Research projects
Sustainable Development in Regions under Stress
Research in this phase has focused understand the development processes associated with the highly acclaimed Fauzi Azar Inn. The Inn is a unique business partnership bridging many of the cultural divides that characterize the Arab-Israeli conflict. Preliminary findings from this work have been presented at international conferences and reported in several English and Hebrew media outlets, and a number of scientific publications are planned for 2014.
The Knowledge Destination
Key actors of the destination of Åre, like SkiStar and the destination management organisation, Are AB, jointly engage along with researchers from ETOUR in the co-production and implementation of a powerful Destination Management Information System (DMIS).
The Event Compass
The Event Compass™ is an international collaborative effort and featuring some of the most prominent names in the field of event research. The tool employs a number of methods to evaluate, certify and guide events towards sustainability and success. In doing so, the Event Compass™ aims to also meet the needs of various other stakeholders that demand accountability, quality assurances and a number of wider societal benefits from their events.”
Beyond Conflicts
The project will identify and analyse the perspective the key Swedish actors representing different interests in the use of resources. The study gives special attention to key actor perceptions of the challenges and opportunities for reducing, resolving, or preventing conflicts over planning, management and the use of the highland area in the region of Jämtland.
The New Mountain Experience
This project aims to analyze trends in highland tourism, focusing on activities, experiences, rationale and benefit, as well as to observe changes over time. The project will also highlight contemporary leisure phenomenon that may be important for future development.
Popular Culture Tourism
PopCulTour is a research project that focuses on how value is created in popular (pop) culture tourism, i.e. tourism induced by for example film, television and literature. The research project employs both a destination and a consumer perspective and identifies pop culture.