profile_subnav_projects - prof.dr. VR (Rene) van der Duim
Tourism is increasingly put forward by international, national and local nature conservation and development organizations, governments and the tourism industry as a promising mechanism to resolve societal problems related to the conservation-development nexus. As a consequence new institutional arrangements, policies and practices emerge at different levels of scale (from the local to the global) in various developing countries. However, many of these are neither theoretically nor empirically judged on their merits and contributions to sustainable development. This research is a collaborative effort to address current knowledge gaps in sustainable tourism development in a number of developing countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia) as well as European countries (the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal).
For more information see: https://www.wur.nl/en/Persons/prof.dr.-VR-Rene-van-der-Duim.htm
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Tourism and sustainable development
Tourism is increasingly put forward by international, national and local nature conservation and development organizations, governments and the... -
Towards agility? Examining business innovation in intermediary industries
By Harald Buijtendijk MSc ICT advances challenge the historically dominant position of traditional intermediaries in the music, news, energy, finance,... -
Coastal tourism destination development dynamics: a study on projects in practice
By Timo Derriks. How are projects addressing change in coastal tourism carried out in everyday life? Studying different projects as practices could... -
Tracing Conservation Finances as Global Flows
By Nowella Anyango van Zwieten, MSc The greatest contemporary challenge in nature conservation is to sustain and increase finances. Consequently,... -
Tourism partnerships, conservation and livelihoods in Amboseli: A Landscape governance perspective
By Tabitha Mugo Conservation in Kenya has evolved from a focus on protected areas to an approach that also includes community-based and market-based... -
Governance of Partnerships in the Tourism-Conservation-Development Nexus: Case study of Koija Starbeds and Sanctuary at Ol Lentile, Kenya
By Rita Nthiga The discourse of linking biodiversity conservation and development in Africa has evolved over time. As a consequence, there have been... -
Wilderness Experience and Leadership Development
By Boy van Droffelaar Internationally there is a wide acceptance that leadership performance is pivotal in the increasing complexity of organizations... -
Wildlife Conservation and Development: An analysis of the reintroduction of Sport Hunting in Uganda
By Amos Ochieng, MSc. The ‘new’ sport hunting was introduced in Uganda as a ‘modern’ form of governance, where managing... -
African-European Academic Alliance for Sustainable Tourism develop-ment, Environmental sustainability and Poverty reduction (3A-STEP)
By professor dr. V.R. (Rene) van der Duim - In Southern and Eastern Africa a high proportion of the population relies on the natural environment for...