Publication
In this article for The Conversation, Ilaria Pappalepore, Ko Koens, and Shirley Nieuwland argue that the pursuit of economic growth at all costs is no longer sustainable—especially in tourism.
Book Publication
Tourism Interventions: Making or Breaking Places. This book discusses ways to positively influence tourism.
Position Paper
De position paper is een compilatie van korte, bondige papers en casestudies. De auteurs van deze publicatie bieden inzichtelijke lessen over wat regeneratieve stedenbouw inhoudt op de buurtschaal van stedelijke gemeenschappen.
Publication
Living labs are increasingly popular in discussions on co-creation, destination design and education, particularly with regards to their potential to deal with so called ‘wicked’ problems.
Publication
PublicationArticle in the New York Times with quotes…
Publication
The meteoric rise of tourism in Barcelona dates back to when the Catalan city hosted the Olympic Games in 1992
Publication
The future of retail and inner cities are closely linked. This requires new approaches and collaborations.
Publication
Professor of New Urban Tourism Ko Koens on the contribution of applied research to finding sustainable solutions for overtourism.
Publication
After the corona crisis, cities are once again flooded with plane loads of tourists. Good news for local entrepreneurs, but residents are mostly left with the burden and notice little of the benefits.
Publication
Hoe laat je toeristische ontwikkelingen binnen een stad beter aansluiten op de wensen van de bewoners? 5.000 inwoners van Amsterdam, Rotterdam en Barcelona geven antwoord op deze vraag in de eerste onderzoeksresultaten van het Expertise Network Sustainable Urban Tourism, specifiek over de beleving van toerisme in genoemde Europese steden. De resultaten werden 23 mei gepresenteerd tijdens de lancering van ENSUT, een initiatief van Ko Koens, lector New Urban Tourism bij Hogeschool Inholland.
conference/congres
Between 7 and 9 March Berlin hosted the ITB, Europe’s largest tourism trade fair. Ko Koens, Professor of New Urban Tourism, Iris Kerst and Annemarie van Klaveren were there to promote the Expertise Network Sustainable Urban Tourism(ENSUT)
Publication
As a strategy to better manage the social-exclusionary impacts of overtourism, urban decision-makers in Amsterdam are looking at the physical spreading of events to better manage crowds, mobility and anti-social behaviour
Tools
Author Roos Gerritsma Esther Bouw Donagh Horgan The Place Exploration and sense…
Publication
Amsterdam is known worldwide for its historical beauty, liberal lifestyle and tolerant atmosphere.
Publication
In Amsterdam, the phenomenon of overcrowding is increasing, and tourism is one of the causes.
Publication
On 25 October 2013, the Barcelona city council restricted access to Park Güell, the work of famous catalan modernist architect antoni Gaudí.
Publication
The tasks for the Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality – the hospitality domain – are large. The domain grew until the Covid crisis worldwide, where it generated 10% of the global GDP.
Publication
The SmartCulTour Toolkit was created by, for and with all partners in the SmartCulTour project.