Griffith University

D Biology, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Australian Rivers Institute

Contact details for Dr Jan Warnken

Research Expertise

• Planning and environmental management for tourism developments and resort destinations with emphasis on strata and community title developments and associated infrastructures (golf courses, marinas) in coastal environments.
• quality of EIA.
• environmental management programs (emphasis on marine tourism operations).
• accreditation under ISO 14000.
• applications of Geographic Information Systems in tourism research.

Current Teaching Areas

• Geographic Information Systems
• Planning and Environmental Plan
• Environmental Assessment and Management

Selected Publications

Journal articles

• Pratt, C., Warnken, J., Grice, D. I., Leeming, R. and J. M. Arthur (2007). Detection of intermittent Sewage Pollution in a subtropical, oligotrophic semi-enclosed embayment system using sterol signatures in sediments. Environmental Science and Technology 41:792-802.
• Dunn R.J.K, Jordan, M.A., Warnken, J. and P.R. Teasdale. (in press 2007) Monitoring event-driven changes in trace metal concentrations in estuarine waters using diffusive gradients in thin films.  Environmental Pollution
• Hodgkison, S., Hero, J.-M. and Warnken, J. (2007) The efficacy of small-scale conservation efforts, as assessed on Australian golf courses. Biological Conservation 134(4):576-586.
• Meynecke, J.O., Lee, S.Y., Duke, N. C. and Warnken, J. (2007)  Relationship between estuarine habitats and coastal fisheries in Queensland, Australia. Bulletin of Marine Science.
• Hodgkison, S., Hero, J.-M. and Warnken, J. (2007) The conservation value of suburban golf courses in a rapidly urbanising region of Australia. Landscape and Urban Planning 79:323-337.
• Meynecke, J.O., Lee, S.Y., Duke, N. C. and Warnken, J. (2006)  Effect of rainfall as a component of climate change on estuarine fish production. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science  69: 491-504.
• Everton-Moore, K., Ardill, A., Guilding, C. and Warnken, J. (2006) The Law of Strata Title in Australia: A Jurisdictional Stocktake. Australian Property Law Journal 13(1):1-35.
• Byrnes, T.A. and J. Warnken (2006) Greenhouse gas emissions from marine Tours: A case study of Australian Tourboat operators. Journal of Sustainable. Tourism 14(3): 255-270.
• Guilding, C., Warnken, J., Ardill, A. and E. Fredline. (2005) An agency theory perspective on the owner/manager relationship in tourism-based condominiums. Tourism Management 26:409-420.
• Warnken, J, Bradley M. and C. Guilding (2005). Eco-resorts vs mainstream accommodation providers: An investigation of the viability of benchmarking environmental performance. Tourism Management 26:367-379.
• Warnken, J., Dunn, R. and P. Teasdale (2004). Investigation of recreational boats as a source of copper at anchorage sites using time-integrated diffusive gradients in thin film and sediment measurements. Marine Pollution Bulletin 29:833-843.
• Ardill, A., Guilding, C., Warnken, J.  and E. Fredline. (2004) Community Titles Reforms in Queensland: a regulatory panacea for commercial, residential, and tourism stakeholders. Queensland Lawyer 25: 13-21.
• Higgins, J., Warnken, J. and P. Teasdale. (2004). Comparison of Water Quality Parameters in Australian Recycling Guidelines and Effluent Discharge Licences. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 11: 227-236.
• Warnken, J., Hodgkison, S., Wild, C. and D. Jones (2004). The localized environmental degradation of protected areas adjacent to bird feeding stations: a case study of the Australian brush-turkey Alectura lathami. Journal of Environmental Management 70: 109-118.
• Warnken, J, Bradley, M. and C. Guilding (2004) Exploring methods and practicalities of conducting sector-energy consumption  accounting in the tourist accommodation industry. Ecological Economics 48: 125-141.
• Teasdale, P., Dunn, R., Warnken J. and R. Schleich (2003).  Evaluation of the diffusive gradient in a thin film technique for monitoring trace metal levels in estuarine waters. Environmental Science & Technology 37:2794-2800.
• Warnken, J., Russell, R. and B. Faulkner (2003)  Condominium Developments in Maturing Destinations: Potentials and Problems for Long-Term Sustainability. Tourism Management 24:155-168.
• Higgins, J., Warnken, J., Sherman, P.P. and P.R. Teasdale (2002) Users and producers of recycled water: Quality concerns and directions for practice-oriented research. Water Research 36: 5045-5056.
• Warnken, J., Zakus, D. H.. and Thompson, D. (2001) Golf course development in a major tourist destination: implications for planning and management. Environmental Management 27: 681-696.
• Warnken, J. and Buckley, R.C. (2000) Monitoring diffuse impacts: Australian tourism developments. Environmental Management 25:453-461.
• Warnken, J. and Buckley, R.C. (1998) Scientific Quality of Tourism EIA. J. Applied Ecology 35:1-8.
• Warnken. J. and Buckley, R.C. (1997) Major 1987-93 Tourism Proposals in Australia, 1987-1993. Annals of Tourism Research 24(4): 974-978.
• Warnken, J. and Buckley, R.C. (1996) Coastal Tourism Development as a Testbed for EIA Triggers: Outcomes under Mandatory and Discretionary EIA Frameworks.  Environmental Planning and Law Journal 13:239-245.
• Warnken, J. and Buckley, R.C. (1995) Triggering EIA in Queensland - A Decade of Tourism Development. Environmental Policy and Law 25:340-346.

Book chapters

• Buckley, R., Sander, N., Ollenburg, C. and J. Warnken (2006) Green Change: Inland Amenity Migration in Australia. In: Moss, L. (ed.) The Amenity Migrants.  CABI Oxford, pp. 278-294.
• Warnken, J. and T. Byrnes (2004) Impacts of Tour Boats in Marine Environments: A Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Information. In Buckley, R.C. Environmental Impacts of Ecotourism. CABI Wallingford, pp 99-124.
• Byrnes, T. and J. Warnken.  (2003) Establishing Best Practice Environmental Management: Lessons from the Australian Tour Boat Industry. In Buckley, R.C., Pickering, C.M. and D. Weaver. Nature Tourism, Land Management and Environment. CABI, Wallingford pp 111-122.
• Warnken, J. and T. Byrnes (2003) Small Recreational and Tourist Vessels in Inshore Coastal Areas: A Characterisation of Types of Impacts. In Buckley, R.C., Pickering, C.M. and D. Weaver. Nature Tourism, Land Management and Environment. CABI, Wallingford, pp 101-110.
• Buckley, R.C., Pickering, C.M. and Warnken, J. (2000) Environmental impacts of mountain tourism. In Godde, P,  Price, M.F. and F.M. Zimmerman. (eds.) Tourism and Development in Mountain Regions. CABI, Wallingford.
• Buckley, R.C. and Warnken, J. (1998) Triggering and Technical Quality of EIA: The Tourism Testbed. In Porter, A. Fittipaldi, J. (eds.) Environmental Methods Review. AEPI. Tampa, Florida
• Warnken, J. (1996) Salt marshes and intertidal habitats in the Dawhat ad-Dafi and Dawhat al-Mussullamiya embayment system: extent of areas affected and estimated losses of above ground plant biomass after the 1991 Gulf War oil spill. In: Krupp, F., Abuzinada, A.H. and Nader, I.A. (eds) A Marine Wildlife Sanctuary for the Arabian Gulf. Environmental Research and Conservation Following the 1991 Gulf War Oil Spill. Frankfurt and Riyadh
• Warnken, J. and B??er, B. (1996) Plant Species Inventory for the Saudi Arabian Gulf Coast between Ras as-Zawr and Abu Ali Island, and the Off-Shore Islands Jana and Karan. In: Krupp, F., Abuzinada, A.H. and Nader, I.A. (eds) A Marine Wildlife Sanctuary for the Arabian Gulf. Environmental Research and Conservation Following the 1991 Gulf War Oil Spill. Frankfurt and Riyadh