Disputation i kulturgeografi

Fredrik Hoppstadius försvarar sin doktorsavhandling i kulturgeografi, "Sustainable development and tourism in a biosphere reserve. A case study of Lake Vänern Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Sweden

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Contemporary society has gone through comprehensive changes over the last century, and now faces growing global problems and crises, including increased globalisation and mobility, the exploitation of nature and people, growing environmental problems and climate change. These problems have brought about discussions on sustainable development as an expression of how to begin tackling some of the large-scale problems originating from modern societ

One way to counter the societal problems of implementing sustainable development was initiated by UNESCO in establishing biosphere reserves. These reserves are meant to be learning sites for sustainable development, and often include tourism as a means of becoming more sustainable. Tourism is an expression of how society operates, and therefore problems in society, such as a lack of sustainability, are reflected in, and amplified by, tourism.

The aim of this study was to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of sustainable development by researching tourism in a biosphere reserve. Findings suggest that sustainable development is a spatial relation, and something that we make together with other people, and that tourism, under certain circumstances, has the potential to contribute to sustainable development.

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Medverkande

  • Jarkko Saarinen, professor, opponent, University of Oulu, Finland
  • Susanne Stenbacka, docent, betygsnämnd, Uppsala universitet
  • Albina Pashkevich, docent, betygsnämnd, Högskolan Dalarna
  • Lars Nyberg, professor, betygsnämnd, Karlstads universitet 

     

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