Kevin Griffin

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e:kevin.griffin@dit.ie

Dr.Kevin Griffin Bed, MA, PhD. Having studied teaching then tourism organisation and historic settlement I worked in a number of Geography Departments in the Dublin / Kildare area. Since 2001 I have worked at the DIT where I am actively involved in teaching and researching a broad range of tourism topics with particular specialism in both heritage and sustainable tourism. Research Interests My main areas of academic interest include:

* Tourism and Sustainability / Environmental Issues
* Heritage Tourism
* Religious Tourism / Pilgrimage
* Social Tourism
* Teaching Methodologies and Tourism
* Local History / Heritage

Current Research Projects

* Co-ordinating 2 year EPA funded project on Sustainable Tourism Indicators
* Supervising a number of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the School
* Currently developing Urban Tourism research project(s) – competitive / sustainable cities

Selection of Research Outputs

(2009 - Forthcoming) ‘The DIT-ACHIEV Model – a tool for sustainable event management’ in Razaq Raj & Morpeth, N. (Eds.) Sustainable Events, CABI, Oxfordshire.

(2008 in print) ‘Learning about Sustainability’ for Hospitality : The Magazine for Hospitality Management Professionals, Institute of Hospitality, UK.

(2008) with Gorman, C. Can Technology Help Ecclesiastical Sites Balance their Tourism/Heritage and Religious Functions, at ATLAS Annual conference, Brighton UK, 2-4 July 2008.

(2008) with Flanagan, S. & Stacey, J. Weaving Sustainability Issues into Tourism Education and Training: Recent Research from Ireland, invited paper at the Annual Tourism Educators Conference, Whistler Canada, 8 - 10 May.

(2008) with Flanagan, S. & Stacey, J. Sustainability in Tourism Education and Training in Ireland: Principles and Guidelines, at the 4th Annual Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland, 10-11 June, Tralee, Ireland.

(2008) with Flanagan, S. & Stacey, J. Ensuring the place of Sustainability in Tourism Education and Training in Ireland: Current Reality and Future Actions, at Annual BEST Education Network Think Tank VIII, Izmir Turkey, 23-28 June.

(2008) with Boyle, K. and Dargan, P. Ferndale Historic Landscape Character Assessment. Series of Integrated Landscape Assessment research projects undertaken on behalf of the Heritage Officer, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council with support from The Heritage Council. (6th in a series of similar Reports).

(2007) with Tourism Research Centre, DIT Review of Sustainable Tourism Content in Irish Tourism and Hospitality Training Courses .

(2007) with Tourism Research Centre, DIT Monastic Trails. Product Development proposal funded by Fáilte Ireland .

(2007) with Stacey, J. & Gorman, C. Monastic Trails – How to make them sustainable?, at ATLAS Annual conference, Viana de Castelo, Portugal.

(2007) with Quinn, B.; & Stacey, J. (2007) Tourism immobility: A case of women experiencing poverty, Paper at the 2nd Annual Critical Tourism Studies conference, Split, Croatia, June 20-24th 2007.

(2007) with Quinn, B. & Stacey, J. (2007) An Analysis of Social Tourism Practice in the Voluntary Sector in Ireland, Combat Poverty Research Seminar.

(2007) with Quinn, B & Stacey J. The value of tourism as a tool for social inclusion, at RGS/IBG Annual International Conference, RGS/IBG, London.

(2007) with Minnaert, L., Stacey J, Quinn, B & Maitland, R. Social Tourism for Low Income Groups: a potential measure against social exclusion, 3rd Annual Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland, 12-13 June 2007, Dundalk.

(2007) with Griffin K.M. & Conroy P. 50 Years a Fishin’, Ballina Killaloe Print, Killaloe, commemoration book for 50th anniversary of Ballina, Killaloe Anglers.

(2007) Sustainable Tourism Indicators: Issues and Challenges in the development of a Sustainable Tourism Management Model, 3rd Annual Conference on Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland, 12-13 June 2007, Dundalk.

(2007) Can Sustainable Tourism Indicators Work? Annual Conference of Irish Geographers, Drumcondra, June 2007.

(2007) ‘The globalisation of pilgrimage tourism? Some Thoughts from Ireland’. Chapter 2 in Razaq Raj & Morpeth, N. (Eds.) Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective, CABI, Oxfordshire.

(2006-07) with Quinn, B. and Stacey, J. Holidaying and the Disadvantaged. Multi-pronged research project which examined the policy, literature and practice of holiday provision for disadvantaged children. Project funded by Combat Poverty Agency,

(2006) With Tourism Research Centre, DIT Towards Sustainability in the Delivery of NDP 2007-2013, Briefing Paper commissioned by Comhar – National Sustainable Development Council.

(2006) with Boyle, K. and Dargan, P. Killeigh Historic Landscape Character Assessment. Integrated landscape assessment research undertaken on behalf of the Heritage Officer, Offaly County Council.

(2006) Towards Sustainable Tourism, paper presented at National Conference / Workshop - Towards Sustainability in the National Development Plan - organised by Comhar the National Sustainable Development Council of Ireland, October 2006.

(2005) with Griffin K.M. The Renihan Diaries (c.1882 – 1925), Ballina-Killaloe Print, Killaloe. Focused local history which analyses the diaries of a Primary School Principal. This book received a Heritage Council award which funded half the costs of publication.

(2003) Continuity of Settlement In Counties Limerick And Clare: The Role Of ‘Ecclesiastical Sites’ In The Formation Of Settlement. Doctoral Thesis, Dublin Institute of Technology.

(2001) ‘Recent trends in global and Irish tourism’ in Geographical Viewpoint - Journal of the Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland, Vol. 29, pp 22-30.

(2000) with Griffin K.M. Ballina / Boher Parish: Our History and Traditions, Ballina-Killaloe Print, Killaloe. This (390 page) book was written as the central Millennium project for my home parish.

(2000) ‘Implications of Agenda 21 for Tourism Planning: A Practical Investigation of Sustainable Tourism in Ireland’, in Environment Papers Series, Vol 3 (1), Glasgow Caledonian University pp 34-46.

Membership / Involvement with Organisations / Societies

* Geographical Society of Ireland – Fieldtrip secretary
* International Geographical Union - National Correspondent, for the International Geographical Union Commission on Geoparks.
* ATHRI (Academy for Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland) - DIT Representative
* ATLAS (European Association for Tourism and Leisure Education) - Chair of the Religious Tourism Special Interest Group.
* RICH (Research Institute for Culture and Heritage) - Founder Member
* DIT Heritage Studies Project Team – Team Member and Co-ordinator
* DIT Cross-Faculty Sustainability Research Group – School Representative
* UNESCO/UNITWIN Network – Culture – Tourism – Development – DIT representative Towards Quality Rural Tourism. MPhil Thesis (2001), Dublin Institute of Technology.