Petri Hottola

   Petri Hottola, PhD

   Professor (1.10.2008-31.12.2012)
   Docent, University of Joensuu

address:

   Department of Geography
   PO Box 3000
   90014 University of Oulu
   Finland

room:

   GO229

tel:

   (+358-8)-5537843 (08)5537843
   (+358-50)-525 9826 (050)525 9826

fax:

   (+358-8)-5531693 (08)5531693

email:

   petri.hottolaoulu.fi

research fields:

• Intercultural adaptation processes

• International tourism and communication (e.g. in independent travel)

• Regional and ethnic stereotypes

• Tourism, culture and development

• Gender and the body in geography

• Qualitative research methods

areas of interest:

• Birds and bird tourism

• Nature and nature conservation

• Popular culture

• World travel, in the spirit of Alexander von Humboldt

links:

   Tourism and regional modernization in Namibia