Lusine Margaryan
I am a lecturer at the Department of Tourism Studies and Geography (TUG) since 2012. I have gained my PhD in 2017 from the same department. My other responsibilities include international coordination at TUG.
Background
My academic background includes MSc. in Leisure, Tourism and Environment (minor in Environmental Policy) from the University of Wageningen, the Netherlands; MSc. in Environmental Sciences and Policy from the Central European University in Budapest Hungary; as well as Specialist Diploma in Social-Cultural Service and Tourism from the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) State University in Yerevan, Armenia. In between my degrees I worked at the Regional Environmental Center for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) in Yerevan, Armenia.
Area of interest
- Nature-based tourism and outdoor recreation
- Commodification of nature through tourism
- Tourism and management of natural resources
- Tourism and sustainability
- Tourism and wildlife
Current research
Currently I am working on articles, dealing with various dimensions of nature commercialization through tourism. I am also involved in the following research projects:
BIOTOUR https://www.nmbu.no/biotour
SAINT http://saintproject.eu/
Teaching and tutoring
My teaching experience includes the following courses on Master and Bachelor levels:
- Sustainable Nature- and Culture- Based Tourism
- Research Methods in Applied Social Sciences (Qualitative and Quantitative)
- Working in Research and Development
- Advanced Destination Development
- Tourism in the Experience Society
Publications
Articles in journals
Articles, book reviews
Conference papers
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
Reports
Articles in journals
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Fredman, P. (2017). Bridging outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism in a commercial context : Insights from the Swedish service providers. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, vol. 17: March 2017, pp. 84-92.
Margaryan, L.
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Wall-Reinius, S. (2017). Commercializing the Unpredictable : Perspectives From Wildlife Watching Tourism Entrepreneurs in Sweden. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, vol. 22: 5, pp. 406-421.
Margaryan, L.
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Fredman, P. (2017). Natural amenities and the regional distribution of nature-based tourism supply in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, vol. 17: 2, pp. 145-159.
Margaryan, L.
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Stensland, S. (2017). Sustainable by nature? The case of (non)adoption of eco-certification among the nature-based tourism companies in Scandinavia. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 162, pp. 559-567.
Margaryan, L. (2016). Nature as a commercial setting : the case of nature-based tourism providers in Sweden. Current Issues in Tourism,
Articles, book reviews
Margaryan, L. (2016). A Review of “Tourism and the Anthropocene”. Tourism Geographies, vol. 18: 4, pp. 458-459.
Conference papers
Margaryan, L.
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Wall-Reinius, S. (2017). Commercializing the unpredictable : Perspectives from wildlife watching tourism entrepreneurs in Sweden.
Paper presented at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), June 19-22, 2017, Umeå, Sweden
Margaryan, L.
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Fredman, P. (2014). The Supply of Nature-based Tourism in Sweden : A National Inventory of Service Providers.
Paper presented at the The 7th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas. Local community and outdoor recreation. Tallinn, Estonia, August 20-23
Fredman, P.
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Margaryan, L. (2013). Exploring the Supply of Nature-Based Tourism in Sweden.
In
Innovation and value creation in experience‐based tourism : Book of proceedings.. pp. 113-
Chekalina, T. , Fuchs, M. , Lexhagen, M. & Margaryan, L. (2013). Measuring Customer-Based Brand Equity for Tourism Destinations - Understanding Missing Value Patterns for Tangible Destination Resources. Paper presented at the The 6th International Conference on Services Management – Managing Services across Continents, 23-25 June, Cyprus
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
Margaryan, L. (2017). Commercialization of nature through tourism.
Dis.
(Comprehensive summary)
Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, 2017 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 271)
Reports
Fredman, P.
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Margaryan, L. (2014). The Supply of Nature-based Tourism in Sweden : A National Inventory of Service Providers. Östersund : (Rapportserien / European Tourism Research Institute 2014:1).