Det råder en generaliserande och stundom mörk bild av landsbygden som områden som finns till för städerna och sällan som områden med ett värde i sig självt. Men en sådan syn på landsbygden gör att man missar mångfalden som råder…

Author: Linda Lundmark
Linda is an Associate Professor in Human Geography, and conducts research on, among other things, the relationship between protected areas, employment in the tourism sector, and local and regional development. A recurring theme in Linda’s research is the role nature tourism plays in creating sustainable communities outside cities. The foundations for economic activity are constantly changing; it is therefore important to study the association between globalization and regional and local processes for development. In recent years, the climate has become a central aspect in her research, as climate change will likely come to have consequences for people and communities in the northern parts of the world as well. Linda is active at Umeå University.