Griffith University

B Science, M Science (UWA), PhD(MU)

Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment

Contact details for Dr Georgette Leah Burns

Research Expertise

• Environmental Anthropology
• Community and Wildlife Tourism
• Development and Sociocultural Change
• The Anthropology of Tourism
• Pacific Studies
• Ethnographic Research Methods
• Ecotourism and Sustainable Development

Current Teaching Areas

• Indigenous People and Land Use (Convenor and Lecturer)
• Environment and Development (Convenor and Lecturer)
• Social Science Research Methods (Convenor and Lecturer)
• Development and Indigenous Peoples (Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor)
• Industry Affiliates Program(DisciplineConvenor)
• Research Methods for the Social Sciences (Lecturer and Tutor)
• Anthropological Perspectives (Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor)
• Sustainable Development (Lecturer and Tutor)
• Australian Cultural Immersion (Academic Co-ordinator)

Selected Publications

• Burns, G. L., Macbeth, J. and Moore, S. 2010 Sustaining What? The Ethics of Managing Wildlife Tourism Interactions.  Refereed Conference Proceedings.  CAUTHE conference. Tasmania, February 2010.
  
• Burns, G. L. 2009  Managing Wildlife for People or People for Wildlife?  A case study of Dingoes and tourism on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.  J. Hill and T. Gale (eds), Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability: an examination of concepts, theories and practice.  Surrey: Ashgate Publications. Pp 139-155.
• Burns, G. L. 2009  Host Communities: Overview. In Wildlife Tourism: Challenges, Opportunities and Managing the Future.  CRC for Sustainable Tourism.  Gold Coast, Australia. p39.
• Burns, G.L. and Sofield. T.H.B 2009 ?Report 21:The Host Community: social and cultural issues concerning wildlife tourism (2001)? In Wildlife Tourism: Challenges, Opportunities and Managing the Future.  CRC for Sustainable Tourism.  Gold Coast, Australia. p40.
  
• Hytten, K. and Burns, G. L. 2007 Deconstructing Dingo Management on Fraser Island: The significance of social constructionism for effective wildlife management.  Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 14(1)48-57.
  
• Burns, G. L.  2006  The Fascination of Fur and Feathers: managing human-animal inrteractions in wildlife tourism settings. Australian Zoologist. Vol 33, No 4, December 2006.
• Burns, G. L.  2006  The Most Controversial Bridge Project in Australia.  In P. Williams and R. Sinha (eds), Mission Possible: Engineering for the Environment.  Jaipur: Pointer.
• Burns, G. L.  2005  (book review)  Represented Communities: Fiji and world decolonisation, by John D Kelly and Martha Kaplan.  Anthropological Forum 15(1):79-80.
• Burns, G. L.  2004b  The Host Community in Wildlife Tourism.  In Wildlife Tourism: Impacts, management and Planning.  Karen Higginbottom (ed).  Gold Coast: Common Ground Publishing.  Pp 125-144.
• Burns, G. L.  2004a  Anthropology and Tourism: Past Contributions and Future Theoretical Challenges. Anthropological Forum.  14(1):5-22.
• Burns, G. L. and Howard, P.  2003  When Wildlife Tourism Goes Wrong: a case study of stakeholder and management issues regarding Dingoes on Fraser Island, Australia.  Tourism Management.  24(6): 699-712.
• Burns, G. L.  2003  Indigenous Responses to Tourism in Fiji: What is Happening?  D. Harrison (ed), Pacific Island Tourism.  New York: Cognizant Press. Pp 82-93.
• Burns, G. L. and Howlett, C.  2003 Staying Ahead: the case for indigenous studies in Environmental Science.  Paper prepared for the AES professional advisory board.
• Burns, G. L.  2001  When Wildlife Tourism Goes Wrong: stakeholder issues on Fraser Island.  CRC Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd.  Web page conference publication.
• Burns, G. L.  2001  Tourism at Strathgordon, Tasmania: a preliminary report.  Report prepared for HydroTasmania in November 2001 following fieldtrip to site.
• Burns, G. L and Sofield, T. H. B.  2001 The Host Community: Social and Cultural Issues Concerning Wildlife Tourism.  Status Assessment of Wildlife Tourism in Australia.  CRC for Sustainable Tourism.
• Burns, G. L. et. al. 1999 Stuart Oil Shale Stage 2 Draft Environmental Impact Statement.  Report for the Queensland Conservation Council, prepared by a group based in AES at Griffith University.
• Burns, G. L.  1994  "Amidst our people": touristic impact and local knowledge on Beqa.  In J. Morrison, P. Geraghty, L. Crowl (eds.), Science of Pacific Island Peoples.  (pp. 25-40).  Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific.  ISBN: 982-02-0107-1 (v.4)
• Burns, G. L.  1993  Firewalking on Beqa: A case study which demonstrates touristic influence on social and cultural aspects of the South Pacific world.  In Voyage, Decouverte, Colonisation.  (pp. 203-222).  Noumea: C.O.R.A.I.L.