Place Brand Academics
Discover insights from leading academics in place branding through our collection of interviews with place brand researchers. Interviewees are selected via peer nomination, ensuring expertise and relevance in the field.
Megan Epler Wood on Pioneering Ecotourism and Championing Tourism Sustainability
Megan Epler Wood, founder of the International Ecotourism Society, on why ecotourism has to work as commerce before it can work as conservation, and why sustainable infrastructure is the field's most urgent gap.
Robert Govers on Place Branding Theory and Practice
Learn about the past and future of place branding theory and practice in this interview with city, country reputation scholar and advisor Robert Govers.
Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko on City Branding as Strategic Management Tool for Local Governments
Finnish researcher and academic Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko in this interview discusses his most recent book "The Political Economy of City Branding" (Routledge).