Nordia Geographical Publications (NGP) is an open access non-profit journal published by the Geographical Society of Northern Finland and the Geography Research Unit at the University of Oulu. NGP publishes yearly theme issues and the doctoral theses of the research unit. 

The scope of the journal covers empirical and theoretical interventions from any branch of geography. NGP particularly welcomes research that is committed to northern dimensions of human, physical and applied geography.

Open access NGP publications are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0) license which ensures that authors retain full copyright to their work. The journal follows the peer review standards set by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV) and it is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Scopus.

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Call for Papers - Addressing global change in northern environments: insights from spatial data and analysis

2023-11-22

The Geographical Society of Northern Finland and the Geography Research Unit at the University of Oulu are pleased to announce a call for papers for Nordia Geographical Publications’ Theme Issue on "Addressing global change in northern environments: insights from spatial data analysis".

This theme issue aims to bring together research and advancements that explore the challenges and opportunities posed by global change in northern environments, with a specific focus on spatial data and spatial analysis.

The preliminary title and abstract deadline is 31st of January, 2024 and the manuscript submission deadline is 20th of May, 2024.

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Current Issue

Vol. 53 No. 4 (2024): Social innovations for inclusive development in tourism – insights from Kemi, Finland
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More sustainable tourism development requires acknowledging local perspectives. However, local needs and ideas might be overlooked in tourism development processes, which leads to exclusive development where tourism services are locally irrelevant, and locals do not get to participate in planning. This kind of tourism usually emphasizes economic targets whereas its social benefits might be limited.

The doctoral thesis challenges the current state of tourism planning and development by bringing the concept of social innovation into the discussion. Social innovations emphasize more comprehensive social value creation and co-operation instead of business-focused planning. The thesis examines social innovations in relation to tourism in Kemi, Finland, through ethnographic approaches. With empirical examples ranging from public and private sector to local young people, the thesis demonstrates linkages between locally based social innovations and tourism development.

The thesis contributes to the discussions of how tourism development could better acknowledge the diversity of local perspectives and the various needs on a local level. It is suggested that social innovations can enhance more inclusive development in tourism and strengthen local resilience. At the same time, the thesis highlights the necessity to critically examine social innovations against the broad need to sustain socio-environmental systems at multiple scales.

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