VIMAS will in the span of a few months be announcing all 10 PhD positions on the project. Please see more details in the PDF below.
PhD projects
PhD 1 Application of Mobile Big Data / Social Media Data to monitor recreational visits to nature
Location: Copenhagen University, Denmark
Main Supervisor: Prof. Hans Skov-Pedersen; Email: hsp@ign.ku.dk
PhD 2 Identifying typologies of nature visitors and destinations using Mobile Big Data
Location: Helsinki University, Finland
Main Supervisor: Prof. Tuuli Toivonen; Email: tuuli.toivonen@helsinki.fi
PhD 3 Advancing recreational monitoring and management by combining plural knowledge systems and diverse values through PPGIS for resilient visitor management in times of changes
Location: Copenhagen University, Denmark
Main Supervisor: Ass. Prof. Anton Stahl Olafsson; Email: asol@ign.ku.dk
PhD 4 The role of reliable customer insights in nature-based service/tourism business
Location: Eastern Finland University, Joensuu, Finland
Main Supervisor: Ass. Prof. Henna Konu; Email: henna.konu@uef.fi
PhD 5 Challenges and solutions of financing public goods related to outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism
Location: Vidzeme Univiersity of Applied Sciences, Latvia
Main Supervisor: Prof. Agita Livina, Email: agita.livina@va.lv
PhD 6 When intentions change, does nature benefit? Assessing the potential for long term value and behavioral change among visitors to nature areas
Location: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Main Supervisor: Prof. Øystein Aas, Email: oystein.aas@nmbu.no
PhD 7 Role of natural soundscapes and dark skies experiences in visitor experience in nature
Location: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
Main Supervisors: Prof. Øystein Aas and Dr. Rose Keller, Email: rose.keller@nina.no or oystein.aas@nmbu.no
PhD 8 Social inclusion, access, and equal opportunities in visitor management
Location: University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Main Supervisor: Prof. Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir; Email: annadora@hi.is
PhD 9 Collaborative governance solutions and management regimes through improved visitor monitoring
Location: Mid-Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
Main Supervisor: Prof. Peter Fredman; Email: peter.fredman@miun.se
PhD 10 Indicators of recreational values in the landscape – development, implementation, and evaluation
Location: Mid-Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
Main Supervisor: Prof. Peter Fredman; Email: peter.fredman@miun.se