Tourism development in the Arctic is uneven. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the beginning of 2020 many places in the region were struggling to attract tourists and build up viable businesses while others were experiencing a rapid and unsustainable growth in tourist arrivals.
The project Partnership for Sustainability: Arctic Tourism in Times of Change develops sustainability of Arctic tourism. The project is funded from the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Arctic Co-operation Programme 2018-2021 and consists of three sub-projects:
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- Seasonality of Arctic Tourism (2018), led by the University of Lapland
- Urban Tourism in the Arctic (2019), led by the University of Umeå
- Uncertain future? From Overtourism to Re-starting Tourism (2021), led by the University of Iceland
The project involves various actors discussing common and place-specific challenges and solutions.
The research group steering the project consists of:
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- Outi Rantala (1st year project manager, University of Lapland)
- Dieter Müller (2nd year project manager, Umeå University)
- Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson (3rd year project manager, University of Iceland)
- Brynhild Granås (University of Tromsø)
- Kaarina Tervo-Kankare (University of Oulu)
- Jarkko Saarinen (University of Oulu)
- Suzanne de la Barre (Vancouver Island University)
- Pat Maher (Nipissing University, Canada)