Eva Erdmenger

Eva Erdmenger is a Lecturer at the Cultural Geography Group of Wageningen University & Research, specializing in socially sustainable tourism development. Her research focuses on overtourism, participatory governance, and community resilience in urban destinations. She holds a PhD and has conducted research across Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Key themes include destination governance models, public participation mechanisms, and qualitative methods in analyzing tourism impacts.

• Education: PhD in Cultural Geography (institution unspecified)
• Teaching Roles: Instructs courses like Tourism Principles & Practice, Tourism & Sustainable Development, and MSc Thesis supervision in Cultural Geography.

Her work emphasizes inclusive governance frameworks, such as the PROsilient model, and critiques traditional participatory approaches. Recent studies explore post-pandemic tourism recovery, citizen roles in policy-making, and urban tourism conflicts. Erdmenger’s interdisciplinary methods blend qualitative research with spatial analysis to address complex socio-cultural challenges in tourism.

Publications highlight critical perspectives on overtourism terminology, citizen perceptions, and destination resilience strategies. She actively contributes to academic networks via ResearchGate, Google Scholar, and LinkedIn.