Charles Johnston

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Dr Charles Johnston

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Business - Tourism and Travel
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1020, New Zealand

Phone: 649 921 9999
Email: charles.johnston@aut.ac.nz

 

I’m an old backpacker who loves to travel. As a student of geography, I chose tourism as a specialisation so I could have an excuse to do research in great places. I also have an interest in development and came to New Zealand in 1996 as a postdoctoral fellow to work on a project that focused on building up Maori tourism. AUT was looking for someone to teach tourism so I next settled down with a real job. I enjoy teaching at AUT, especially because of the small classes. Students like these – so do I. I’ve been fortunate to be able to teach a reasonably wide selection of tourism papers at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. I tend to pack a lot of material into lectures and student comments indicate I’m considered too earnest. I particularly enjoy supervising Masters and PhD students. I tend to give my students quite a bit of attention, sometimes more than they want. I like getting them inspired to publish after finishing. My main current research interests involve tourism in cities and in Asia. I’ve lived in big cities all my life and enjoy travelling to them. I believe Asian development represents the future, especially China. I also have an interest in sustainable development, particularly as it applies to New Zealand as a destination. I’m looking forward to doing research in Asia in the next few years; in China, but also in other countries. I hope to someday have travelled nearly everywhere in Asia. Jet travel notwithstanding, it’s still a big world and I have a lot yet to see and experience.

 

Qualifications

PhD. 1995. University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Geography.
MA. 1985. Michigan State University. Geography.
BA. 1973. Wayne State University. Anthropology.

 

 

Publications

Johnston, C. (2000). Resource Inventory for the Muriwhenua Region, Sustainable Maori Tourism in Tai Tokeau (Public Good Service Fund Report). Auckland: James Henare Maori Research Centre.

 

Johnston, C. and Switzer, K. (2002). Report to business: "Winners and losers": Auckland's America's Cup 2000. Auckland, Auckland University of Technology. ISBN 1-877314-08-0

 

Johnston, C. 2006. Shoring the Foundations of the TALC in Tropical Island Destinations: Kona, Hawai`i. Richard W. Butler (ed). TheTourism Area Life Cycle. Vol. 1 Applications and Modifications. Clevedon, UK Channel View Publications: Aspects of Tourism 28. pps 185-198.

 

Johnston, C. 2006. The Ontological Foundation of the TALC. In Richard W. Butler. The Tourism Area Life Cycle. Vol. 2 Conceptual and Theoretical Issues. Clevedon, UK: Channel View Publications

 

Johnston, Charles S. and Kay Switzer. 2006. Auckland's America's Cup 1999 - 2000: Winners and Losers. Part 1. Journal of the Japan Society for New Zealand Studies 13: 56-74.

 

Pernecky, T. and Johnston, C. 2006. Voyage Through Numinous Space: Applying the Specialization Concept to New Age Tourism. Tourism Recreation Research 31 (1): 37-46