Jim Macbeth
Associate Professor
School of Arts
Murdoch University
Australia
Biography
Research and teaching related to travel and tourism defined Jim Macbeth research and teaching career during the last 20 years that he was on staff at Murdoch – tourism social science, including issues of risk recreation, sub-cultures and policy. This is illustrated by research into impacts of events in natural and protected areas, along with research exploring traveler subcultures, including ocean sailing and 4WD desert tourism. While most of my research has been sociological, his work in history includes entries in the Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia and Great Circle and for the book on the history of Fremantle, Voices from the West End .
Research Interest
Sociology of sub-cultures, Sociology of leisure, including leisure sub-cultures, Tourism ethics, Travellers and motivations for travel, including marine and desert travel, Risk recreation and challenge tourism/leisure, including offshore sailing and desert travel., Tourism and communities, Protected areas, tourism and tourism impacts, including events.
Publications
-
Hassell, S., Moore, S., Macbeth, J., (2015), Exploring the motivations, experiences and meanings of camping in national parks, Leisure Sciences, 37, 3, pages 269 - 287.
-
Jones, C., Newsome, D., Macbeth, J., (2016), Governance and environmental implications of motorised events: insights from Australia and avenues for further inquiry, Current Issues in Tourism, 19, 7, pages 680 - 696.
-
Jones, C., Newsome, D., Macbeth, J., (2016), Understanding the conflicting values associated with motorised recreation in protected areas, Biodiversity and Conservation, 45, 3, pages 323 - 330.
