Xu Feifei

Xu Feifei is a Professor in Landscape Architecture at the School of Architecture, Southeast University, China. She serves as Director of the Centre for Ecotourism and Regional Development and is a PhD supervisor. Her academic and professional affiliations include the Standing Committee of the Chinese Association of Tourism Geography, Fellow of the UK National Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), and Vice President of the Provincial Tourism Society in Jiangsu.

Her research focuses on National Parks and Protected Areas Planning and Management, Landscape and Recreation Planning, and Ecotourism Development. She has secured research funding from the British Academy, Chinese National Nature Science Foundation, World Animal Protection, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, publishing over 100 papers in journals such as Tourism Management and Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

Scientific awards include the 3rd Prize from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 1st Prize from Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and 3rd Prize from Nanjing Philosophy and Social Science. She is an associate editor of Tourism Review and editorial member of multiple journals.

As Director of the Centre for Ecotourism and Regional Development, she leads interdisciplinary teams in advancing sustainable tourism frameworks. She has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Teacher Talent by Southeast University.