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Dr Richard Buning
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Richard Buning

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Overview

Background

Dr. Buning is a Senior Lecturer within the tourism discipline in the UQ Business School and the research lead for the UQ Micromobility Research Cluster. His research interests reside at the intersection of physical activity, travel, and events. Within this area, his research agenda is focused on how tourists are physically active as both a driver of tourism behaviour (i.e., active lifestyle sports) and during visitation (i.e., active transport). His research works on active lifestyle sports closely mirrors his passions in active sport tourism for mountain biking, cycling, running, rock climbing, hiking, and more. His work crosses over to active transport through bikeshare, eScooters, and more generally micromobility where he is focused on tourism usage and related impacts.

The outcome of his work enables communities, events, and organizations to efficiently market to and attract visitors, encourage physical activity generally, and improve the related impact to destinations as a form of sustainable tourism. Prior to academia, Dr. Buning worked in the running event industry managing race logistics and continues to work with physical activity focused organizations, events, and communities as a consultant in developing data driven business strategy. Although he is an expert in survey research design and analysis, his research methodology speciality is in mixed methods (i.e., combining data sources and types) tailored to the research question at hand. He is regularly featured in the media and publishes on the topics of active transport, sport tourism, and event management.

Interested in working on research, teaching, or consulting projects? Please get in touch!

Availability

Dr Richard Buning is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida

Research interests

  • Sport Tourism

    Running, cycling, mountain biking, rock climbing, and more.

  • Event Management

  • Micromobility

  • Bikeshare

  • Physical Activity

  • eScooters

  • Active Transport

Works

Search Professor Richard Buning’s works on UQ eSpace

43 works between 2015 and 2024

1 - 20 of 43 works

2024

Journal Article

Ascending past constraints through immersion into the social worlds of climbing gyms

Kulczycki, Cory and Buning, Richard J. (2024). Ascending past constraints through immersion into the social worlds of climbing gyms. Journal of Leisure Research, 1-23. doi: 10.1080/00222216.2024.2402313

Ascending past constraints through immersion into the social worlds of climbing gyms

2024

Other Outputs

The six reasons why Brisbane residents and visitors don’t ride e-scooters

Buning, Richard J. and Pham, Wendy (2024, 03 14). The six reasons why Brisbane residents and visitors don’t ride e-scooters Zag Daily

The six reasons why Brisbane residents and visitors don’t ride e-scooters

2024

Book Chapter

Bidding for events through responding to requests for proposals

Buning, Richard J. (2024). Bidding for events through responding to requests for proposals. International case studies in event management. (pp. 149-153) edited by Judith Mair, Gürhan Aktaş and Metin Kozak. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003390381-19

Bidding for events through responding to requests for proposals

2023

Journal Article

When flow meets business: A study of mountain biking

Hardy, Anne, Buning, Richard J., Boudreau, Patrick and Thomas, Jeffrey (2023). When flow meets business: A study of mountain biking. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 4 (2) 100102, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.annale.2023.100102

When flow meets business: A study of mountain biking

2023

Other Outputs

Micromobility clearly boosts tourism in Brisbane

Buning, Richard (2023, 10 26). Micromobility clearly boosts tourism in Brisbane Zag Daily

Micromobility clearly boosts tourism in Brisbane

2023

Journal Article

What makes collegiate sport club programs successful? Exploration of how success is measured and perceived

Lower-Hoppe, Leeann M., Talcott, Ali, Cioletti, Alina, Springer, Daniel, Czekanski, W. Andrew and Buning, Richard J. (2023). What makes collegiate sport club programs successful? Exploration of how success is measured and perceived. Recreational Sports Journal, 47 (2), 148-158. doi: 10.1177/15588661231203969

What makes collegiate sport club programs successful? Exploration of how success is measured and perceived

2023

Other Outputs

Five years on, Brisbane’s e-scooters and e-bikes are winning over tourists and residents as they open up the city

Buning, Richard J. and Pham, Wendy (2023, 09 11). Five years on, Brisbane’s e-scooters and e-bikes are winning over tourists and residents as they open up the city The Conversation

Five years on, Brisbane’s e-scooters and e-bikes are winning over tourists and residents as they open up the city

2023

Other Outputs

So, what do you think about eScooters and eBikes?: Understanding visitor and resident experiences and perceptions with micromobility in Brisbane

Buning, Richard J., Pham, Wendy and Chen, Milly (2023). So, what do you think about eScooters and eBikes?: Understanding visitor and resident experiences and perceptions with micromobility in Brisbane. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: The University of Queensland, Business School.

So, what do you think about eScooters and eBikes?: Understanding visitor and resident experiences and perceptions with micromobility in Brisbane

2023

Other Outputs

Why e-scooters are the 'public mobility glue' for urban transport

Buning, Richard, Corcoran, Jonathan, Rahbar, Maisie, McKercher, Bob, Pojani, Dorina, Sigler, Thomas, Zou, Frank and Hardy, Anne (2023, 01 25). Why e-scooters are the 'public mobility glue' for urban transport Contact Magazine

Why e-scooters are the 'public mobility glue' for urban transport

2022

Journal Article

The development of new social worlds through obstacle course racing

Derom, Inge and Buning, Richard J. (2022). The development of new social worlds through obstacle course racing. Leisure Sciences, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2022.2154292

The development of new social worlds through obstacle course racing

2022

Other Outputs

Why massive new youth sports facilities may not lead to the tourist boom many communities hope for when they build them.

Buning, Richard and Coble, Cassandra (2022, 01 19). Why massive new youth sports facilities may not lead to the tourist boom many communities hope for when they build them. The Conversation

Why massive new youth sports facilities may not lead to the tourist boom many communities hope for when they build them.

2022

Journal Article

Well-being and running events in Qatar: The Ooredoo Doha Marathon

Filo, Kevin, Kennelly, Millicent, Buning, Richard J. and Sobh, Rana (2022). Well-being and running events in Qatar: The Ooredoo Doha Marathon. Event Management, 26 (1), 73-87. doi: 10.3727/152599521X16192004803629

Well-being and running events in Qatar: The Ooredoo Doha Marathon

2022

Other Outputs

2022 Urban Climb member study

Buning, Richard and Chen, Milly (2022). 2022 Urban Climb member study. IBrisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

2022 Urban Climb member study

2022

Journal Article

Collegiate sport club service delivery: moving between motivations and constraints to beneficial outcomes

Rundio, Amy and Buning, Richard (2022). Collegiate sport club service delivery: moving between motivations and constraints to beneficial outcomes. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 40 (2), 2-18. doi: 10.18666/jpra-2021-11046

Collegiate sport club service delivery: moving between motivations and constraints to beneficial outcomes

2022

Other Outputs

2022 Urban Climb staff survey report

Buning, Richard and Chen, Milly (2022). 2022 Urban Climb staff survey report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

2022 Urban Climb staff survey report

2021

Other Outputs

Mountain biking gives this Tasmanian town a sustainable future.Logging does not.

Buning, Richard (2021, 11 12). Mountain biking gives this Tasmanian town a sustainable future.Logging does not. The Conversation

Mountain biking gives this Tasmanian town a sustainable future.Logging does not.

2021

Journal Article

Towards an understanding of family travel decision-making processes in the context of youth sport tourism

Mirehie, Mona, Gibson, Heather J., Buning, Richard J., Coble, Cassandra and Flaherty, Meredith (2021). Towards an understanding of family travel decision-making processes in the context of youth sport tourism. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 21 100644, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2021.100644

Towards an understanding of family travel decision-making processes in the context of youth sport tourism

2021

Journal Article

Initiation and introduction into sport participation: new member experiences with collegiate sport clubs

Rundio, Amy and Buning, Richard J. (2021). Initiation and introduction into sport participation: new member experiences with collegiate sport clubs. Recreational Sports Journal, 45 (2), 155886612110164-93. doi: 10.1177/15588661211016432

Initiation and introduction into sport participation: new member experiences with collegiate sport clubs

2021

Other Outputs

When 1 in 3 users are tourists, that changes the bike-share equation for cities, that changes the the bike-share equation for cities

Buning, Richard (2021, 03 17). When 1 in 3 users are tourists, that changes the bike-share equation for cities, that changes the the bike-share equation for cities The Conversation

When 1 in 3 users are tourists, that changes the bike-share equation for cities, that changes the the bike-share equation for cities

2021

Journal Article

Visitor bikeshare usage: tracking visitor spatiotemporal behavior using big data

Buning, Richard J. and Lulla, Vijay (2021). Visitor bikeshare usage: tracking visitor spatiotemporal behavior using big data. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29 (4), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2020.1825456

Visitor bikeshare usage: tracking visitor spatiotemporal behavior using big data

Funding

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Bikeability for transportation: tools and data for research and practice
    Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Transport Innovation and Research Hub
    Brisbane City Council
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Activators and Barriers to Youth Outdoor Recreation in Queensland
    Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation Incorporated
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Richard Buning directly for media enquiries about:

  • Bikeshare
  • Cycling
  • Event Management
  • Micromobility
  • Physical Activity
  • Sport Development
  • Sport Management
  • Sport Tourism

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