Tourism@WUR brings together a variety of academic researchers and PhD candidates from different disciplines and fields at Wageningen University who are engaged in the study of tourism.

VISION and SCOPE

Tourism mirrors many complex dynamics of our contemporary societies. This research cluster therefore not only sees tourism itself as a constitutive force in economic, cultural, social, political, technological and environmental processes, but also as an important lens through which to examine global concerns and transformations more broadly.  Wageningen tourism scholars focus their attention on tourism’s relation to landscape, poverty, nature conservation, global environmental change, health(care), (sustainable) development, indigeneity, culture and agriculture, and critically engage with how tourism is executed.

Tourism@WUR aims to explore tourism from multiple theoretical perspectives and to provide a forum for cross-disciplinary debate for those who share common research interests. Through meetings, workshops, seminars and other such events, Tourism@WUR provides a platform for tourism scholars to meet, exchange ideas, and undertake new initiatives relevant to tourism studies at Wageningen University and beyond.

Contact persons: Edward Huijbens (edward.huijbens@wur.nl) and Robert Fletcher (robert.fletcher@wur.nl)

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RESEARCHERS

WUR Faculty

• Prof. dr. Edward Huijbens (GEO)
  • Polar tourism, landscape perceptions, climate change, tourism development
• Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Ampong
  • Heritage, rural tourism
• Prof. dr. Francisco Alpizar
  • Ecosystem Services, Ecological Economics
• Dr. Bas Amelung (ESA)
  • Climate change, ecosystem services, agent-based modelling
• Dr. Nowella Anyongo (FNP):
  • Wildlife conservation finance
• Dr. Martine Bakker (GEO)
  • Finance 
• Dr. Harald Buijtendijk (GEO)
  • Sustainability
• Prof. dr. Bram Büscher (SDC)
  • Ecotourism; branding; conservation; Southern Africa
• Dr. Karolina Doughty (GEO)
  • Motilities, health & wellbeing; Europe
• Prof. Emeritius Rene van der Duim (GEO)
  • Sustainable development, conservation, actor-network theory; Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe, Netherlands
• Dr. ir. Martijn Duineveld (GEO)
  • Mass tourism, Governance, Urban Studies, Power, Democracy
• Dr. Robert Fletcher (SDC)
  • Ecotourism, adventure tourism, conservation; Latin America, East Africa
• Dr. Maarten Jacobs (GEO)
  • Human dimensions of natural resources, psychology; Netherlands, Global
• Dr. Stasja Koot (SDC)
  • Ecotourism, indigeneity, conservation; Southern Africa
• Dr. Machiel Lamers (EPN)
  • Conservation tourism, environmental mobilities, governance; Polar Regions, East Africa, Indonesia, Caribbean
• Dr. Trista Lin (GEO)
  • Working conditions, affect and youth
• Dr. Esther Marijnen (SDC)
  • Armed conflict and landscape militarisation
• Dr. Meghann Ormond (GEO)
  • Mobilities, migration, health (care), the body, wellbeing, disability studies; Europe, South-east Asia
• Dr. Arjaan Pellis (GEO)
  • Conservation, development, conflict; Namibia, Kenya, Europe
• Dr. Karin Peters (GEO)
  • Mobilities, migration, leisure; Netherlands, Europe
• Dr. Jillian Student (ENP/ESA)
  • Gaming, coastal tourism planning
• Dr. Lerato Thakholi (SDC)
• Dr. Pieter de Vries (SDC)
  • Slum tourism; development, participation; Latin America

PhD Candidates

• Cheryl van Adrichem (GEO)
• Jose Barrena (ENP)
  • Mobilities, fishing communities, political ecology; Southern Chile
• Suzanne Brandon (SDC)
• Timo Derriks (GEO)
  • Innovation, practice theory; Netherlands
• Esther Gitonga (ESA)
  • Climate change impacts, climate change adaptation, wildlife; Kenya
• Yousra Makanse (GEO)
• Tabitha Mugo (GEO)
  • Conservation, development, landscape governance; Kenya
• Rucitarahma Ristiawan (GEO)
• Thani Said (GEO)
  • Climate change, livelihoods; Zanzibar
• Robbith Subandi (GEO)