Peter Fredman

Peter Fredman is a Professor at Mid Sweden University's Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism (EJT), affiliated with the European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR). His research focuses on nature-based tourism, outdoor recreation, and sustainable management of protected areas, with significant contributions to visitor behavior analysis and policy development.

Key Research Interests:

• Quantifying economic and social impacts of tourism in protected areas
• Developing indicators for sustainable outdoor recreation
• Analyzing pandemic-induced recreation behavior shifts
• Examining environmental values in nature tourism

Recent Projects & Collaborations:

• Mistra Sport and Outdoors (2024-ongoing)
• BIOTOUR (2021-2023)
• Negotiating multifunctional landscapes (2019-2021)
• Outdoor Recreation in Change research series

Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes sustainable development frameworks, pandemic-driven outdoor recreation shifts, and Nordic nature tourism strategies, with interdisciplinary applications in environmental economics and visitor management.

Academic Leadership: Editor for multiple conference proceedings and book collections, including Globala utmaningar – lokala lösningar (2024) and Nordic Perspectives on Nature-based Tourism (2021). Regularly contributes to international conferences on recreation monitoring.