Patrick Maher
Nipissing University
Patrick T. Maher is a Full Professor of Physical and Health Education at Nipissing University (North Bay, Ontario, Canada). He has previously held full-time academic appointments in Canada and New Zealand; as well as many visiting scholar positions across the globe.
Pat is the chair of the International Polar Tourism Research Network and lead of the University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Northern Tourism. He is a 3M National Teaching Fellow (2014), a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (2013) and an International Fellow of the Explorer’s Club (2004). Pat held a Commonwealth Scholarship and Antarctica New Zealand/NZ Post Scholarship for his doctoral work, which focused on visitor experiences in the Ross Sea region.
Pat has published widely, in a variety of forums, he co-edited: Antarctic futures: Human engagement with the Antarctic environment (Springer, 2014); Polar Tourism: Human, Environmental and Governance Dimensions (Cognizant, 2011) and Cruise Tourism in Polar Regions: Promoting Environmental and Social Sustainability? (Earthscan, 2010). He is currently editor of the Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, as well as an Editorial Board member for the Journal of Experiential Education, the Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, and the Journal of Tourism Futures, amongst others.
Research projects / interests:
- Tourist Experience
- Tourism-Science Interface
- Antarctic-Arctic Comparative Research
- Tourism and Environmental Management
Areas of interest:
- Polar Governance
- Tourism
- Antarctic Treaty System
- Environmental Management
- Polar Policy
- Human Geography
- Cultural Studies
- Environment
- Values
Keywords: Tourism, Recreation, Environmental Management, Values of Place, Arctic Connections.
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