Psychological and behavioural approaches to understanding and governing sustainable tourism mobility
Freiburg, 3-6 July 2012
Bournemouth University, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences and the University of Otago are proud to announce the second call for papers (deadline February the 1st; see also http://www.cstt.nl/freiburg2012) for an international workshop on psychological and behavioural approaches to understanding and governing sustainable tourism mobility, to be held in the Black Forest near Freiburg, Germany from the 3rd – 6th of July 2012.
In order to mitigate tourism’s contribution to climate change, there is the need for innovations at political, technical and individual levels. Yet, despite a growing contribution to climate change, tourist and traveller behaviour is currently not acknowledged as an important sector within the development of climate policy. Influencing individual behaviour and informing effective governance will require a sound understanding of the psychology and social factors that surround contemporary tourism and travel mobilities.
This workshop aims to explore the psychological and social factors that may contribute to and inhibit sustainable behaviour change in the context of tourist and traveller behaviour. We seek to form a stronger knowledge base and research agenda for the effective governance of tourism’s contribution to climate change.
Abstract submissions are welcome in the following interdisciplinary areas (please see the the workshop’s website<http://www.cstt.nl/freiburg2012> for more detail):
Psychological understandings of climate change and tourism mobilities
Behavioural aspects of climate change and tourism mobilities
Governance and policies based upon psychological, behavioural and social mechanisms
All delegates are expected to present papers, as authors or co-authors. The development of research co-operations is an expected outcome of the workshop. Please bear in mind that we seek to organize tangible outcomes, including an edited book as well as a special issue of a journal. We thus encourage all participants to submit highly developed papers.
Key dates:
Abstract submission last date: 1st of February 2012
Acceptance of abstracts and registration opens: 15th of March 2012
Conference papers due: 15th of June 2012
The workshop in organized by the following people and institutions:
Stefan Gössling & Tim Freytag (Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany)
Scott Cohen (Bournemouth University, UK)
James Higham (University of Otago, New Zealand)
Paul Peeters (NHTV Breda University, The Netherlands)
The scientific advisory board consists of key researchers from the fields of tourism, mobility and sustainable behaviour:
Bas Amelung (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
Jillian Anable (University of Aberdeen, UK)
Jean-Paul Ceron (Limoges University, France)
Janet Dickinson (Bournemouth University, UK)
Ghislain Dubois (University of Versailles, France)
Michael Hall (Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany & University of Canterbury, NZ)
Shaun Lawson (University of Lincoln, UK)
Jeroen Nawijn (NHTV CSTT, Breda, The Netherlands)
Daniel Scott (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Gert Spaargaren (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands)
John Urry (Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany & Lancaster University, UK)
For all information on the workshop, call for abstracts, venue and more, see the workshop’s website<http://www.cstt.nl/freiburg2012> and the Call Brochure<http://www.cstt.nl/userdata/file/Call%20Brochure%20Freiburg2012.pdf>.
For queries, please send an email to: Freiburg2012@gmail.com<mailto:Freiburg2012@gmail.com>
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