G Butler
Biographic Data
| ID | 1867686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Butler |
| GIVEN NAMES | G |
| FAMILY NAME | Butler |
| SIGNATURE | BUTLER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7439-5418 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 173 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Transdisciplinary reflections from an inaugural Geography field school
The genesis of this paper occurred in mid-2024, when the lead author – and Geography field school lead – considered how they could not only better understand the impacts of international-focused pedagogical practice but include transdisciplinary students as partners (SaP) in academic scholarship related to Geography-focused field schools. Most studies on international field schools have written about participants rather than with participants, an…
From Port Misery to Post-Misery? Spectral-geographies and exorcising 'ghosts' in Port Adelaide
Saudi youth views on hosting western music festivals
This exploratory study distils the views of Saudis aged 18-30 on hosting Western music festivals as part of the "Saudi Seasons" tourism strategy.Although the strategy has typically focused on developing cultural heritage tourism or business events, several Western music festivals have also been introduced.These festivals included prominent international music artists across various genres and represented a major shift in the types of tourism expe…
Indigenous resistance to settler colonialism
Tourism development in the 'post-conflict' Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region of Bangladesh proliferated after the CHT Peace Accord was signed in 1997. The Accord positioned tourism as an important component in reasserting Indigenous Jumma peoples' rights and facilitating regional socio-economic recovery. However, the Jumma people have remained firmly on the periphery of development discourse and the region's growing tourism industry has since p…
Tourism development and post-conflict reconciliation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
This study provides novel insights into the indigenous Jumma peoples’ experiences of tourism development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and their views on its role in fostering post-conflict reconciliation. Through engagements with those directly employed in the industry, this study applies the Community Capitals Framework to identify holistic community changes through tourism development. The findings reveal that tourism has contributed positivel…
Tourism development at the Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, Saudi Arabia
This study was designed to investigate the impacts of tourism development at the Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, Saudi Arabia. Al-Hijr was inscribed as the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 but received little attention as a tourist destination until the launch of the Saudi Vision 2030 strategy in 2016, which positioned heritage tourism sites as important catalysts in the long-term transition to a post-oil economy. Via the implement…
Searching for sanctuary during Covid-19
This article draws upon the findings of an exploratory qualitative study of regional South Australian tourists' nature-based tourism experiences during COVID-19. Through the implementation of focus group interview sessions with participants across three age group categories, it was evident that many participants had visited nature-based settings in pursuit of health benefits. From the perspective of physical health, national parks and conservatio…
Cultural heritage tourism development in Panyu District, Guangzhou
This exploratory study observed local resident views on cultural heritage tourism (CHT) development in the Panyu District of Guangzhou, a setting synonymous with Lingnan cultural heritage sites. Using semi-structured interviews with Panyu residents between November 2018 and February 2019, it was reported that many were in support of CHT growth and believed that it had yielded positive social impacts despite an absence of formal community involvem…
Road mapping recovery from the impacts of multiple crises
In regional South Australia, a combination of droughts, bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic has presented dynamic challenges to tourism economies. As inbound international tourism remains unlikely to return to pre-COVID-19 levels for the foreseeable future, the importance of domestic tourism has become further pronounced, most notably in regions that have been affected by major declines in tourist flows. This exploratory qualitative study reports…
Tourist’s mobilities
This commentary reviews recent research in terms of tourist’s mobilities in terms practices of walking, cycling and driving. It concludes by reflecting on the contemporary lock down of travel in terms of the global pandemic and its consequences for waiting, stillness and immobility – particularly in terms of flying
Changing Australian leisure mobilities in the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect leisure mobilities globally. In Australia, the pandemic has radically influenced the mobilities of domestic tourists, with travellers subjected to dynamic and intermittent restrictions on both intrastate and interstate movement since March, 2020. This paper reports on the findings of a study conducted between June and July 2020 that explored Australians' intentions to participate in tourism as COVID-19 le…
Mediating technologies on the move
The Limestone Coast is a popular tourist region located on South Australia’s south-eastern border with Victoria and home to several nature-based tourist attractions, including Naracoorte Caves National Park (NCNP). Through the acquisition of qualitative materials from 29 self-drive domestic tourists that visited NCNP, this study observed that many tourists’ automobilities were punctuated by periods of “connection” and “disconnection” with the tec…
Fostering community empowerment and capacity building through tourism
This study observed tourism development in the popular South African destination of Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, and sought to identify the significant social benefits that have been fostered as a result. Dullstroom is synonymous with fly-fishing and is well-known throughout the country for its unique natural environment that is host to diverse flora and fauna. In the South African context, the impacts generated by tourism development on local communi…
Local community perspectives towards dark tourism development
This paper critically examines the perspectives of a local community towards dark tourism development. Based on the infamous case of the Snowtown murders in South Australia, this preliminary study observes the local community's perception towards dark tourism development and adopted a qualitative methodology using observation and interview. The findings revealed that attitudes towards the development of dark tourism varied considerably depending …
Performing Expatriate Mobilities in Kuala Lumpur
Research focusing upon expatriates in Asia has been geographically sporadic in nature and has typically centered upon those based in China, Hong Kong or Singapore. Focusing on Kuala Lumpur this research analyses the experiences of expatriates via the notion of automobilty by critically observing their preferred modes of travel and the importance their car journeys play in overcoming problems in Malaysia. While a growing body of research has cente…
Working to travel and long-term career dilemmas
In the context of business or human resource studies, research focusing on migrants has frequently documented the acculturation techniques of the ‘transnational elite’ in new geographical settings or their career progression expectations. Human geography and migration studies, on the contrary, have acknowledged the non-career-orientated motives of affluent ‘lifestyle migrants’ who relocate to new settings in order to obtain a better quality of li…
Developments and key issues in tourism mobilities
Independent tourist's automobilities in Norway
This paper critically examines the methods of transportation used by independent tourists and how importantly they value mobility throughout their journeys. While independent tourists are frequently identified as being adventurous and highly mobile, relatively few researchers have critically examined the modes of transport they use or the importance they play in enhancing and fulfilling their desired experiences. Indeed, most literature portrays …
Heritage Tourism in Malaysia
As the processes associated with globalisation swiftly erode distinct cultures and identities, it has been argued that heritage attractions have emerged as powerful communicators in developing collective national identities. Although many countries reveal histories and collective pasts that are universally representative of homogenous populations, Malaysia represents a distinctly contrasting scenario. Malaysian heritage attractions do not necessa…
Attitudes of Malaysian Tourism and Hospitality Students' towards a Career in the Industry
This study explored Malaysian undergraduate tourism and hospitality students’ views of the industry as a career choice. Four hundred and twenty-nine tourism and hospitality students, from three Malaysian institutions completed a questionnaire rating the importanceof 20 factors in influencing their choice of career, and then the extent to which they believed tourism and hospitality as a career offers these factors. All of the 20 factors tested hav…
Population impact of stricter adherence to recommendations for pharmacological and lifestyle interventions over one year in patients with coronary heart disease
Study objective: To assess the potential number of lives saved associated with the full implementation of aspects of the National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease (CHD) in England using recently developed population impact measures. Design: Modelling study. Setting: Primary care. Data sources: Published data on prevalence of acute myocardial infarction and heart failure, baseline risk of mortality, the relative risk reduction as…
Developments and key issues in tourism mobilities
Heritage Tourism in Malaysia
As the processes associated with globalisation swiftly erode distinct cultures and identities, it has been argued that heritage attractions have emerged as powerful communicators in developing collective national identities. Although many countries reveal histories and collective pasts that are universally representative of homogenous populations, Malaysia represents a distinctly contrasting scenario. Malaysian heritage attractions do not necessa…
Indigenous resistance to settler colonialism
Tourism development in the 'post-conflict' Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region of Bangladesh proliferated after the CHT Peace Accord was signed in 1997. The Accord positioned tourism as an important component in reasserting Indigenous Jumma peoples' rights and facilitating regional socio-economic recovery. However, the Jumma people have remained firmly on the periphery of development discourse and the region's growing tourism industry has since p…
Local community perspectives towards dark tourism development
This paper critically examines the perspectives of a local community towards dark tourism development. Based on the infamous case of the Snowtown murders in South Australia, this preliminary study observes the local community's perception towards dark tourism development and adopted a qualitative methodology using observation and interview. The findings revealed that attitudes towards the development of dark tourism varied considerably depending …
Performing Expatriate Mobilities in Kuala Lumpur
Research focusing upon expatriates in Asia has been geographically sporadic in nature and has typically centered upon those based in China, Hong Kong or Singapore. Focusing on Kuala Lumpur this research analyses the experiences of expatriates via the notion of automobilty by critically observing their preferred modes of travel and the importance their car journeys play in overcoming problems in Malaysia. While a growing body of research has cente…
Tourist’s mobilities
This commentary reviews recent research in terms of tourist’s mobilities in terms practices of walking, cycling and driving. It concludes by reflecting on the contemporary lock down of travel in terms of the global pandemic and its consequences for waiting, stillness and immobility – particularly in terms of flying
Fostering community empowerment and capacity building through tourism
This study observed tourism development in the popular South African destination of Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, and sought to identify the significant social benefits that have been fostered as a result. Dullstroom is synonymous with fly-fishing and is well-known throughout the country for its unique natural environment that is host to diverse flora and fauna. In the South African context, the impacts generated by tourism development on local communi…
Attitudes of Malaysian Tourism and Hospitality Students' towards a Career in the Industry
This study explored Malaysian undergraduate tourism and hospitality students’ views of the industry as a career choice. Four hundred and twenty-nine tourism and hospitality students, from three Malaysian institutions completed a questionnaire rating the importanceof 20 factors in influencing their choice of career, and then the extent to which they believed tourism and hospitality as a career offers these factors. All of the 20 factors tested hav…
Cultural heritage tourism development in Panyu District, Guangzhou
This exploratory study observed local resident views on cultural heritage tourism (CHT) development in the Panyu District of Guangzhou, a setting synonymous with Lingnan cultural heritage sites. Using semi-structured interviews with Panyu residents between November 2018 and February 2019, it was reported that many were in support of CHT growth and believed that it had yielded positive social impacts despite an absence of formal community involvem…
Independent tourist's automobilities in Norway
This paper critically examines the methods of transportation used by independent tourists and how importantly they value mobility throughout their journeys. While independent tourists are frequently identified as being adventurous and highly mobile, relatively few researchers have critically examined the modes of transport they use or the importance they play in enhancing and fulfilling their desired experiences. Indeed, most literature portrays …
Road mapping recovery from the impacts of multiple crises
In regional South Australia, a combination of droughts, bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic has presented dynamic challenges to tourism economies. As inbound international tourism remains unlikely to return to pre-COVID-19 levels for the foreseeable future, the importance of domestic tourism has become further pronounced, most notably in regions that have been affected by major declines in tourist flows. This exploratory qualitative study reports…
Changing Australian leisure mobilities in the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect leisure mobilities globally. In Australia, the pandemic has radically influenced the mobilities of domestic tourists, with travellers subjected to dynamic and intermittent restrictions on both intrastate and interstate movement since March, 2020. This paper reports on the findings of a study conducted between June and July 2020 that explored Australians' intentions to participate in tourism as COVID-19 le…
Mediating technologies on the move
The Limestone Coast is a popular tourist region located on South Australia’s south-eastern border with Victoria and home to several nature-based tourist attractions, including Naracoorte Caves National Park (NCNP). Through the acquisition of qualitative materials from 29 self-drive domestic tourists that visited NCNP, this study observed that many tourists’ automobilities were punctuated by periods of “connection” and “disconnection” with the tec…
Tourism development at the Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, Saudi Arabia
This study was designed to investigate the impacts of tourism development at the Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, Saudi Arabia. Al-Hijr was inscribed as the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 but received little attention as a tourist destination until the launch of the Saudi Vision 2030 strategy in 2016, which positioned heritage tourism sites as important catalysts in the long-term transition to a post-oil economy. Via the implement…
Searching for sanctuary during Covid-19
This article draws upon the findings of an exploratory qualitative study of regional South Australian tourists' nature-based tourism experiences during COVID-19. Through the implementation of focus group interview sessions with participants across three age group categories, it was evident that many participants had visited nature-based settings in pursuit of health benefits. From the perspective of physical health, national parks and conservatio…
Working to travel and long-term career dilemmas
In the context of business or human resource studies, research focusing on migrants has frequently documented the acculturation techniques of the ‘transnational elite’ in new geographical settings or their career progression expectations. Human geography and migration studies, on the contrary, have acknowledged the non-career-orientated motives of affluent ‘lifestyle migrants’ who relocate to new settings in order to obtain a better quality of li…
Population impact of stricter adherence to recommendations for pharmacological and lifestyle interventions over one year in patients with coronary heart disease
Study objective: To assess the potential number of lives saved associated with the full implementation of aspects of the National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease (CHD) in England using recently developed population impact measures. Design: Modelling study. Setting: Primary care. Data sources: Published data on prevalence of acute myocardial infarction and heart failure, baseline risk of mortality, the relative risk reduction as…
From Port Misery to Post-Misery? Spectral-geographies and exorcising 'ghosts' in Port Adelaide
Saudi youth views on hosting western music festivals
This exploratory study distils the views of Saudis aged 18-30 on hosting Western music festivals as part of the "Saudi Seasons" tourism strategy.Although the strategy has typically focused on developing cultural heritage tourism or business events, several Western music festivals have also been introduced.These festivals included prominent international music artists across various genres and represented a major shift in the types of tourism expe…
Tourism development and post-conflict reconciliation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
This study provides novel insights into the indigenous Jumma peoples’ experiences of tourism development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and their views on its role in fostering post-conflict reconciliation. Through engagements with those directly employed in the industry, this study applies the Community Capitals Framework to identify holistic community changes through tourism development. The findings reveal that tourism has contributed positivel…
Population impact of stricter adherence to recommendations for pharmacological and lifestyle interventions over one year in patients with coronary heart disease
Study objective: To assess the potential number of lives saved associated with the full implementation of aspects of the National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease (CHD) in England using recently developed population impact measures. Design: Modelling study. Setting: Primary care. Data sources: Published data on prevalence of acute myocardial infarction and heart failure, baseline risk of mortality, the relative risk reduction as…
Attitudes of Malaysian Tourism and Hospitality Students' towards a Career in the Industry
This study explored Malaysian undergraduate tourism and hospitality students’ views of the industry as a career choice. Four hundred and twenty-nine tourism and hospitality students, from three Malaysian institutions completed a questionnaire rating the importanceof 20 factors in influencing their choice of career, and then the extent to which they believed tourism and hospitality as a career offers these factors. All of the 20 factors tested hav…
Independent tourist's automobilities in Norway
This paper critically examines the methods of transportation used by independent tourists and how importantly they value mobility throughout their journeys. While independent tourists are frequently identified as being adventurous and highly mobile, relatively few researchers have critically examined the modes of transport they use or the importance they play in enhancing and fulfilling their desired experiences. Indeed, most literature portrays …
Heritage Tourism in Malaysia
As the processes associated with globalisation swiftly erode distinct cultures and identities, it has been argued that heritage attractions have emerged as powerful communicators in developing collective national identities. Although many countries reveal histories and collective pasts that are universally representative of homogenous populations, Malaysia represents a distinctly contrasting scenario. Malaysian heritage attractions do not necessa…
Working to travel and long-term career dilemmas
In the context of business or human resource studies, research focusing on migrants has frequently documented the acculturation techniques of the ‘transnational elite’ in new geographical settings or their career progression expectations. Human geography and migration studies, on the contrary, have acknowledged the non-career-orientated motives of affluent ‘lifestyle migrants’ who relocate to new settings in order to obtain a better quality of li…
Developments and key issues in tourism mobilities
Local community perspectives towards dark tourism development
This paper critically examines the perspectives of a local community towards dark tourism development. Based on the infamous case of the Snowtown murders in South Australia, this preliminary study observes the local community's perception towards dark tourism development and adopted a qualitative methodology using observation and interview. The findings revealed that attitudes towards the development of dark tourism varied considerably depending …
Performing Expatriate Mobilities in Kuala Lumpur
Research focusing upon expatriates in Asia has been geographically sporadic in nature and has typically centered upon those based in China, Hong Kong or Singapore. Focusing on Kuala Lumpur this research analyses the experiences of expatriates via the notion of automobilty by critically observing their preferred modes of travel and the importance their car journeys play in overcoming problems in Malaysia. While a growing body of research has cente…
Fostering community empowerment and capacity building through tourism
This study observed tourism development in the popular South African destination of Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, and sought to identify the significant social benefits that have been fostered as a result. Dullstroom is synonymous with fly-fishing and is well-known throughout the country for its unique natural environment that is host to diverse flora and fauna. In the South African context, the impacts generated by tourism development on local communi…
Mediating technologies on the move
The Limestone Coast is a popular tourist region located on South Australia’s south-eastern border with Victoria and home to several nature-based tourist attractions, including Naracoorte Caves National Park (NCNP). Through the acquisition of qualitative materials from 29 self-drive domestic tourists that visited NCNP, this study observed that many tourists’ automobilities were punctuated by periods of “connection” and “disconnection” with the tec…
Cultural heritage tourism development in Panyu District, Guangzhou
This exploratory study observed local resident views on cultural heritage tourism (CHT) development in the Panyu District of Guangzhou, a setting synonymous with Lingnan cultural heritage sites. Using semi-structured interviews with Panyu residents between November 2018 and February 2019, it was reported that many were in support of CHT growth and believed that it had yielded positive social impacts despite an absence of formal community involvem…
Road mapping recovery from the impacts of multiple crises
In regional South Australia, a combination of droughts, bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic has presented dynamic challenges to tourism economies. As inbound international tourism remains unlikely to return to pre-COVID-19 levels for the foreseeable future, the importance of domestic tourism has become further pronounced, most notably in regions that have been affected by major declines in tourist flows. This exploratory qualitative study reports…
Tourist’s mobilities
This commentary reviews recent research in terms of tourist’s mobilities in terms practices of walking, cycling and driving. It concludes by reflecting on the contemporary lock down of travel in terms of the global pandemic and its consequences for waiting, stillness and immobility – particularly in terms of flying
Changing Australian leisure mobilities in the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect leisure mobilities globally. In Australia, the pandemic has radically influenced the mobilities of domestic tourists, with travellers subjected to dynamic and intermittent restrictions on both intrastate and interstate movement since March, 2020. This paper reports on the findings of a study conducted between June and July 2020 that explored Australians' intentions to participate in tourism as COVID-19 le…
Tourism development at the Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, Saudi Arabia
This study was designed to investigate the impacts of tourism development at the Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, Saudi Arabia. Al-Hijr was inscribed as the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 but received little attention as a tourist destination until the launch of the Saudi Vision 2030 strategy in 2016, which positioned heritage tourism sites as important catalysts in the long-term transition to a post-oil economy. Via the implement…
Searching for sanctuary during Covid-19
This article draws upon the findings of an exploratory qualitative study of regional South Australian tourists' nature-based tourism experiences during COVID-19. Through the implementation of focus group interview sessions with participants across three age group categories, it was evident that many participants had visited nature-based settings in pursuit of health benefits. From the perspective of physical health, national parks and conservatio…
Tourism development and post-conflict reconciliation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
This study provides novel insights into the indigenous Jumma peoples’ experiences of tourism development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and their views on its role in fostering post-conflict reconciliation. Through engagements with those directly employed in the industry, this study applies the Community Capitals Framework to identify holistic community changes through tourism development. The findings reveal that tourism has contributed positivel…
Saudi youth views on hosting western music festivals
This exploratory study distils the views of Saudis aged 18-30 on hosting Western music festivals as part of the "Saudi Seasons" tourism strategy.Although the strategy has typically focused on developing cultural heritage tourism or business events, several Western music festivals have also been introduced.These festivals included prominent international music artists across various genres and represented a major shift in the types of tourism expe…
Indigenous resistance to settler colonialism
Tourism development in the 'post-conflict' Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region of Bangladesh proliferated after the CHT Peace Accord was signed in 1997. The Accord positioned tourism as an important component in reasserting Indigenous Jumma peoples' rights and facilitating regional socio-economic recovery. However, the Jumma people have remained firmly on the periphery of development discourse and the region's growing tourism industry has since p…
From Port Misery to Post-Misery? Spectral-geographies and exorcising 'ghosts' in Port Adelaide
Transdisciplinary reflections from an inaugural Geography field school
The genesis of this paper occurred in mid-2024, when the lead author – and Geography field school lead – considered how they could not only better understand the impacts of international-focused pedagogical practice but include transdisciplinary students as partners (SaP) in academic scholarship related to Geography-focused field schools. Most studies on international field schools have written about participants rather than with participants, an…
Tourism (16 works) · Political science (14 works) · Geography (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (12 works) · Business (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Social science (7 works) · Economic geography (6 works)