9], climate change[10], natural environment[11], flight[12], sport[13]
  • Employer: University of Stavanger[14]
  • Educated at: University of Otago[15]
  • Student: Isaree Baedcharoen[16]
  • Award received: University of Otago Distinguished Professor[17], Queen's Service Medal[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Doctoral student: Scott Cohen[20], Maddalena Fumagalli[21], Arianne C. Reis[22], Wiebke Finkler[23], Michael Lück[24], Caroline Orchiston[25], Anna Thompson-Carr[26], Richard Keith Wright[27], Kay L Booth[28], Debbie Hopkins[29], William R Stovall[30]
  • Residence: Dunedin[31]
  • Family name: Higham[32]
  • Given name: James[33]
  • Official website: http://www.otago.ac.nz/tourism/staff/otago062325.html[34]
  • Relative: Richard Higham[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[36]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[37]

FAQs

What did James Higham do for work?

James Higham worked as a tourism scholar[2] and university teacher[3].

Where did James Higham go to school?

James Higham was educated at University of Otago[15].

What awards did James Higham receive?

Honors received include University of Otago Distinguished Professor[17] and Queen's Service Medal[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . The search for 'self' for lifestyle travellers. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Conservation of the spinner dolphin in the Egyptian Red Sea. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Constructions of Nature and Tensions in the Outdoors. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . The Science Communication of Whale Watching: A People-Focused Science Communication Approach. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Environmentalism and on-tour experiences of tourists on wildlife watch tours in New Zealand : a study of visitors watching and/or swimming with wild dolphins. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Tourism and Seismic Risk: perceptions, preparedness and resilience in the zone of the Alpine Fault, Southern Alps, New Zealand.. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [29] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . VIAF ID. wikidata.org.
  29. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [16] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. Retrieved . otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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