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2022-2023 Colloquium Series
The Tourism Studies Working Group is pleased to present
Travel and Tourism in the Age of Global Challenges and Sustainability
Marina Novelli, PhD
Professor of Tourism and International Development
University of Brighton
Friday, December 16, 4PM-6PM PST
In Person Presentation
Gifford Room, 221 Anthropology and Art Practice Bldg.
University of California, Berkeley
[No Zoom]
Followed by Dinner 6.30-8.00 pm
All are welcome but let us know if you are coming, please.
A Christmas Vacation Celebration!
Abstract:
Travel and tourism are broadly performed through the active engagement of people as consumers and service providers, planners, policy makers and destination communities. This happens while development priorities are reshuffled in relation to global challenges and sustainability ambitions. Politics, levels of power, consumers and local communities’ needs, social justice, natural resources’ protection, fair trade principles, poverty reductions strategies, climate change, ethics and corporate social responsibility are all core dimensions of the prominent sustainability agenda, promoted through the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Within the tourism and sustainability realm, Prof. Novelli has had an active presence. Her critical scholarship, interdisciplinary and participatory research approaches have made a difference to the quality of decision-making that underpins the development and management of tourism in destinations across Africa, Asia and Europe. She has also provided new insights into the socio-economic, cultural and natural environments in which travel and tourism occur.
By drawing upon some of her most significant research, enterprise and teaching experiences, Prof. Novelli’s talk will offer key reflections on her use of critical social science perspectives in understanding travel and tourism. It will also highlight her pro-activist and impact-orientated commitment to the development ofprogrammes and practices that actively promote progressive social change, tackle social problems and promote positive outcomes beyond travel and tourism.
Speaker:
Professor Marina Novelli (PhD) is a globally renowned Sustainable Tourism expert and Professor of Tourism and International Development at the University of Brighton (UK). She is known for her contributions to the concept of Niche Tourism, Tourism and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa and critical elaboration of the Overtourism phenomenon. She has written and advised in the field of international tourism policy, planning and development in Africa, Europe and Asia for institutions such as the World Bank, the EU, the UN, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, National Ministries and Tourism Boards, Regional Development Agencies, private sector and NGOs. She distinguishes herself for her inclusive leadership practice and excellence in collaborating with multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholders and multi-cultural teams making her a preferred research partner and a particularly active member of the global tourism community. She is Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism and Alternate Member of the UNWTO World Committee on Tourism Ethics (2021-2025) amongst many other involvements in academic and industry organizations. |
