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Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson

Professor Tourism studies
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
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Tæknigarður -  Tg-231
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Mondays 10.30-11.30
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Abstract

I'm a professor in the Department of Geography and Tourism at the University of Iceland. In recent years I have been studying destination dynamics, mobilities and placemaking with a focus on the entanglement of nature and culture. This has involved studies on entrepreneurship, innovation, tourism controversies and policymaking in the context of the Arctic and European High North. I have also been active in SoTL research with a focus on curriculum development in Higher Education. I'm the vice lead of UArctic Thematic Network on Northern Tourism, a founding member of AIRTH—Alliance for Innovators and Researchers in Tourism and a board member of Nýheimar knowledge centre.

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Education
  • 2007 Ph.D. Roskilde University Ph.D in human geography and tourism studies
  • 2003 M.A. University of Iceland M.A Anthropology
  • 1999 B.A. University of Iceland B.A
Courses 2026 - 2027