Ralf Buckley - Adventure and Ecotourism 

http://www.gu.edu.au/school/asc/ppages/academic/rbuckley/rbuckley.html

Papers on Surf  Tourism - (including Mentawai Study case)

"Surf Tourism and Sustainable Development in Indo-Pacific Islands." 

I.   The Industry and the Islands

II.  Recreational Capacity Management and Case Study

Brief History:

1998-current: Director, Nature and Adventure Tourism & Ecotourism

1996-current: Foundation Chair in Ecotourism, Griffith University

1996-97: Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Griffith University

1993-current : Director, International Centre for Ecotourism Research.

1991-95: Foundation Professor, Engineering and Applied Science, Griffith      University

1991-95: Deputy Dean (Research), Applied Science,Griffith University.

1991-current: Director, Centre for Environmental Management - (UNCCF Working      Partner)

1989-90: Foundation Professor of Environmental Management, Bond University.

1988: Senior Research Fellow, CRES, Australian National University.

1987: Professorial Fellow, Ecosystem Management, University of New England.

1982-87: Manager and Chief Scientist, Environmental Services, AMDEL.

1980-81: Rothmans Research Fellow, Australian National University.

1979: CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellow, AIMS; Visiting Fellow, Adelaide University.

Honorary appointments:

Senior Fulbright Fellow 1994. Professor, Australian Environmental Studies, Griffith University. Adjunct Professor, School of Business, Bond University. Inaugural Chairman, Wet Tropics Interim Management Authority. Scientific Advisory Committee, AusIMM. Emeritus Professor, National Environmental Academy, China.    Program Leader, Japan-Australia Science and Technology Agreement. Listed in Who's Who in Conservation & Environment.

Academic Publications:

Over 200 articles, e.g. Nature 325: 426, Science 233: 795, Ann. Tour. Res.    21: 661, Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 18: 111, Adv. Ecol. Res. 16: 53. Eight books in ecology and environmental management.

Reports & reviews:

Over 100 major consultant reports. Contributed to national and regional ecotourism    policies, various countries. 40 book reviews.

Conferences:

Over 100 conference papers, >30 executive training courses. Ran Fenner Conferences    on Environment 1993 and 2001. Keynote speaker on ecotourism at conferences worldwide,    1992-2002.

Grants & funds:

NCG's including ARC, ACC, ASTEC, AIDAB, CRC, DEST, NEP etc. Over 150 sponsors and clients from industry, government and international agencies.

Research skills & experience:

Field ecologist, 25 years. EIA, environmental management, audit and monitoring, 20 years. Project management, 20 years. Tourism and environment, 10 years.

International experience:

Over 40 countries worldwide, including: China; Japan; South-east Asia; India; Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Pacific; East, North and South Africa; South America; USA & Canada; Europe.

Industry experience:

Branch and section manager at Amdel Ltd, 6 years. Commercial consultant, 20 years. Developed and marketed a range of successful commercial environmental management services and training courses. Applied research results through a  wide range of extension and training programmes, corporate and government operations    manuals, etc.

Other experience:

Expert witness to parliamentary, judicial and industry inquiries into tourism,    biodiversity, overseas aid, coastal development and sustainable development. Scientific leader of expeditions in Australia, Africa and Asia.

Publications: See web-site for full publications list