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UWE Bristol (Lead Partner) (UK)
David Macaulay Bruce
MA (St Andrews) in history and political
economy and MPhil (Edinburgh) in urban design and
regional planning (Thesis - "Pedestrian Priority
Shopping Streets") is a Chartered Town Planner, a
Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport and of the
Tourism Society. Formerly a corporate planner and
marketing manager with National Bus Company, he is a
Principal Lecturer and Researcher in Tourism at Bristol
Business School, University of the West of England. In
1993 he led the transnational European Commission funded
research Project on sustainable tourism and continues to
be project's director for the Europe-wide association of
walled towns, the Walled Towns Friendship Circle.
Publications include: 'Tourism in Walled Towns' (Journal
of Tourism Management 1994), 'The walled town of Alcúdia
as a focus of alternative tourism in Mallorca' (with
Antonio Serra Cantalopps in 'Sustainable Tourism in
Islands and Small States: Volume 2' Cassell 1996),
'Towards a sustainability index for tourism transport' (in
Interdisciplinary Strands 1997), 'Tourism, History and
local pride' (in 'Heritage, Culture and Community' ATLAS
1998) and 'Measuring Sustainability in Tourism: lessons
from the Chepstow study for European Walled Towns (with
Jackson M.J. in 'Tourism and the Environment:
Sustainability and Environmental Policies' LSA 1999).
Dr. Brian Garrod
MSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of East
Anglia, Norwich (1988), and PhD from the University of
Portsmouth (1993), title "An Economic Evaluation of
Fisheries Policy in the United Kingdom". He is a
Member of the Tourism Society. He currently holds the
post of Associate Head of the School of Economics,
Faculty of Economics and Social Science, UWE. He has been
retained as a consultant for the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World
Tourism Organization (OMT/WTO/BTO), the UK Overseas
Development Administration (ODA), the Western Isles
Islands Council, and the Highland and Islands Development
Board. He has also held a scholarly travel grant from the
British Council/Swedish Council of Rectors. His academic
research has been published in a variety of journals,
including Marine Policy, Project Appraisal, Marine
Pollution Bulletin, Futures, Greener Business
International, Tourism Management, Managing Heritage,
International Journal of Sustainable Development,
Environmental Politics, and Annals of Tourism Research.
He is presently guest editor for a special edition of the
International Journal of Sustainable Development on the
subject of ecotourism.
Julie Wilson
BSc(Hons) in Environmental Science and in the final
stages of a PhD (An Holistic Approach to Tourist Place
Imagery and Spatial Behaviour) in the School of Geography
and Environmental Management, UWE Bristol, where she has
been a Visiting Lecturer since 1997. As META- Project
Manger, Julie Wilson is a Research Associate with Bristol
Group for Tourism Research, UWE Bristol. She currently
holds an ARKELL 2000 Fellowship with the National Trust
to research sustainability in visitor management for the
New Forest (UK) and de Hoge Veluwe National Park (Netherlands).
Maria Casado-Diaz
Degree in Sociology from the University
of Alicante (1994) and Tesina de Licenciatura (1998), a
pre-doctoral qualification, entitled "Sociodemographic
impacts of residential tourism: a case study of
Torrevieja, Costa Blanca". She is currently working
as a Research Associate for the Bristol Group for Tourism
Research at the University of the West of England,
Bristol. She has a two-year doctoral fellowship (Turismo
de Espana-1999) to complete her PhD on International
Retirement Migration in Spain. The fellowship is funded
by the State Department for Tourism of the Ministry of
Economy and Finance, Spain, and the Economic and Social
Committee (European Social Fund) of the European
Community. She is a member of a Research Network on Older
People Abroad in Europe (OPAIR) funded by the European
Science Foundation, and is affiliated to the Institute of
International Economics, at the University of Alicante.
Marion Jackson
(for the 'Economic Strand' of the
Research)
MA (Oxon) and MPhil (Birmingham) on methodologies of
economic impact studies in tourism. She has been at UWE,
Bristol, since 1980 and has until recently acted as
Associate Dean in the Faculty of Economics and Social
Science. Previously Marion held a research post at
Bristol University. She is now a Principal Lecturer in
Economics, with a specialism in the economics of leisure
and tourism, and a focus on regional and local economic
development. She has a long-established research interest
in the economic impacts of tourism and leisure, and has
acted as a consultant to a number of local and national,
public-sector and private-sector organisations. Marion
has worked with David Bruce on a number of research
papers, and has also published a number of other papers
on the subject of regional economic modelling.
Rosemary Burton
(for the Baseline Phase of the
Research)
BSc. in Geography and MPhil in Town Planning (University
College, London). Formerly a recreation researcher and
planner with Greater London Council, she is currently
Senior Lecturer and Researcher in leisure and tourism in
the School of Geography and Environmental Management,
University of the West of England and Convenor of Bristol
Group for Tourism Research. She researched the
recreational carrying capacity of the countryside for the
Countryside Commission and was an evaluator for the
Quality of Life Experiments in Leisure Programme for the
UK Department of the Environment. She is author of the
ABTA-recognised text 'Travel Geography' (Longman) and has
a second book in preparation, in collaboration with Dr A.
Birtles and Dr P. Valentine (James Cook University,
Australia). Since 1992, her research in Australia and
South Africa has focused on ecotour operators and the
sustainable management of ecotourism. She has published a
variety of book chapters and journals, including
Geographical Review, Planning Practice and Research and
the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Dr. Alastair Birtles
James Cook University, Australia (Contracted
to UWE, Bristol for the Baseline Phase of Research)
Dr Birtles, a British citizen, is a
world expert in field of marine ecotourism. His PhD was
in Marine Biology, which he has taught for many years at
University level; his research is in the field of tourist/marine
wild life interactions and its management (See D. Davis,
A. Birtles et al., 1997, Tourism Management Vol.18, No.5)
and ongoing research into Minke Whale/Tourist
interactions. He has extensive practical experience in
conservation planning and tourism management, having
spent a period with Queensland National Parks and
Wildlife Service and more recently participated in
several coastal marine area management plans. He teaches
tourism at James Cook University in North Queensland. He
has wide knowledge of the marine biology of the Atlantic
ocean and contacts and has had an ongoing and productive
academic relationship with Rosemary Burton, (see above)
over the last seven years, including presenting a paper
at an International Conference at JCU. Rosemary Burton
and Dr Birtles are currently contracted to co-author a
book on Tourism and the Natural Environment with Longman.
A joint paper on sustainable tourism is also in
preparation for submission to the Journal of Sustainable
Tourism.
Dr. Simon Berrow
(Project Consultant from January 2001)
Dr Simon Berrow is the newly appointed Project Manager
with the Shannon Dolphin and wildlife Foundation which
was established in March 2000 to devise and implement a
plan for the development of sustainable dolphin-watching
in the Shannon estuary. After completing a degree in
Applied Biology at Liverpoool Polytechnic he moved to
Ireland to undertake a PhD in Zoology at University
College, Cork. The PhD was based at Lough Hyne Marine
Reserve in west Cork looking at the impact of avian
predators on the inter-tidal area. During his PhD he
started working on cetaceans and established the Irish
Whale and Dolphin Group in 1990 which co-ordinates a
stranding and sighting scheme throughout the island of
Ireland. As well as cetaceans Simon has also carried out
national surveys on basking sharks and a variety of
seabirds. In 1995 he left Ireland to work on albatrosses,
seals and penguins at South Georgia for the British
Antarctic Survey. After completing 2.5 years in the South
Atlantic, Simon returned to Ireland to take up his
present position. He has over 70 publications in peer-reviewed
journals and writes regularly for wildlife magazines. He
has recently been appointed to the Heritage Council of
Ireland, which devises policy and encourages respect and
research on all aspects of Ireland's natural and built
heritage.
MBA Escuela Las
Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)
Jose
Cardenes
Jose Cardenes is the Academic Director at the MBA Escuela
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. He has a Masters in
Economics and Business Management, I.E.S.E. from the
University of Navarra (1989) and a degree in Economics
and Business Studies from the University of La Laguna -
Tenerife (1987)
Mario E. Benítez Quevedo
Mario E. Benitez Quevedo has a background in business
administration and has studied in Cuba and the USA. He is
currently lecturer in tourism at Las Palmas University,
Gran Canaria. He was previously Director of Marketing for
Islandwide Express in Puerto Rico, and Deputy Director of
the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. He has been consultant
to various clients, including Hyatt Rio Mar Resort,
Hilton Hotels, Ramola Hotel, Palmas del Mar Co. (a Sea
Prices Resort), and Iberia Air Lines of Spain.
Marine Institute,
Dublin (IE)
Anne Wilkinson
MSc(Agr.) Environmental Resource Management from
University College Dublin. Currently holds the post of
Programme Manager for the Water-based Tourism and Leisure
sector of the Marine Institute. The Institute is a non-commercial
semi-state body established by Statute with
responsibility to undertake, co-ordinate, promote and
assist in marine research and development. Strategic
initiatives undertaken as part of this programme include
market research; scoping studies; product development and
innovation activities; development of training modules
and resource management programmes. She has wide
experience in European Environmental Education and was
formerly Projects Manager for Foundation of Education in
Europe (FEEE) programme in Ireland, which included the
European Blue Flag Campaign and Green Schools. She has
also the experience of introducing Environmental
Management and Auditing System to SME and is experienced
in conducting Quality Control surveys and National Litter
monitoring and evaluation projects.
Zena Hoctor
Zena Hoctor has a degree in Zoology and Microbiology, a
diploma in Pollution Assessment and Control and is
currently studying for a Masters in Rural Development.
She has worked in the area of community based tourism
since the mid 1980s and has been involved in the
development of several heritage tourism projects in
various parts of Ireland in conjunction with LEADER and
other rural and local development agencies. Zena has also
been involved in the designing and delivery of tourism
training courses for local communities in various
locations.
Nessa O'Connor
Nessa O'Connor has a BSc (Environmental Science) and MSc
(Environmental Resource Management), with thesis "Towards
a Cross Border Coastal Management Plan for Carlingford
Lough". During her time at college, she incorporated
several African ecological research expeditions into her
studies. She previously worked for An Taisce - The
National Trust for Ireland, as Environmental Education
Officer, responsible for Green-Schools in Ireland (Eco-Schools
in UK). She joined the Marine Institute in September 2000,
as a Research Assistant in the Water-based Tourism and
Leisure Section.
Torbay Council (UK)
Alison McNamara
Alison McNamara spent 10 years working in local
government, before moving to the Audit Commission, where
she first worked as a researcher for national reports on
local government services and was promoted to manager in
local governmen studies. She also worked for the
directorate in setting up the national best value
inspectorate (devising inspection protocols and
methodologies and setting up the internal quality system).
She joined Torbay Council in 2000 and is currently
working on performance management and policy.
Paul Lucas
Paul Lucas is a Chartered Surveyor and is currently
employed as Director of Environment Services at Torbay
Council, UK. During his career he has specialised in
regeneration, redevelopment and project management having
worked in Torbay since 1980 on many of the development
projects which have been undertaken in the intervening
period. He previously worked for Portsmouth City Council
and Restormel Borough Council. The Environment
Directorate at Torbay embraces six divisions including
the Development and Conservation Planning, Environmental
Health & Consumer Protection, Amenity &
Environment Services, Highways & Engineering
Services, Property Services and Contracting (the
Council's DSO). He has a particular interest in
Environmental Stewardship being responsible forco-ordination
of the Authority's actions under this theme.
Emily Hugues-Dit-Ciles (Coastal Zone Researcher)
BSc (Hons) in Ocean Science with Fisheries, from the
University of Plymouth (Dissertation - LarvaeSettlement
of Marine Invertebrates in Submarine Caves) and MSc in
Coastal Zone Management, from theUniversity of
Bournemouth (Thesis - Developing a Sustainable Community
Based Aquaculture Plan forthe lagoon of Cuyutlan through
a public awareness and Involvement Process, Mexico").
She was awarded the Outstanding Graduate in Coastal Zone
Management Prize. Her work has been published in Coastal
Management Journal. She has worked in Mexico for SEMARNAP
as a Coastal Zone Manager Consultant for the Elaboration
and implementation of a Fisheries Ordination Plan of the
Cuyutlan Coastal Lagoon. She also undertook research work
with Cambridge Coastal Research Unit for the Southern
Seychelles Atoll research Programme 1998, to study the
impact of Global Warming on reef communities and study
the physical environment and ecological habitats of the
near shore marine environment of remote island in the
Seychelles. Other work consisted in life project related
to coastal zone management and oceanographic survey
including sediment budget analysis and beach
renourishment project, coastal erosion, wetland area
conservation and restoration, investigation via
programming of global warming on ocean current and sea
level rise and seabed surveying.
Nigel A Smallbones
Post Graduate Diploma in Heritage
Interpretation, University of London (Dissertation
- The Interpretation of the Marine Environment of Torbay).
He has 24 years experience working in Conservation, two
years in Private Sector and twenty-two years in Local
Government. Schemes under management awards: - 2nd Land
Reclamation and Conservation Awards 1983 and - The John
Major Awards 1992; Seabird Interpretation for outstanding
contribution to conservation in Devon. Trustee to the
Seahorse Trust. Now specialising in Marine Interpretation
and developing sustainablemarine awareness projects.
Seashore Centre, Goodrington; Passionate About Plankton
Project.
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