This event has been organised to mark the launch of a new double issue of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism dedicated to the relationship between events and sustainability.
This special issue has been co-edited by Judith Mair from the University of Queensland and Professor Andrew Smith from the University of Westminster.
The special issue features 16 papers written by scholars from across the world and includes several contributions by authors affiliated to the University of Westminster. At this event, several of the authors that feature in the special issue will introduce their work. These presentations will be followed by a wider discussion about events and sustainability and an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.
About the speakers
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith is a Professor of Urban Experiences. He leads the Sustainable Cities and the Urban Environment Research Community and has been at the University of Westminster since 2004. Previously, he held lectureships at the University of Kent (2003-04) and at Sheffield Hallam University (1999-2003). He read Geography at Cambridge University in the mid-1990s and then moved to Sheffield where he studied for a PhD in a programme of research entitled 'Reimaging the City'. This PhD was funded jointly by both Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield.
Other confirmed speakers:
- Nicole Koening-Lewis (Cardiff University)
- Kelly Maguire (Athlone Institute of Technology)
- Rutendo Musikavanhu (Coventry University)
- Chiara Orefice (University of Westminster)
- Bernadette Quinn (Dublin Institute of Technology)
- Nancy Stevenson (University of Westminster)
- Kim Werner (Hochschule Osnabrück)
- Emma Wood (Leeds Beckett University)
