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Professor John Marsh

B.A., University of Reading, U.K.
M.Sc., University of Alberta
Ph.D., University of Calgary

Research and Teaching Interests:

John Marsh's research focuses on nature conservation, heritage, and the impacts and management of tourism. More specifically, he examines the history, identification, planning, protection and interpretation of protected areas and landscape heritage, especially national parks, the countryside and trails. Recent projects of Prof. Marsh include the planning of trails in the Northumberland County Forest, the British heritage in Valparaiso, Chile, and the history of various businesses in Peterborough, Ontario. He is the director of the Trail Studies Unit at Trent University, and a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas.


Prof. Marsh has taught undergraduate courses on wilderness resources, recreation research methods, recreation and tourism issues, and community and field research methods, as well as graduate courses on heritage planning and management. He has trained protected area staff in Canada, China and Lebanon.

Selected Recent Publications:

Bell, E. and Marsh J. 2010. Historical Societies and Rural Heritage in the City of Kawartha Lakes. The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley, 14 (1) 41-43.


Marsh, J. and Helleiner, F. 2009. Recreation and Tourism. Chapter 10 in: Adams, W.P. and Taylor, C.H. (eds.) Peterborough and the Kawarthas, 3rd edition. Department of Geography, Trent University, Peterborough, 195-208.


Marsh, J. 2008. Review of: Kopas, P. 2007. Taking the Air: Ideas and Change in Canada's National Parks. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver. The Canadian Geographer, 52 (3) 402-404.


Marsh, J. and Griffiths, K. 2006. Cottage Country Landscapes: The Case of the Kawartha Lakes. In: McIntyre, N., Williams, D.R., ands McHugh, K.E. (eds.) Multiple Dwelling and Tourism: Negotiating Place, Home and Identity. CABI, Wallingford, U.K. 219-233.


Marsh, J. 2000. Tourism and Parks in Polar Regions. In: Butler, R.W. and Boyd, S.W. (eds.) Tourism and National Parks: Issues and Implications. Wiley, London, 125-136.