My research has always focused on conservation with a strong interest on the establishment and management of protected areas. I have worked on both terrestrial and marine protected areas but now focus mainly on marine as I see this as the main challenge for conservation. My research programmes are focused in Southeast Asia and Canada where we have studied a wide range of topics that range from natural science (eg seagrass ecology, whale shark monitoring, coral reef assessments) to social science (eg.economic impacts of diving, mpa governance, indigenous perspectives) and the relationship between them (eg PA management plans). A main focus in Southeast Asia has been the development and assessment of incentive-based conservation activities that assist local communities in protecting biodiversity. In Canada I am the Leader of the Marine Protected Area Working Group of the Ocean Management Research Network and active in developing a research agenda to assist in the establishment and effective management of MPAs. I am also Co-Chair of Parks Canada’s NMCA Science Advisory Network and Leader of the MPA Research Group within the Geography Department.
Some projects underway at the moment include:
Governance of MPA’s in Canada
Scuba diving as an incentive-based conservation mechanism in Thailand.
Whale shark tourism in Honduras
Development of an integrated conservation development programme in the CardamomMountains, Cambodia.
Recent Funding
2008
SSHRC ($30,000) MPAs in Canada (Ocean Management Research Network).
2007
SSHRC ($30,000) MPAs in Canada (Ocean Management Research Network).
2005
Department of Fisheries and Oceans “Establishing Criteria for the Identification of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas on the High Seas” ($25,000) Commissioned as Background Paper for International Experts Meeting, Convention on Biodiversity, Ottawa. December.
2003
Parks Canada “Sand Lance and Marbled Murrelets in Barkley Sound, Pacific RimNational Park Reserve” ($40,000).
2002
Parks Canada ($25,000) Global Assessment of Protected Area Governance Systems.
2001
SSHRC ($100,000). Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Livelihoods in SE Asia.
2000
IDRC ($25,000) Environmental Protection and Rural Development in Thailand.
Parks Canada ($38,000) An Assessment of Land-Based Cumulative Effects on Seagrass Beds Using Remote sensing Technology, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
1997
SSHRC ($60,000) Enhancing protected area management for biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia
Teaching
I believe strongly in the teaching mission for universities and was awarded the University of Victoria Alumni Award for Teaching in 1998. I have taught a wide variety of courses but now focus on:
Geog 101A Society and EnvironmentThis course
introduces students to a the main biophysical processes that support
life on Earth, the ways in which human activities disrupt these
processes and what some of the solutions might be. I have taught
this course every year since 1980 and, noticing that there were
no environmental text books written specifically for Canada,
co-wrote a text book Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian
perspective published by Oxford University Press that is now
widely used in universities across Canada.
Geog 382 Geography of Southeast Asia.
I have spent more than 25 years working in Southeast
Asia. This experience forms the basis for my teaching
in this course that seeks to give students an overview of the Geography
of the region liberally illustrated by my slides from the area.
Geog 457 Marine Protected Areas. This is my main area of research interest. The course builds upon the third year course (Geog 357) on protected areas in Canada that I also used to teach on a regular basis. This latter course uses my text book Parks and Protected Areas in Canada: Planning and Management, also published by Oxford University Press.
Geog 539 Advanced Seminar in Resource Management. This graduate course allows graduate students to discuss key theories in resource management and the cutting edge of research in their particular areas.
Graduate Supervision
I have supervised 17 PhD degrees with 5 currently in progress and 28 MA/MSc with 1 in progress. Listings of the titles of some of these theses are given on the MPARG section of this website.
Publications
2008
Yasue, M. and Dearden, P. (in press). Constraints on successive clutching behaviour of sedentary Malaysian plovers breeding in a tropical environment. Ardea
Yasue, M. and Dearden, P. (in press) Methods to measure and mitigate the impacts of tourism development on tropical beach-breeding shorebirds: the Malaysian plover in Thailand. Tourism in Marine Environments
Yasue, M., P. Dearden and A. Moore. (in press). An approach to assess the potential impacts of human disturbance on wintering shorebirds. Oryx 113(2):
Yasue, M., and Dearden, P. (2008).Parental sex roles of Malaysian plovers during territory acquisition, incubation and brood care. J Ethology.26: 99-112
2007
Dearden P., Topelko K., and Ziegler, J (2007) Shark watching: Historical context and growth management. In Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management ed by J. Higham and M. Luck. CABI, Oxford.pp 66-90.
Yasue, M., A. Patterson and Dearden, P. (2007). Are salt flats suitable supplementary nesting habitats for Malaysian plovers Charadrius peronii threatened by beach habitat loss in Thailand? Bird Conservation International 17: 211-223.
Main, M., and Dearden, P. (2007). Tsunami Impacts on Phuket’s Diving Industry: Geographical Implications for Marine Conservation. Coastal Management. 35 (4):1-15
Roman, G., Dearden, P., and Rollins, R. (2007). Application of Zoning and “Limits of Acceptable Change” to Manage Snorkeling Tourism. Environmental Management.39: 819-830.
2006
Yasué, M., and Dearden, P. (2006). Simultaneous biparental incubation of two nests by a pair of Malaysian plover Charadrius peronii . Wader Study Group Bull 109: 121-122.
Dearden, P, Bennett, M., & Rollins, R. (2007). Perceptions of diving impacts and implications for reef conservation. Coastal Management. 35: 305-317
Yasué, M., and Dearden, P. (2006). The effect of heat stress, predation risk and parental investment on Malaysian plover nest return times following a human disturbance. Biol Conservation,132, 472-480.
Dearden, P, Bennett, M., & Rollins, R. (2006). Dive specialization in Phuket: Implications for reef conservation. Environmental Conservation. 33(4): 353-363.
Yasué, M., and Dearden, P. (2006). The potential impact of tourism development on habitat availability and productivity of Malaysian plovers. Charadrius peronii. J Appl Ecol.43: 978-989
Dearden P and Topelko K.N (2006) A Review of Methods for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas with Consideration of Application and Use as an Adaptive Management Tool in Canada”. Report prepared for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Ottawa
Dearden P and Topelko K.N (2006) “Ensuring Compliance with Marine Area Regulations: A Review of Soft and Hard Enforcement Approaches with Recommendations for Canada”. Report prepared for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Ottawa.
Dearden, P., M. Bennett and R. Rollins (2006) Diving as Ecotourism: Insights on Impacts. Proceedings: Second International Conference on the Management of Coastal Recreational Resources. October. Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics, University of Malta, Malta pp 345-354.
Lunn, K.E., and Dearden, P. (2006). Fisher’s needs in marine protected area zoning. Coastal Management,34 (2), 183-198.
Lunn, K.E., and Dearden, P. (2006). Monitoring small-scale marine fisheries: An example from the Ko Chang archipelago, Thailand. Fisheries Research,77, 60-71
Theberge, M., and Dearden, P. (2006). Detecting a decline in whale shark (Rhincodon typus) sightings in the Andaman Sea, Thailand, using ecotourist operator-collected data. Oryx, 40, 337-342
2005
Topelko, K.N., and Dearden, P. (2005). The shark watching industry and its potential contribution to shark conservation. Journal of Ecotourism, 4 (2), 108-128.
Dearden, P., and Topelko, K.N. (2005). Establishing criteria for the identification of ecologically and biologically significant areas on the high seas. Background Paper prepared for International Experts Meeting on High Seas Ecologically Significant Areas, December, Ottawa, Ontario. Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Dearden, P., Bennett, M., and Johnstone, J. (2005).Trends in global protected area governance, 1992-2002
In D. Pansky (Ed.), Governance stream of the Vth World Parks Congress. Ottawa, Canada: Parks Canada and IUCN/WCPA.
Locke, H., and Dearden, P. (2005). Rethinking protected area categories and the “new paradigm”. Environmental Conservation, 32,1-10.
Hines, E., Adulyanukosol, K., Duffus, D., and Dearden, P. (2005). Community perspectives and conservation needs for dugongs (Dugong dugon) along the Andaman coast of Thailand. Environmental Management, 36, 1-12.
Dearden, P., Bennett, M., and Johnstone, J. (2005). Trends in global protected area governance. Environmental Management, 36, 89-100.
Dearden, P., and Mitchell, B. (2005). Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian perspective. Toronto: OxfordUniversity Press. 2nd edition 554pp
2004
Pattanavibool, A, P. Dearden and U. Kutintara 2004 Habitat fragmentation in north Thailand: a case study. Bird Conservation International: 14: S13-S22.
Dearden, P., S. Chettamart, M. Bennett, G. Roman and M. Theberge 2004 Diving and marine protected areas in Thailand: lessons learned. Proceedings: First International Conference on the Management of Coastal Recreational Resources. October. Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics, University of Malta Malta pp 193-202.
Theberge M, and P. Dearden 2004 Developing a Marine Fish Monitoring Program at Mu Koh Surin Marine National Park, Thailand. In Making Ecosystem-Based Management Work. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas, Victoria, BC, May, 2003. Wolfville, Nova Scotia: Science and Management of Protected Areas Association edited by Munro N.W.P., Willison, J.H. M, Herman, TB., Beazley, K, Dearden, P (CD)
Roman, G and P. Dearden 2004 Zoning to Mitigate the Impacts of Recreation on Coral reefs: A Case Study of Ko Chang National Marine Park, Thailand. In Making Ecosystem-Based Management Work. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas, Victoria, BC, May, 2003. Wolfville, Nova Scotia: Science and Management of Protected Areas Association edited by Munro N.W.P., Willison, J.H. M, Herman, TB., Beazley, K, Dearden, P (CD)
Hines, E, P. Dearden and D.Duffus 2004 Dugongs in Trang Province, Thailand: Recommendations for a Conservation Strategy. In Making Ecosystem-Based Management Work. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas, Victoria, BC, May, 2003. Wolfville, Nova Scotia: Science and Management of Protected Areas Association edited by Munro N.W.P., Willison, J.H. M, Herman, TB., Beazley, K, Dearden, P (CD)
Dearden, P and J. Dempsey 2004 Protected areas in Canada: Decade of change. The Canadian Geographer 48: 225-239
2003
Baird, I and P. Dearden 2003 Biodiversity conservation and resource tenure regimes - a case study from NE Cambodia. Environmental Management 32: 541-550
Dearden, P 2004 "Parks and protected areas." In B. Mitchell, editor "Resource and Environmental Management in Canada: Addressing Conflict and Uncertainty, third edition, Toronto: Oxford University Press. Pp314-341.
Dearden, P., M. Theberge and M. Bennett.2003 Monitoring and Marine Park Management at Koh Surin and Mu Koh Similan, Thailand. In Managing Protected Areas in a Changing World. Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas V, Waterloo, Canada edited by S. Bondrup-Nielsen and N. Munro. SAMPAA, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 1283-1293.
Landsdown, H., P. Dearden and W Neilson (eds) 2003.Communities in SE Asia: Challenges and Responses. Edited by University of Victoria, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives.429pp
Landsdown, H., P. Dearden and W Neilson. 2003 Introduction. In Communities in SE Asia: Challenges and Responses. Edited by H. Landsdown, P. Dearden and W Neilson. University of Victoria, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives. 1-21
Bennett, M, P. Dearden and R. Rollins 2003 The sustainability of dive tourism in Phuket, Thailand. In Communities in SE Asia: Challenges and Responses. Edited by H. Landsdown, P. Dearden and W Neilson. University of Victoria, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives. 97-106
2002
Dearden, P. and J. Lien 2003 "Marine parks in Canada" Commissioned for State of Parks, 2002. Parks Canada, Ottawa.
Tungittiplakorn, W and P. Dearden 2002 Hunting and wildlife use in some Hmong communities in northern Thailand. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 50: 57-73
Dearden P (ed) 2002 Environmental Protection and Rural Development in Thailand. Bangkok. White Lotus Press. 404pp.
Dearden, P 2002 Environmental protection and rural development in Thailand: Challenges and opportunities. In Environmental Protection and Rural Development in Thailand. Ed by P. Dearden Bangkok. White Lotus Press 1-22.
Dearden P. 2002 "Dern Sai Klang": Walking the Middle Path to biodiversity conservation in Thailand. In Dearden 2002 ibid 377-400
Dearden P and R. Rollins (eds) 2002 Parks and Protected Areas in Canada: Planning and Management. Toronto. Oxford University Press. 2nd Edition. 416pp
Dearden P and R. Rollins 2002 The times they are still a changing. In Dearden and Rollins ibid 3-20
Slocombe, S and P. Dearden 2002 Protected areas and Ecosystem-based management. In Dearden and Rollins ibid 295-320
Dempsey, J, P. Dearden and J.G. Nelson 2002 Stewardship: expanding ecosystem protection. In Dearden and Rollins ibid 379-400
Dearden, P.2002 Marine parks. In Dearden and Rollins ibid. 354-378
Peepre, J and P. Dearden 2002 The role of aboriginal peoples. In Dearden and Rollins ibid. 323-353
Pattanavibool, A and P. Dearden 2002 Fragmentation and montane evergreen forests in northern Thailand. Biological Conservation 107: 155-164
Tungittiplakorn, W and P. Dearden 2002 Biodiversity conservation and cash crop development in Northern Thailand. Biodiversity and Conservation. 11: 2007-2025
2001
Dearden, P 2001 Marine conservation in British Columbia In British Columbia, its People and Resources ed by C. B. Wood, Vancouver, UBC Press 345-358
2000
Dearden, P 2000 Endangered species and terrestrial national parks. In Politics of the Wild: Canada and Endangered Species ed by R Boardman and K Beazley. Toronto, Oxford 75-93
Dearden, P 2000 Tourism, resource conflicts and parks In Tourism and National Parks: Issues and Implications ed by S. Boyd and R. Butler. London. J. Wiley 187-202
1999-1992
Wittayapak, C and P. Dearden 1999 Decision-making arrangements in community-based watershed management in Northern Thailand. Society and Natural Resources 12: 673-691.
Hvenegaard, G and P. Dearden 1998 Linking ecotourism and biodiversity conservation: a Case study of Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 19:193-211
Hvenegaard, G and P. Dearden 1998 Ecotourism versus tourism in a Thai National Park. Annals of Tourism Research 25: 700-720
Smyth, C.R. and P. Dearden 1998 Performance standards and monitoring requirements of surface coal mine reclamation success in mountainous jurisdictions of western North America: a review. J of Environmental Management 53: 209-229
Smyth, C.R. and P. Dearden 1998 Attitudes of enviromental management personnel involved in surface coal mine reclamation in Alberta and British Columbia, BC. Applied Geography 18: 275-29
Dearden, P., S. Chettamart, D. Emphandu 1998 Protected areas and property rights in Thailand Environmental Conservation 25: 195-197
Wipond K. and P. Dearden 1998 "Obstacles to Maintaining Ecological Integrity in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve" In Linking Protected Areas with Working Landscapes Conserving Biodiversity. Ed by N.W.P. Munro and J.H.M. Willison. Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Wolfville, NS 901-910.
Dearden, P and B. Mitchell 1998 Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian Perspective. Toronto. Oxford University Press. 565pp (with B. Mitchell).
Dearden, P and S. Chettamart 1997 "Development Threatens Asia's Parks, Reserves" Forum 12: 123-128
Dearden, P 1997 "Protected Areas in Thailand: Thoughts on Future Directions" In Tropical Forestry in the 21st Century: Volume 5 "Parks and Protected Areas" ed by S. Chettamart, D. Emphandu and L. Puangchit. Bangkok. Kasetsart University.pp 8-22.
Dearden, P. and G. Hvenegaard 1997 "Ecotourism and tourists at Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand" In Tropical Forestry in the 21st Century: Volume 5 "Parks and Protected Areas" ed by S. Chettamart, D. Emphandu and L. Puangchit. Bangkok. Kasetsart University.pp 115-139.
Dearden, P. and S. Doyle 1997 "External Threats to Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, BC" In Themes and Issues of Canadian Geography II. Ed by C. Stadel. Salzburger Geographische Arbeiten. Pp121-136.
Dearden, P. 1997 "Carrying Capacity and Environmental Aspects of Ecotourism" In Ecotourism for Forest Conservation and Community Development. Ed by J. Bornemeier, M. Victor and P. Durst, RECOFTC., Bangkok pp 44-60
Dearden, P. 1996 Integrated watershed management planning and information requirements in Northern Thailand Canadian Journal of Development Studies XVII:1-17.
Dearden, P., S. Chettamart, D. Emphandu and N. Tanakanjana 1996 National parks and hilltribes in Northern Thailand: A case study of Doi Inthanon. Society and Natural Resources.9: 125-141
Dearden, P. 1996 Development, the environment and social differentiation in Northern Thailand. In Counting the Costs:Environmental Growth and Economic Change. ed. J. Rigg.Singapore. ISEAS pp111-130
Dearden, P. 1996 Trekking in Northern Thailand: Impact Distribution and Evolution over Time. In Uneven Development in Thailand ed. M. Parnwell, Avebury, London 204-225
Dearden, P and B. McNicol 1996 "Wilderness Tourism and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve: A Comparative Analysis of the German Market." In R. Vogelsang (Ed.), Canada in Transition: Results of Environmental and Human Geographical Research. Bochum Universitätsverlag, Dr. N. Brockmeyer, pp. 75-92.
Dearden, P. 1996 "Biodiversity in the Highlands of Northern Thailand: Some Research Approaches." In J. A. McNeely and S. Samchevita (Eds.), Biodiversity in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities for the Scientific Community. Bangkok, Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, pp. 106-112.
Duffus, D and P. Dearden. 1995 Whales, Science and Protected Area Management in British Columbia, Canada. In The Science of Conservation in the Coastal Zone: New Insights on How to Design, Implement and Monitor Marine Protected Areas . Ed T. Agardy, IUCN, Gland Switzerland, pp53-65 .
Dearden, P. 1995 Biocultural Diversity and Development in Northern Thailand. Applied Geography. 15:325-340.
Dearden, P. 1995 Biodiversity and development in Northern Thailand. Journal of Business Administration 22/23:255-270
Dearden, P. 1995 Park literacy and conservation. Conservation Biology 9: 1-3
Dearden, P. and S. Harron 1994 Alternative Tourism and Adaptive Change: Insights from Northern Thailand. Annals of Tourism Research 21: 81-102 .
Boonchote, T and P. Dearden 1994 Tourism Growth and Impacts at Ban Sob Ruak, the Golden Triangle Village, Thailand. Mahidol J. of Ecology 21: 62-67
Berg, L and P. Dearden 1994 Nuu-Chah-Nulth People, Aboriginal Rights, and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada, Proceedings, Volume One. Inaugural Joint Conference New Zealand Geographical Society and Institute of Australian Geographers, Auckland, David Moulke, ed., Palmerston North: New Zealand Geographical Society. pp. 37-49.
Dearden, P. and L. Berg 1993 Canadian National Parks: A Model of Administrative Penetration The Canadian Geographer 37: 194-211
Duffus D. and Dearden, P. 1993 Killer Whales, Science and Protected Area Management in British Columbia. The George Wright Forum 9: 79-87.
Duffus, D. and P. Dearden 1993 Recreational Use, Valuation and Management of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) on Canada's Pacific Coast. Environmental Conservation 20: 149-156.
Dearden, P and R, Rollins 1993 Parks in Canada: Planning and Management Toronto, Oxford University Press. 366 pp.)
Duffus, D and P. Dearden 1993 Marine Parks: The Canadian Experience. In Parks in Canada: Planning and Management op cit. pp 256-272.
Berg, L. T. Fenge and P. Dearden 1993 The Role of Aboriginal Peoples in National Park Designation, Planning and Management in Canada. In Parks in Canada: Planning and Management op cit pp
Dearden, P, and R. Rollins 1993 The-Times-They-are-a-Changing. In Parks in Canada: Planning and Management, op cit. pp 1-16
Dearden P. and R. Rollins 1993 Challenges for the Future. In Parks in Canada: Planning and Management op cit pp 291-298.
Dearden, P. and S. Harron 1992 Tourism and the Hilltribes of Thailand. In Special Interest Tourism, ed. by B. Weiler and M. Hall, Belhaven Press, London, pp. 95-104.
Dearden, P. 1990 Pacific Coast Recreational Patterns and Activities in Canada. In Recreational Uses of Coastal Areas, ed. by P. Fabbri, Amsterdam, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 111-123.
P.N. Nemtz, M.C. Howard, P. Dearden, P. Boothroyd and B. Wiseman (Eds) 1995 Development Versus the Environment: The Challenge for Southeast Asia. Centre for Southeast Asian Research, University of British Columbia.
Dearden, P. 1995 Ecotourism, Parks and Biocultural Diversity: The Context in Northern Thailand. In Ecotourism: Concept, Design and Strategy ed by S. Hiranburana, V. Stithyudhakarn and P. Dhamabutra. Institute of Ecotourism, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok. Pp 15-42*
Dearden, P., S. Lonergan and J. Ruitenbeek 1994 An Ecological Economics Study of the Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand. CSRD, University of Victoria, Victoria. 150pp
Dearden, P. 1992 Cultural Aspects of Tourism and Sustainable Development: Tourism and the Hilltribes of Northern Thailand. In Tourism and Sustainable Development ed. by J.G. Nelson, R. Butler and G.Wall. Heritage Resources Center, University of Waterloo. 165-178
Duffus, D and P. Dearden 1992 Managing Ocean Wildlife: a Case Study of Recreational Use and Management of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) on Canada's Pacific Coast. In The Ocean Change: Management Patterns and the Environment Proceedings of the Commission on Marine Geography Meeting held at Huelva, Spain (ed. by J.L. Suarez de Vivero), Seville University. pp. 189-196 *.
Dearden, P. 1992 Tourism and Development in Southeast Asia: Some Challenges for the Future. In Regional Development and Change in Southeast Asia in the 1990's ed. by A. Pongsapich, M.C. Howard and J. Amyot Social Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. pp. 215-229.*
