About the centre
Place and Experience is one of five new research groups established by the School of Architecture and Cities in 2021. The Place and Experience Research Group focus on tourism and events research with specialisms in city tourism and mega events, the tourist and destination community experiences, and sustainability. We have a shared concern of the social, environmental as well as business challenges that bringing people to places pose. We are interested in broader analyses of tourism and events and how they link with understandings of place and experience in architecture and urban design, development studies, and geography. Much of our work is inter/trans-disciplinary and is internationally focused, reflecting the cosmopolitan profile of our staff and host city.
News and events
To keep up-to-date on the activities of this research group, please visit OpenResearchWestminster
Projects
Find out about the funded projects undertaken by the Place and Experience Research Group.
Publications
- Cole, S. , Wardana, A. and Dharmiasih, W., 2021, Making an impact on Bali's water crisis: Research to mobilize NGOs, the tourism industry and policy makers, Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 87, 103119.
- Colomb, C., and Novy, J., 2021, ‘Making sense of (new) social mobilisations, conflicts and contention in the tourist city: A typology,’ in Fregolent, L., and O. Nel-o (eds.), Social Movements and Public Policies in Southern European Cities, Cham, Springer.
- Duignan, M., Pappalepore, I., Smith, A. and Ivanescu, Y., (2021), ‘Tourists’ experiences of mega-event cities: Rio’s Olympic ‘double bubbles,’ Annals of Leisure Research, online.
People
The convenors of this research group are: