Dr Carl Cater - Griffith University

Site Degrees

Research expertise

Adventure tourism
Ecotourism
Astrotourism (space tourism)
The beach
The tourist gaze and embodiment
Tourist experiences

Current teaching areas

Tourism planning and development
Qualitative research methods
Adventure tourism

Selected Publications

Journals

Buckley, R., Cater, C., Zhong, L. and Chen, T. Shengtai Luyou: Cross-Cultural Comparison in Ecotourism. Annals of Tourism Research 35(4): 945-968.
Jennings, G.R. Lee, Y-S., Cater, C, Ayling, A., Ollenburg, C., Lunny, B. Quality tourism experiences: reviews, reflections, research agendas. Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing, Special Issue: Experience Marketing 18(2/3): 294-310.
Cater, C (2008) The Life Aquatic: Scuba Diving and the Experiential Imperative. Journal of Tourism in Marine Environments, 5:3.
Cater, C and Cloke, P. (2007) Bodies in Action: The Performativity of Adventure Tourism. Anthropology Today 23:6.
Cater, C. (2006) Playing with Risk? Participant perceptions of risk and management implications in adventure tourism. Tourism Management 27:2. 317-325.

Book Chapters

Cater, C. and Cater, E. (2008) The Economics of Marine Wildlife Tourism In: Luck, M and Higham, J (eds.) Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management. CAB International, Oxford.
Cater, C and Cater, E. (2007) Protected Marine Areas. In: Jenkins, J. and Dredge, D. Tourism Planning. Wiley, Australia.
Cater, C. (2006) World Adventure Capital. In: Buckley, R. (ed.) Adventure Tourism. CAB International, Oxford. pp 429-442.
Cater, C. (2005) Looking the part: the relationship between adventure tourism and the outdoor fashion industry. In: Ryan, C., Page, S. and Aicken, M. (eds.) Taking Tourism to the Limits. Elsevier, London.
Cater, C. and Smith, L. (2003) Chapter 11 New country visions: adventurous bodies in rural tourism. In: Cloke, P. Country Visions. Pearson.

Books/Monographs

Cater, C. and Cater, E. (2007) Marine Ecotourism. CAB International, Oxford.

Book Reviews

Cater, C. (2004) Global Ecotourism Policies and Case Studies: Perspectives and Constraints, M Luck and T Kirstges (eds.) Journal of Ecotourism 3:3:214-216.

Reports

Jennings, G.R. Lee, Y-S., Ayling, A., Ollenburg, C., Cater, C., Lunny, B. (2008). What Do Quality Adventure Tourism Experiences Mean for Adventure Travellers and Providers? An Industry Report to the Gold Coast Adventure Travel Group.
Hornby, G., Jennings, G., Allen, G., Cater, C., Toohey, K., (2007), Educational Resource to assist with Delivery of Training in Ethical Principles and Responsible Practise, Unpublished Report, Circulation: Griffith University.
Cater, C, Buckley, R, Hales, R, Newsome, D. Pickering, C, and Boon, P (2007) High Impact Activities in Protected Areas: Conservation through Cooperation. CRC technical report 70151. Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism.
Cater , C (2004) A Review of the Great Barrier Reef marine tourism industry. Report prepared for Queensland Tourism Industry Council, Brisbane, Australia. December 2004.

Other Published Papers

Cater, C. (2008) Entries for Flow, International Coral Reef Initiative and Search and Rescue. In: Luck M (ed.) The Encyclopaedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments, CAB International, Oxford.
Cater, C. (2002) Beyond the Gaze: The reflexive tourist and the search for Embodied Experience. (PhD Abstract) Tourism Geographies 4:4:466-467.
Cater, C. (2002) Tourism on the edge; the search for embodied experiences in adventure. In: Coles, T. and Schnell, P. (eds.) Tourism and Leisure Research in the New Millennium: Progress in the German- and English-Speaking Worlds. Conference Proceedings. Exeter (UK), University of Exeter Tourism Research Group, (p31-43).
Cater, C. and Cater, E. (1999) Marine Ecotourism: New Depths. University of Reading Geographical Paper No. 139. University of Reading, Reading.

Seminars and Keynotes

Cater, C (2007) Encouraging Best Practice in Ecotourism in Australia. 4th China Forum on Ecotourism Development, Kunming October 2007.
Cater, C (2006) Contemporary Niche Tourism. Seminar for Sino-Australian Center for Tourism Research, Beijing International Studies University. 3rd December 2006.
Cater, C (2006) 5EUW: Motivations in Scuba Diving UQ/GU/SCU Research Symposium, Byron Bay, May 2006.
Cater, C (2005) Managing Marine Ecotourism: The Case of the Great Barrier Reef. International Ecotourism Forum and Symposium, Zhejiang Forestry University, Lin???an City, Zhejiang Province, China, 15-16 November 2005.
Raines, P. Cater, C. and Cater, E. (2002) Between the devil and the deep blue sea: dilemmas for marine ecotourism. Asia Pacific Ecotourism Conference, Fiji Islands, April 2002.

Conference papers

Cater, C (2008) Whose heart? Spiritual heritage commodification in Lombok, Indonesia. ATLAS Annual Conference Selling Or Telling? Paradoxes In Tourism, Culture And Heritage. University of Brighton, UK. July 2nd-4th 2008.
Jennings, G.R. Lee, Y-S., Ayling, A., Lunny, B., Cater, C., Ollenburg, C., (2008). Quality tourism experiences: a grounded theory of perspectives of adventure travellers. Travel and Tourism Research Association 39th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, USA, June 15-17.
Cater, C (2008) Contemporary Tourism Challenges in China- Reflections from a Study Tour. CAUTHE 2008 Conference, Gold Coast. February, 2008.
Jennings, G.R. Lee, Y-S., Ayling, A., Ollenburg, C., Cater, C., Lunny, B. (2008). Quality tourism experiences: perspectives of adventure travel providers. CAUTHE 2008 Annual conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 11-14 February.
Cater, C. and Cater, E. (2007) Landscapes of the Sea: Marine Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods Heritage And Environment Conference 2007 Sabhal M??r Ostaig, University of the Highlands and Islands, Skye, Scotland, June 2007.
Cater, C and Lee, Y (2006) Action Asia: New Paradigm or D??j??-vu? IGU commission on TOURISM, LEISURE AND GLOBAL CHANGE Pre-Congress Symposium. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 30th June to 1st July 2006.
Cater, C (2006) The Life Aquatic: The Scuba Diving Experience. International Geographical Union Regional Congress. Brisbane, 3-7 July 2006.
Cater, C (2005) In deep water? The present state and future scenarios for the Great Barrier Reef marine tourism industry. CAUTHE conference, Alice Springs, February 2005.
Cater, C (2004) Looking the part: the relationship between adventure tourism and the outdoor fashion industry. Tourism: State of the Art II, Glasgow, June 2004.
Cater, C (2004) Not just a Surfer???s Paradise: Planning and politics for Gold Coast ocean beaches. CAUTHE conference, Brisbane, February 2004.
Buckley, R and Cater, C (2003) Skilled Commercial Adventure Recreation in Remote Areas Tourism at the Limits, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, December 2003.
Cater, C and Mykletun R J (2003) Selling the Extreme: Marketing adventure destinations in New Zealand and Norway. Tourism at the Limits, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, December 2003.
Cater, C (2002) Bodies in Action: The performative geography of adventure tourism. Seminar presented to the Mobilities Research Group, Sociology Department, Lancaster University, 10th December 2002.
Cater, C (2002) Emotions on the edge: The emotional geography of adventure tourism. Emotional Geographies, Lancaster University, September 2002.
Cater, C (2002) Tourism on the edge; the search for embodied experiences in adventure. Tourism and leisure research in the new millenium: progress in the German- and English-speaking worlds. Westf??lisch-Wilhelmsuniversit??t M??nster, Germany, September, 2002.
Cater, C. (2001) Life is a beach? The evolution and the contested nature of the touristic search for sand. GTLRG postgraduate session, RGS-IBG conference, Plymouth 2001.
Cater, C. (2000) Performing adventure. Enacting geographies session. AAG conference, Pittsburgh 2000.
Cater, C. (2000) New rural spaces: adventure tourism in Queenstown, New Zealand. RGSG/CRTSF session, RGS-IBG conference, Brighton 2000.
Cater, C. (1999) Inclusion and Exclusion in Adventure Tourism. Leisure and Exclusion conference, Staffordshire University, 2nd September 1999.