Nina Nesterova

Dr. Nina Nesterova is a Professor of Sustainable Development of Tourism and Transport at the Academy for Tourism's Centre for Sustainability, Tourism and Transport (CSTT). Her research focuses on sustainable transport policy, energy transition in mobility systems, and the interplay between transport infrastructure and urban livability. She actively contributes to EU-funded projects like CrossReTour and MONA, addressing tourism SMEs' digital/green transitions and sustainable tourism in nature areas.

Key projects include leading the MONA initiative (2023–2027) targeting modal shift in nature areas, co-leading CIVITAS MUSE (2023–2027) for urban sustainability, and the Greengage project (2023–2025) on citizen observatories for urban transformation. Her work integrates interdisciplinary approaches, evidenced by collaborations with institutions across Europe.

Recent activities include chairing the 2024 CIVITAS Forum and delivering invited lectures on AI in smart destination planning and cross-sectoral cooperation in tourism-transport systems. Her research outputs emphasize practical policy solutions, such as carbon footprint analysis of inbound tourism to the Netherlands and frameworks for inclusive digital mobility ecosystems.