Bakgrund

• Docent i kulturgeografi (Mittuniversitetet 2013)
• Gästforskare (50 %, Institutionen för kulturvård, Göteborgs universitet 2011-2012)
• Gästlektor (Mittuniversitetet 2010)
• US National Park Service 2001 – 2010; universitetsadjunkt, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont
• Doktorsexamen i naturresurser (University of Vermont 2006)
• Masterexamen i naturresursplanering (University of Vermont 2003)
• Kandidatexamen i filosofi (University of Wisconsin-Madison 1995)

Forskningsområden

Min forskning undersöker sambanden mellan arv och hållbarhet och fokuserar för närvarande på tre områden:
• Hållbar utveckling i områden som är utsatta för påfrestningar (Israel-Palestina, Balkan)
• Landskap och skyddade områden
• Lokala och regionala livsmedelssystem

Pågående forskning

Min pågående forskning handlar om:
• Bortom konflikter i fjällen
• Lokal och regional utveckling av Goodscape i Sverige
• Hållbar utveckling i områden som är utsatta för påfrestningar: Ett arabisk-israeliskt turistexperiment i hjärtat av historiska Nazareth

Undervisning

Jag fungerar som ansvarig för master och magisterprogram och föreläser just nu på grundutbildningsprogrammet.

Publikationer

Artiklar i tidskrifter
Kapitel i böcker, del av antologier
Konferensbidrag
Proceedings (redaktörsskap)
Rapporter

Artiklar i tidskrifter

Gelbman, A. & Laven, D. (2016). Re-envisioning community-based heritage tourism in the old city of Nazareth. Journal of Heritage Tourism, vol. 11, ss. 105-125.  

Laven, D. , Wall Reinius, S. & Fredman, P. (2015). New Challenges for Managing Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas : An Exploratory Study of the European Landscape Convention in Sweden. Society & Natural Resources, vol. 28: 10, ss. 1126-1143.  

Laven, D. , Jewiss, J. & Mitchell, N. (2013). Toward Landscape-Scale Stewardship and Development : A Theoretical Framework of United States National Heritage Areas. Society & Natural Resources, vol. 26: 7, ss. 762-777.  

Laven, D. , Fredman, P. & Wall Reinius, S. (2012). New challenges for managing sustainable tourism in protected areas : an exploratory study from a landscape perspective in Sweden. Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento, vol. 17: 18, ss. 135-137.

Stanfield McCown, R. , Laven, D. , Manning, R. & Mitchell, N. (2012). Engaging New and Diverse Audiences in the National Parks : An Exploratory Study of Current Knowledge and Learning Needs. The George Wright Forum, vol. 29: 2, ss. 272-284.

Manning, R. , Valliere, W. , Anderson, L. , Stanfield McCown, R. , Pettengill, P. , Reigner, N. , Lawson, S. , Newman, P. & et al. (2011). Defining, Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing the Sustainability of Parks for Outdoor Recreation. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, vol. 29: 3, ss. 24-37.

Laven, D. , Krymkowski, D. , Ventriss, C. , Manning, R. & Mitchell, N. (2010). From Partnerships to Networks : New Approaches for Measuring U.S. National Heritage Area Effectiveness. Evaluation review, vol. 34: 4, ss. 271-298.  

Laven, D. , Ventris, C. , Manning, R. & Mitchell, N. (2010). Evaluating U.S. National Heritage Areas: Theory, Methods, and Application. Environmental Management, vol. 46: 2, ss. 195-212.

Kuentzal, W. , Laven, D. , Manning, R. & Valliere, W. (2008). When Do Normative Standards Matter Most? Understanding the Role of Norm Strength at Multiple National Park Settings. Leisure Sciences, vol. 30: 2, ss. 127-142.

Laven, D. , Manning, R. & Krymkowski, D. (2005). The Relationship Between Visitor-Based Standards of Quality and Existing Conditions in Parks and Outdoor Recreation. Leisure Sciences, vol. 27, ss. 157-173.  

Laven, D. , Mitchell, N. & Wang, D. (2005). Conservation Practice at the Landscape Scale. The George Wright Forum, vol. 22: 1

Manning, R. , Lawson, S. , Newman, P. , Valliere, W. , Budruk, M. & Laven, D. (2003). Basic and Applied Research : Application of Disciplinary Theory and Methods in the Field of Leisure Studies. Loisir et Société, vol. 26: 1, ss. 25-48.

Manning, R. , Lawson, S. , Newman, P. , Laven, D. & Valliere, W. (2002). Methodological Issues in Measuring Crowding-Related Norms in Outdoor Recreation. Leisure Sciences, vol. 24: 3-4, ss. 339-348.  

Laven, D. , Manning, R. , Johnson, D. & Vande Kamp, M. (2001). Integrating subsistence use and users into park and wilderness management. The George Wright Forum, vol. 18: 3, ss. 52-61.

Budruk, M. , Valliere, W. , Manning, R. , Laven, D. & Hof, M. (2001). Crossing Programmatic Boundaries : Integrative Approaches to Managing the Quality of the Visitor Experience. The George Wright Forum, vol. 18: 3, ss. 124-131.  

Kapitel i böcker, del av antologier

Stenvall, A. , Laven, D. & Gelbman, A. (2016). The Influence of Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism on an Arab Village in Israel. I Social Entrepreneurship and Tourism : Philosophy and Practice. Cham : Springer (Tourism on the Verge). S. 279-293.

Laven, D. (2015). Heritage development and community resilience : Insights for the era of climate change. I The Future of Heritage as Climates Change : Loss, Adaptation and Creativity. New York, NY : Routledge (Key Issues in Cultural Heritage). S. 167-179.  

Laven, D. , Mitchell, N. J. , Jewiss, J. & Barrett, B. (2015). Lessons Learned from U.S. Experience with Regional Landscape Governance: Implications for Conservation and Protected Areas. I Nature Policies and Landscape Policies : Towards an Alliance. Springer. S. 323-330.  

Bacon, J. , Manning, R. , Lawson, S. , Valliere, W. & Laven, D. (2009). Indicators and standards of quality for the Schoodic Penninsula. I Parks and People : Managing Outdoor Recreation at Acadia National Park. Hanover : University Press of New England. S. 30-40.

Manning, R. E. , Lawson, S. , Newman, P. , Budruk, M. , Valliere, W. , Laven, D. & Bacon, J. (2004). Visitor perceptions of recreation-related resource impacts. I Environmental impacts of ecotourism. Oxfordshire : CABI Publishing (Ecotourism book series). S. 259-271.  

Konferensbidrag

Laven, D. & Shamma, L. (2017). Kulturarv som arena för dialog : Israel-Palestina-konflikten betraktad ur konstens och samhälls-vetenskapens perspektiv. Paper presented at the Vårkonferensen 2017 SVÅRA SAMTAL: Dialog genom kulturarv, Östersund, 8-9 februari, 2017

Laven, D. (2016). Heritage and Peacebuilding : Implications for Tourism. I Tourism as a peace promoter among people and countries : Vision or reality?.

Laven, D. (2016). Utilizing Research and Evaluation to Advance the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Beijing Summit of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Beijing, China,6-8 June, 2016

Gelbman, A. & Laven, D. (2015). Alternative Social Tourism Development : A Case Study of a Small-scale Venture in Nazareth. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference: Hospitality Now! Past, Present and Future, Saxion University, Enschede, Netherlands, 1-2 July, 2015

Laven, D. (2013). Heritage oriented gastronomy and local regional food system development in Sweden. Paper presented at the International conference on foodways and heritage. A perspective of safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage 3-5 januari 2013 Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong SAR

Laven, D. (2013). Eat or be eaten? : Local regional food systems and sustainable tourism development.. Paper presented at the Israeli tourism researchers forum, Kinnert College, Israel.

Jewiss, J. , Laven, D. & Stanfield McCown, R. (2012). A Participants Eye View of Program Development : How an Evolving Program Theory Model Came to Life through Annual Interviews With Participants in a Developmental Evaluation. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. October 24-27, 2012

Laven, D. (2012). Scaling down and scaling up : implications for local regional food system development in Sweden. Paper presented at the Workshop on maritime history and maritime heritage, A swedish west coast perspective. The regional museum of Bohuslän, Uddevalla, Sweden

Wall Reinius, S. , Laven, D. & Fredman, P. (2012). New Challenges for Managing Sustainable Tourism in a Landscape Context : An Exploratory study from a landscape perspective in Sweden. I The 6th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreation and Protected Areas : Outdoor recreation in change - current knowledge and future challenges. (Friluftsliv i förändring)  

Laven, D. , Cinque, S. , Jewiss, J. & Salzman, K. (2012). Opportunitites for heritage to enhance public involvement in landscape management. Paper presented at the The inaugural conference of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies. University of Gothenburg, Sweden, June 5-8, 2012.

Laven, D. (2012). Heritage as a catalyst for sustainable development : a global perspective. Paper presented at the The tourism center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis USA

Laven, D. (2012). Heritage as a catalyst for sustainable development. Paper presented at the Regional heritage seminar, Gjirokastra, Albania

Laven, D. (2012). Heritage as s catalyst for re envisioning sustainable development. Paper presented at the The Future of the Past: Heritage and Cultural Tourism in the 21st Century. Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee Tiberias, Israel

Laven, D. , Saltzman, K. , Wetterberg, O. , Fredman, P. , Lagerqvist, B. , Pettersson, R. & Svensson, B. (2011). Exploring the Landscape Tourism : Nexus in Protected Areas in Sweden. Paper presented at the ATLAS annual conference 2011. Landscape and tourism: The dualistic relationship. Valmiera, Latvia September 21-23, 2011

Laven, D. , Saltzman, K. , Jewiss, J. & Mitchell, N. (2011). From models to management : lessons learned from evaluating US national heritage landscapes. Paper presented at the 10th Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference, Stockholm 14-16 juni 2011.

Saltzman, K. & Laven, D. (2011). Landskap för friluftsliv? : en diskussion av forskningserfarenheter från USA och Sverige i realation till den Europeiska landskapskonventionen. Paper presented at the Outdoor recreation in change (Friluftsliv i förändring) Annual conference, Umeå, Sweden. 9-10 november 2011

Laven, D. (2011). Cultural heritage as a catalyst for building community and enhanching regional development : lessons learned from US national heritage areas. Paper presented at the 2011 års kyrkliga kulturarvskonferens. Det kyrkliga kulturarvet, en resurs vid samhällsförändringar, Kiruna, Sverige. 6-7 april, 2011

Mitchell, N. , Riesenberger, J. , Marts, C. , McCown, R. & Laven, D. (2009). Lessons Learned from the Application of Evaluation Research to Five Program Areas. Paper presented at the George Wright Society Biennial Conference, Portland, USA, 1-6 March, 2009.

Jewiss, J. , Laven, D. , Mitchell, N. , Diamant, R. & Marts, C. (2009). A National Park and Associated “Think Tank” Critically Reflect on Their First Decade : Client and Evaluator Perspectives on Lessons Learned. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Orlando, USA, 9-14 November, 2009.

McCown, R. , Manning, B. , Laven, D. & Mitchell, N. (2009). Beyond Outreach : Promising Practices for Engaging Diverse Audiences at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Paper presented at the George Wright Society Biennial Conference, Portland, USA,1-6 March, 2009.

Laven, D. , Krymkowski, D. , Ventriss, C. , Manning, R. & Mitchell, N. (2009). From Partnerships to Networks : New Approaches for Measuring NHA Effectiveness. Paper presented at the George Wright Society Biennial Conference, Portland,USA, 1-6 March, 2009.

Jewiss, J. , Laven, D. & Mitchell, N. (2008). National Heritage Areas : Building a Cyclic Program Theory Model from Qualitative Data and Practitioner Knowledge. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference. Denver, USA,5-8 November, 2008.

McCown, R. , Manning, R. , Laven, D. & Mitchell, N. (2008). What’s in a Program? : Designing an Evaluation Logic Model for National Park Service 21^st Century Relevancy Programs.. Paper presented at the 14th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Burlington, USA, 9-14 June, 2008.

Proceedings (redaktörsskap)

Laven, D. (ed.) & Skoglund, W. (ed.) (2016). Valuing and Evaluating Creativity for Sustainable Development. Östersund : Mid Sweden University  

Fredman, P. (ed.) , Stenseke, M. (ed.) , Mossing, A. (ed.) , Liljendahl, H. (ed.) & Laven, D. (ed.) (2012). Outdoor Recreation in Change – Current Knowledge and Future Challenges : Proceedings of the 6^th InternationalConference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational andProtected Areas. Östersund : Mittuniversitetet (Rapport / Forskningsprogrammet Friluftsliv i förändring 19)  

Rapporter

Wall Reinius, S. , Dahlberg, A. , Ankre, R. , Bodén, B. & Laven, D. (2015). Bortom konflikter i fjällen. Utmaningar i multifunktionella landskap. Stockholm : Naturvårdsverket (Storlagen Fjällmiljö )  

McCown, R. , Tuxill, J. , Laven, D. , Mitchell, N. , Manning, R. & Jewiss, J. (2012). Beyond Outreach : Sharing Innovative Approaches for Engaging Youth from Diverse Communities. Woodstock, VT : Conservation Study Institute

McCown, R. , Tuxill, J. , Laven, D. , Mitchell, J. , Manning, R. & Jewiss, J. (2011). Beyond Outreach Handbook : A Guide to Designing Effective Programs to Engage Diverse Communities. Woodstock, VT : Conservation Study Institute

Duffin, M. , Laven, D. , Pranis, E. , Mitchell, N. & Camp, M. (2009). Engaging young adults in a sustainable future : Strategies for national parks and other special places - A front end evaluation report. Woodstock, VT : Conservation Study Institute and Shelburne Farms  

Jewiss, J. , Laven, D. , Mitchell, J. & Huffman, P. (2008). Development of a National Heritage Area evaluation strategy : report on phase I: a technical assistance report for the NPS National Heritage Areas Office. Woodstock, VT : National Park Service Conservation Study Institute

Tuxill, J. , Huffman, P. , Laven, D. & Mitchell, N. (2008). Shared Legacies in Cane River National Heritage Area: Linking People, Traditions, and Landscapes. A Technical Assistance Report for the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission : Final Report. Woodstock, VT : Conservation Study Institute  

Jewiss, J. , Farley, V. , Mitchell, N. & Laven, D. (2007). Lessons learned : a mid-course assessment by participating managers and supervisors on the implementation of the New York Harbor Parks facility management program: a technical assistance report. Woodstock, VT : National Park Service Conservation Study Institute

Diamant, R. , Huffman, P. , Marts, C. , Bell, N. , Allen, W. , Laven, D. & Machin, B. (2007). Where our four towns meet…. Woodstock, VT : Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

Diamant, R. , Roberts, J. , Tuxill, J. , Mitchell, N. & Laven, D. (2007). Stewardship begins with people : an atlas of places, people, and handmade products. Woodstock, VT : National Park Service Conservation Study Institute

Copping, S. , Huffman, P. , Laven, D. , Mitchell, N. & Tuxill, J. (2006). Connecting Stories, Landscapes, and People: Exploring the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. Sustainability Study Report : A Technical Assistance Project for the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc.. Woodstock, VT : Conservation Study Institute (CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP PUBLICATION NO. 9)

Tuxill, J. , Mitchell, N. , Huffman, P. , Laven, D. , Copping, S. & Gifford, G. (2005). Reflecting on the past, looking to the future, sustainability study report : a technical assistance report to the John H. Chaffee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission. Woodstock, VT : Conservation Study Institute