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Patrick Brouder

Associate Professor and Department Chair

Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism
Tourism Management

Summary

Helping to make tourism more sustainable for the communities in which it occurs, especially rural and remote communities in Canada.

Expertise, interests and research

  Ski resorts    Sustainability    Tourism    Rural development (Canada and Europe)    Polar studies (Arctic and Antarctic)

Languages

English, Swedish

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6 experts' advice for saving the northern tourism industry


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