Ko Koens

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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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Research Output

Identifying stakeholder perspectives and worldviews on sustainable urban tourism development using a Q-sort methodology.

Boom, SME., Weijschede, J., Melissen, F., Koens, K. & Mayer, I., 2020, In : Current Issues in Tourism. 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Short-term accommodation rental in Amsterdam : an empirical investigation of statistical correlations between short-term rental, housing prices and quality of life index

van Haaren, J., vermeulen, S., Klijs, J., Koens, K. & Bijl, J., 2020, Rotterdam / Breda / Vlissingen: Erasmus University Rotterdam / BUas / HZ. 66 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional

Stad voor iedereen met Smart City Hospitality

Koens, K. & Melissen, F., 2020, In : Rooilijn: tijdschrift voor wetenschap en beleid in de ruimtelijke ordening. 53, 2, p. 94-100 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific

Open Access

Balancing interests in urban tourism governance

Koens, K., 2019, Ethical dilemmas in the creative, cultural and service industries. Bouwer, J. (ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 189-193 5 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

Management strategies for overtourism

Koens, K., Postma, A. & Papp, B., 2019, Overtourism : tourism management and solutions. Pechlaner, H., Innerhofer, E. & Erschbamer, G. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 149-159 (Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review