Professor David Weaver

B Arts (Hons), M Arts, PhD

Professor of Tourism Research, Griffith Business School

Contact details for Professor David Bruce Weaver

Research expertise

  • Cruise ship industry
  • Ecotourism
  • Destination lifecycles
  • Protected areas
  • Sustainable tourism
  • Travel agencies

Publications

Refereed journal articles

  • Lawton, L. and Weaver, D.,  'Factors associated with non-visitation by area residents to Congaree National Park', South Carolina, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration.
  • Lawton, L. and Weaver, D. (in press), 'Travel agency threats and opportunities: The perspective of successful owners', Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration.
  • Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. (in press), 'Perceptions of a nearby exurban protected area in South Carolina', USA, Environmental Management.
  • Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. 2008, 'Not just surviving, but thriving: Perceived strengths of successful US-based travel agencies', International Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 10, pp. 41-53.
  • Weaver, D. 2007, 'Toward sustainable mass tourism: Paradigm shift or paradigm nudge?', Tourism Recreation Research, vol.32, no. 3, pp.65-69.
  • Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. 2007, 'Just because it's gone doesn't mean it isn't there anymore: Planning for attraction residuality', Tourism Management, vol. 28, pp. 108-117.
  • Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. 2007, 'Twenty years on: The state of contemporary ecotourism research', Tourism Management, vol. 28, pp. 1168-1179.
  • Fennell, D. and Weaver, D. 2005, 'The Ecotourium concept and tourism-conservation symbiosis', Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 373-390.
  • Weaver, D. 2005, 'Comprehensive and minimalist dimensions of ecotourism', Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 32, pp. 439-455.
  • Weaver, D. 2005, 'The distinctive dynamics of exurban tourism', International Journal of Tourism Research, vol.7, pp. 23-33.
  • Weaver, D. 2005, 'Mass and urban ecotourism: New manifestations of an old concept', Tourism Recreation Research, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 19-26.
  • Weaver, D. 2004, 'The contribution of international students to tourism beyond the core educational experience: Evidence from Australia', Tourism Review International, vol. 7, pp. 95-105. (formerly Pacific Tourism Review).
  • Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. 2004, 'Visitor attitudes toward tourism development and product integration in an Australian urban-rural fringe',  Journal of Travel Research, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 286-296.

Books

  • Weaver, D. 2008, Ecotourism, 2nd edition, Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley and Sons, xxii + 348 pp. ISBN: 9780470813041.
  • Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. 2006, Tourism Management, 3rd edition, Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley and Sons. xiv + 490 pp. ISBN 047080954 X.
  • Weaver, D. 2006, Sustainable Tourism: Theory and Practice, London: Elsevier, xiii + 240 pp. ISBN 07506438 X.
  • Weaver, D. 2003, Ecotourism, (Chinese translation), John Wiley and Sons Australia (Tianjin: Nankai University Press), 492 pp, ISBN 7310019954.
  • Buckley, R., Pickering, C. and Weaver, D. (eds), 2003, Nature-based Tourism, Environment and Land Management. Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI Publishing, ISBN 0851997325.

Book chapters

  • Weaver, D. 2007, 'Resort structure and 'plantation' dynamics in Antigua and coastal South Carolina', in Agarwal, S. and Shaw, G. (eds), Coastal Tourism Resorts: A Global Perspective, Clevedon, United Kingdom: Channel View, pp. 204-215.
  • Weaver, D. 2007, 'Tourism dynamics in the urban-rural fringe', in Wall, G. (ed.) Approaching Tourism, Waterloo, Canada: University of Waterloo, pp. 123-141.
  • Weaver, D. 2006, 'The ‘plantation’ variant of the TALC in the small island Caribbean', in Butler, R.W. (ed), The Tourism Area Life Cycle, vol 1: Applications and Modifications, Clevedon, United Kingdom: Channel View, pp. 185-197.
  • Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. 2005, 'Using cluster analysis to segment a sample of Australian ecotourists', in Ritchie, B.W., Burns, P. and Palmer, C. (eds), Tourism Research Methods: Integrating Theory with Practice. Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI Publishing, pp. 211-220.
  • Weaver, D. 2004, 'Managing ecotourism in the island microstate: The case of Dominica', in Diamantis, D. (ed), Ecotourism: Management and Assessment, London: Thomson, pp. 151-163.
  • Weaver, D. 2004, 'Tourism and the elusive paradigm of sustainable development', in Lew, A., Hall, C.M. and Williams, A. (eds), A Companion to Tourism, Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 510-521.
  • Weaver, D. 2004, 'Manifestations of ecotourism in the Caribbean', in Duval, D.T. (ed), Tourism in the Caribbean: Trends, Development, Prospects,  London: Routledge, pp. 172-186.
  • Weaver, D. 2003, 'The political ecology of tourism in the Cayman Islands', in Gössling, S. (ed), Tourism and Development in Tropical Islands: Political Ecology Perspectives, Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar, pp. 38-59.
  • Pickering, C. and Weaver, D. 2003, 'Nature-based tourism and sustainability: Issues and approaches', in Buckley, R., Pickering, C. and Weaver, D. (eds), Nature-based Tourism, Environment and Land Management,  Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI Publishing, pp. 7-10.
  • Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. 2003, 'Segmentation of educational tendencies among tourist markets: Ecolodge patrons at Lamington National Park', Australia, in Ritchie, B. (ed), Managing Educational Tourism, Clevedon, United Kingdom: Channel View, pp. 73-77.

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