Jan-Henrik Nilsson

I am an associate professor in economic geography. I have worked at the department since 2000. I wrote my doctoral thesis in 2004 about the integration process in The Baltic Sea Region after the end of the Cold War. The thesis had a transport geography perspective and was based on data from aviation. I was appointed reader in human geography in 2012.

Research interests

• Tourism geography
• Mobility, transports och tourism
• Urban tourism and sustainability
• The history of tourism and hospitality

Research projects

• Managing increasing flows of tourists in urban contexts. With Lena Eskilsson and Josefine Östrup Backe. Part of "Rethinking urban tourism: managing sustainability in the age of overtourism" (financed by Formas).
• Urban tourism, ecosystem services, and green infrastructure. Tillsammans med Michael Johansson. Part of "Rethinking urban tourism: managing sustainability in the age of overtourism" (financed by Formas).
• Guiding and guided tours in the plattform economy. With Malin Zillinger.

Teaching

I mainly teach the following courses

• Platsutveckling för besöksnäringen (2nd year bachelors)
• Introduction to Tourism (1st semester masters)
• Destination Development and Marketing (2nd semester masters)

I generally supervise bachelor and masters theses. I currently supervise two doctoral students.

Appointments

• Assistant head of department, 2021-
• Member of the pedagogical academy (appointed excellent teaching professional)
• Member of universitetskollegiet
• Centre for European Studies, board member
• South Swedish Geographical Society, Secretary