Staff doing research at the Geography and tourism division

Picture of Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir
  • Professor
 5254287 annadora [at] hi.is nature based tourism;;wilderness tourism;;tourism carrying capacity;;tourism and power production;;power plants;;land use planning;;tourism management and planning;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ba5290b1-1217-4001-9ceb-e30fc2f8138c Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Anna Karlsdóttir Anna Karlsdóttir
  • Assistant Professor
 annakar [at] hi.is coastal communities in the circumpolar arctic and the north atlantic;;rural regional development;;local economic development;;economic geography;;social cohesion;;green transition and rural regional development;;nordic regional studies;;european regional studies;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/16845e1d-b42f-4509-b1f3-a9aed04a300d Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Ásdís Hlökk Theodórsdóttir Ásdís Hlökk Theodórsdóttir
  • Adjunct Lecturer
 asdishlokk [at] hi.is planning systems and governance;;environmental assessment (sea, eia);;public participation in planning;;sustainable planning;;climate planning;;land-use, urban design and transport;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d564e920-c943-412f-a660-48f6b2a5407d Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Benjamin David Hennig Benjamin David Hennig
  • Professor
 5254608 ben [at] hi.is geography;;gis;;cartography;;geovisualisation;;inequality;;anthropocene;;sustainability;;maps;;mapping;;europe;;united kingdom;;remote sensing;;island studies;;visualisation;;data visualisation;;spatial analysis;; Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/5df62929-d9ac-42e4-9f5d-d6cc8e65356a Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Edda Ruth Hlín Waage Edda Ruth Hlín Waage
  • Associate Professor
 5254458 erw [at] hi.is human geography;;landscape;;qualitative research methods;;nature perspectives;;environmental issues;;nature conservation;;geography;; Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/98e9c501-e638-4ebb-b20e-88e97e37bfae Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Egill Erlendsson Egill Erlendsson
  • Professor
 5254474 egille [at] hi.is geography;;palaeoecology;;palynology;;sedimentology;;soil science;;environmental geography;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/e08f3594-a539-40b4-b88f-2963383142f2 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Guðmundur Björnsson Guðmundur Björnsson
  • Project Manager
 gudmundur [at] hi.is Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Picture of Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson
  • Professor
 5254055 gtj [at] hi.is tourism studies;;innovation and entrepreneurship;;actor-network theory;;arctic;;tourism labour market and employment;;destination development;; Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/70bba069-84ba-48fd-9a9d-3b2b3c58a0d2 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Karl Benediktsson Karl Benediktsson
  • Professor
 5254286 kben [at] hi.is landscape;;renewable energy;;environmental politics;;cultural geography;;human geography;;cultures of nature;;human-animal relations;;environmental geography;;development studies;; Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/3e769f1b-c6e1-4402-be7d-6a729487a82f Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Katrín Anna Lund Katrín Anna Lund
  • Professor
 5254484 kl [at] hi.is anthropology;;landscape;;tourism and human mobility;;walking;;narratives;;the senses;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/b4c54209-51ea-4957-970e-78ea54b15939 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Magnfríður Birnu Júlíusdóttir Magnfríður Birnu Júlíusdóttir
  • Assistant Professor
 5254470 mj [at] hi.is population geography;;human geography;;gender and land rights in africa;;migration;;regional development;;global north south relations;;power plants social impact;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/1c094938-315a-4bb8-941e-d13dc169ba43 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Magnús Haukur Ásgeirsson Magnús Haukur Ásgeirsson
  • Adjunct Lecturer
 5254379 mha [at] hi.is service marketing;;service management;;tourism and hospitality;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/6ffb6268-f59f-4b22-b6ff-920c3e04cd5f Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Rannveig Ólafsdóttir Rannveig Ólafsdóttir
  • Professor
 5255482 ranny [at] hi.is physical geography;;sustainable tourism;;tourism and environment;;geographical information system;;environmental management and planning;;tourism and climate change;;geotourism;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/4050fa6c-5770-4ad0-ad11-577b7bebaed5 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Þorsteinn Sæmundsson Þorsteinn Sæmundsson
  • Adjunct Lecturer
 5255874 steinis [at] hi.is debris flow;;natural hazard;;rock avalanche;;mass movements;;landslide;;mountain permafrost;; https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/f09592b7-ae1c-48e1-b816-b8ead3e1c5ac Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

Post docs

Picture of Edita Tverijonaite Edita Tverijonaite Postdoc edita [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/1dc84d38-2229-4736-8f55-628077f64903 Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Picture of Johannes Theodorus Welling Johannes Theodorus Welling Postdoc hwelling [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/7a00f64f-2abc-418e-950f-631ee3b0a16a Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Mynd af gervimanni Susanne Claudia Möckel Postdoc susannem [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d526e08c-4f48-4d8e-9d94-212dbe9275fd Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa

Doctoral graduate students

Picture of Barbara Olga Hild Barbara Olga Hild Doctoral Graduate Student boh19 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/c7664493-bd1e-4e27-b31a-a490e41c4202 Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Mynd af gervimanni Birna Lárusdóttir Doctoral Graduate Student 5254244 birnal [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/c6c9706f-f6d0-492b-81e4-dcdb560cb9cd Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Picture of Elísabet Ásta Eyþórsdóttir Elísabet Ásta Eyþórsdóttir Doctoral Graduate Student eae22 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ed56325f-f491-41fa-bc03-06f4d730fb17 Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Picture of Guðrún Svava Guðmundsdóttir Guðrún Svava Guðmundsdóttir Doctoral Graduate Student 5255989 gsg [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/86a0e847-ff9e-4c48-ae52-05ac904a9cc7 Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Picture of Lieke Ponsioen Lieke Ponsioen Doctoral Graduate Student lieke [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9d0c179a-ca25-4855-82b5-162a11324846 Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Picture of Salvör Jónsdóttir Salvör Jónsdóttir Doctoral Graduate Student saj51 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9500e8f8-cd36-4d23-b4b4-e66d1379c22a Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Picture of Snædís Sunna Thorlacius Snædís Sunna Thorlacius Doctoral Graduate Student sst9 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/aaceaf8d-56d7-4fc1-8480-16d86261ad29 Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa