Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Ko Koens joined the Academy of Hotel and Facility Management in 2013 and currently works as Associate Professor. Ko earned his PhD in Responsible Tourism from Leeds Beckett University with a research project on the market access of small township tourism businesses and holds a master in Social Psychology and Environmental Studies (both at Utrecht University). He is project leader of the JPI Urban Europe (Horizon 2020) funded project ‘Smart City Hospitality’ (SCITHOS).
His research interests are sustainable urban tourism, slum tourism city hospitality, visitor pressure, small businesses and local economic development. Ko also is active as expert on sustainable urban tourism development at the Centre of Expertise Leisure Tourism and Hospitality (CELTH).
Subjects
Sustainable urban tourism, overtourism, slum tourism, city hospitality, visitor pressure, city tourism, sustainable tourism, transition pathways, resilience, governance, small businessses.
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The institutional antecedents of sustainable development in cultural heritage tourism
Ngawenja Mzembe, D. A., Koens, K. & Calvi, L., 11 Apr 2023, In: Sustainable Development. 31, 4, p. 2196-2211 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Envisioning the futures of cultural tourism
Matteucci, X., Koens, K., Calvi, L. & Moretti, S., 22 Sept 2022, In: Futures. 142Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Overtourism : identifying the underlying causes and tensions in European tourism destinations
Koens, K. & Klijs, J., 2022, A Research Agenda for Urban Tourism. van der Borg, J. (ed.). Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, p. 243-256 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Radicaal duurzaam toerisme : een trend om mee te dealen
van Adrichem, C., Buijtendijk, H., Eijgelaar, E., Duineveld, M., Koens, K., Fletcher, R., Koot, S. & Huijbens, E. H., 2022, Trendrapport toerisme, recreatie en vrije tijd 2022. Vermeulen, T. (ed.). CELTH/CBS/NBTC Holland Marketing/NRIT, p. 366-371 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
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Serious gaming to stimulate participatory urban tourism planning.
Koens, K., Klijs, J., Weber-Sabil, J., Melissen, F., Lalicic, L., Mayer, I., Önder, I. & Aall, C., 2022, In: Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 30, 9, p. 2167-2186 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)112 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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ATLAS Annual conference Webinar.
M. Smith (Organiser) & Ko Koens (Organiser)
9 Oct 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Contribution at workshop, seminar, course
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Online webinar Immaterieel Erfgoedtoerisme In En Na Corona.
Ko Koens (Speaker)
19 Jun 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Contribution at workshop, seminar, course
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Consortium Meeting Smart City Hospitality
K Koens (Chair)
5 Jun 2018 → 6 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
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Slumtourismus in Afrika
K Koens (Invited speaker)
9 Apr 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures/talks/presentations (not at a conference)
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Consortium Meeting Smart City Hospitality
K Koens (Chair)
15 Feb 2018 → 16 Feb 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
Press/Media
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To solve overtourism we need to look beyond the buzzword (Article on tourismdashboard.org)
13/07/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Studie gibt Tipps, wie Städte mit "overtourism" umgehen sollten (Mallorca Zeitung)
7/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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'Nederland moet focus verleggen van kwantiteit naar kwaliteit' (NOS Radio 1 Journaal)
10/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Hey toerist! Vergeet Amsterdam, hier in Brabant is het te doen! (Omroep Brabant)
10/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Drugscriminaliteit, Redhead Day en design... Brabant heeft toeristen genoeg te bieden! (Omroep Brabant)
10/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Projects
- 2 Finished
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SmartCulTour: Smart Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Sustainable Development of European Regions (SmartCulTour)
Klijs, J., Koens, K., Nawijn, J., Moretti, S., Calvi, L., Weber-Sabil, J., Ngawenja Mzembe, A., Cakmak, E., Smit, B., Mainil, T., Melissen, F., Jasperse, P., Richards, G., Habekotté, J., Relouw, J., Hutchinson, K., Boode, W., Pereira Santos, C., Mayer, I., Mensink - Nooij, F. & Cheng, K.
1/01/20 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Smart City Hospitality (SCITHOS)
Koens, K., Melissen, F., Aall, C., Baltruszewicz, M., Eijgelaar, E., Lalicic, L., Linssen, D., Mayer, I., Önder, I., Paradell, A., Peeters, P., Moberg, K. R., Ruiter, V. N., Westerbeek, H., Weber-Sabil, J., Buijtenweg, T., Hutchinson, K., Relouw, J. & Pereira Santos, C.
Centre of Expertise Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality (CELTH ), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme
1/05/16 → 11/09/19
Project: Research
Datasets
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In-depth analysis of 18 case studies on state-of-the-art of cultural tourism interventions
Moretti, S. (Data Collector), Klijs, J. (Data Collector), Cakmak, E. (Data Collector), Neuts, B. (Data Collector), van der Donk, M. (Data Collector), Mainil, T. (Data Collector), Björn, E. (Data Collector), Lüthje, M. (Data Collector), Calvi, L. (Data Collector), van Ouwerkerk, F. (Data Collector), Ngawenja Mzembe, A. (Data Collector), Petrić, L. (Data Collector), Pivčević, S. (Data Collector), Šimundić, B. (Data Collector), Bertocchi, D. (Data Collector), Camargo-Borges, C. (Data Collector), Matteucci, X. (Data Collector), Fidelbo, C. (Data Collector) & Koens, K. (Data Collector), SmartCultour, 26 Aug 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5643728, https://zenodo.org/record/5643728#.YZYGwk7MI2x
Dataset
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Desk research of 107 case studies on state-of-the-art of cultural tourism interventions.
Moretti, S. (Data Collector), Koens, K. (Data Collector), Calvi, L. (Data Collector), Mandić, A. (Data Collector), Škrabić, B. (Data Collector), Pivčević, S. (Data Collector), Petrić, L. (Data Collector), Grgić, J. (Data Collector), Šimundić, B. (Data Collector), Mikulić, D. (Data Collector), Muštra, V. (Data Collector), Neuts, B. (Data Collector), Van Bragt, D. (Data Collector), von Zumbusch, J. (Data Collector), Matteucci, X. (Data Collector), Li, H. (Data Collector), Tauch, E. (Data Collector), Lüthje, M. (Data Collector), Fidelbo, C. (Data Collector), Camatti, N. (Data Collector), Zecchin, L. (Data Collector) & Bertocchi, D. (Data Collector), SmartCultour, 17 Aug 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5213016., https://zenodo.org/record/5213017#.YZYNfE7MI2w
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