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;;wind farm impacts https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ba5290b1-1217-4001-9ceb-e30fc2f8138c Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Anna Karlsdóttir Anna Karlsdóttir
  • Associate 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 Yes 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;;environmental geography;;environmental archaeology;;soil science;;palynology;;sedimentology Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/e08f3594-a539-40b4-b88f-2963383142f2 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
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 renewable energy;;development studies;;urban transport;;landscape;;environmental politics;;human-animal relations;;cultural geography;;human geography;;environmental geography 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 Scott John Riddell Scott John Riddell Postdoc sjr [at] hi.is Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/6e836ec6-a952-4edd-bec6-218947df6b9b Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Mynd af gervimanni Theresa Bonatotzky Postdoc theresa [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/112248f8-e880-4752-9f8e-f8b9ec77e11f Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa

Doctoral graduate students

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 Íris Hrund Halldórsdóttir Íris Hrund Halldórsdóttir
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 5255443 irishh [at] hi.is tourism;;innovation in tourism;;regional development;;employment in tourism https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9a6ef35b-4584-42f3-9a73-760e9ff9ad12 Administration
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 Nicholaus Edward Voogt Nicholaus Edward Voogt
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 nvoogt [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/4852fca4-c155-441d-8d91-b897ca8f2cf4 Land- og ferðamálafræðistofa
Picture of Salvör Jónsdóttir Salvör Jónsdóttir
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 saj51 [at] hi.is environmental management and planning;;planning;;strategic planning;;urban planning;;policy making 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