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Gareth is a lecturer in a variety of tourism management topics focusing mainly on sustainable tourism development and community engagement strategies. He is the current coordinator for the department's overseas research project topic (TOUR3000) which typically involves travel to a destination in SE Asia (Malaysia or Cambodia).
He presently holds the additional title of Senior Research Affiliate at the University of Johannesburg and has worked on funded tourism development research projects in rural South Africa. He has previously taught at universities in the UK and Malaysia.
Sustainable tourism development, community engagement, tourism mobilities, tourism & migration, socio-cultural impacts of tourism, independent travel, national parks.
Straiton, P. (2022). Assessing the Economic and Sociocultural Value of Maritime Cultural Heritage Sites: An Interdisciplinary Pilot Study [Doctoral dissertation, Flinders University].
Tikhonova, D. (2020). The Place of Challenge and Post-Travel Culture Involvement in Small Group Tourism [Doctoral dissertation, Flinders University].
Straiton, P. (2022). Recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence [Flinders University].
Senior Research Affiliate, University of Johannesburg
4 May 2013 → 31 Oct 2027
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Butler, G. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead))
30/06/19 → 6/12/21
Project: Research
Butler, G. (Recipient), Cavanagh, K. (Recipient) & Carter, H. (Recipient), 13 Jul 2023
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Butler, G. (Recipient), Burke Da Silva, K. (Recipient), Cavanagh, K. (Recipient), Ross, K. (Recipient), Carter, H. (Recipient) & Beaman, J. (Recipient), 2023
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