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.
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Availability
- Dr Richard Buning is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Research interests
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Sport Tourism
Running, cycling, mountain biking, rock climbing, and more.
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Event Management
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Micromobility
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Bikeshare
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Physical Activity
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eScooters
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Active Transport
Works
Search Professor Richard Buning’s works on UQ eSpace
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
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
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
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
2023
Other Outputs
Micromobility clearly boosts tourism in Brisbane
Buning, Richard (2023, 10 26). Micromobility clearly boosts tourism in Brisbane Zag Daily
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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