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Professor Lisa Ruhanen

Professor and Deputy Head of School

School of Business
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
l.ruhanen@uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 67095

Overview

Dr Lisa Ruhanen (PhD, GCEd, BBusHons) is a Professor in Tourism and the Director of Education with the The University of Queensland Business School. She has undertaken more than 30 academic and consultancy research projects in Australia and overseas in the areas of Indigenous tourism, sustainable tourism and policy, planning and governance. Lisa has more than 100 academic publications and in 2017 she and colleagues co-edited a book on Indigenous Tourism: Cases from Australia and New Zealand.

Lisa teaches in sustainable and responsible tourism, ethics, and tourism in developing countries. She has worked closely with the United Nations World Tourism Organization over the last decade including a secondment to the UNWTO headquarters in Madrid. She is currently an Advisory Board member and auditor for the UNWTO’s TedQual accreditation program. Lisa is actively engaged with a range of start-up Indigenous tourism businesses in Australia using her research expertise to explore visitor demand, market opportunities and product development strategies and has led research and consultancy studies for the Federal and State governments in Australia on Indigenous tourism, including the inaugural ‘Queensland Indigenous Tourism Strategy’.

Research Interests

  • Sustainable tourism
  • Indigenous tourism
  • Tourism Destination Planning
  • Knowledge Management
  • Governance
  • Climate change

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland

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  • A safe space for local knowledge sharing in sustainable tourism: an organisational justice perspective

    Rastegar, Raymond and Ruhanen, Lisa (2024). A safe space for local knowledge sharing in sustainable tourism: an organisational justice perspective. Knowledge management, organisational learning and sustainability in tourism. (pp. 103-119) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032626512-6

  • Nature-based Solutions

    Phelan, Anna and Ruhanen, Lisa (2022). Nature-based Solutions. Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. (pp. 304-306) edited by Dimitrios Buhalis. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781800377486.nature-based.solutions.nbs

  • Nature-based solutions: complementing ecotourism’s conservation, sustainability, and economic objectives

    Phelan, Anna, Ruhanen, Lisa, Murphy, Jamie and Bowles, Leonie (2022). Nature-based solutions: complementing ecotourism’s conservation, sustainability, and economic objectives. Transitioning towards the future of tourism destinations: resilient, smart, and green development. (pp. 23-30) edited by Paco Femenia-Serra, Aurkene Alzua-Sorzabal and Zheng Xiang. Madrid, Spain: Thomson Reuters-Aranzadi .

  • Australia Tourism

    Ruhanen, Lisa (2022). Australia Tourism. Encyclopedia of Tourism. (pp. 1-3) Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_431-2

  • Coopetition for tourism destination policy and governance: the century of local power?

    Damayanti, Maya, Scott, Noel and Ruhanen, Lisa (2018). Coopetition for tourism destination policy and governance: the century of local power?. The future of tourism: innovation and sustainability. (pp. 285-299) edited by Eduardo Fayos-Solà and Chris Cooper. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-89941-1_15

  • Tourism research and knowledge transfer

    Ruhanen, Lisa and Cooper, Chris (2018). Tourism research and knowledge transfer. Handbook of research methods for tourism and hospitality management. (pp. 530-542) edited by Robin Nunkoo. Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar.

  • Human resource and labour issues in Asian tourism

    Ruhanen, Lisa and Cooper, Chris (2017). Human resource and labour issues in Asian tourism. The Routledge handbook of tourism in Asia. (pp. 45-56) edited by C. Michael Hall and Stephen J. Page. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315768250

  • Indigenous tourism in Australia: history, trends and future directions

    Ruhanen, Lisa and Whitford, Michelle (2017). Indigenous tourism in Australia: history, trends and future directions. Indigenous tourism: cases from Australia and New Zealand. (pp. 9-24) edited by Michelle Whitford, Lisa Ruhanen and Anna Carr. Oxford, United Kingdom: Goodfellow Publishers.

  • Introduction to indigenous tourism in Australia and New Zealand

    Whitford, Michelle, Ruhanen, Lisa and Carr, Anna (2017). Introduction to indigenous tourism in Australia and New Zealand. Indigenous tourism: cases from Australia and New Zealand. (pp. 1-8) edited by Michelle Whitford, Lisa Ruhanen and Anna Carr. Oxford, United Kingdom: Goodfellow Publishers.

  • Developing a sustainable indigenous tourism sector: Reconciling socio-economic objectives with market driven approaches. A case from Queensland, Australia

    Ruhanen, Lisa, McLennan, Char-lee and Whitford, Michelle (2016). Developing a sustainable indigenous tourism sector: Reconciling socio-economic objectives with market driven approaches. A case from Queensland, Australia. Indigenous people and economic development: an international perspective. (pp. 205-222) edited by Katia Iankova, Azizul Hassan and Rachel L'Abbé. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

  • Australia

    Scott, Noel and Ruhanen, Lisa (2015). Australia. Contemporary destination governance: a case study approach. (pp. 163-203) edited by Harald Pechlaner, Pietro Beritelli, Sabine Pichler, Mike Peters and Noel Scott. London, United Kingdom: Emerald. doi: 10.1108/S2042-144320156

  • Case 13: Tourism and Events Queensland

    Scott, Noel and Ruhanen, Lisa (2015). Case 13: Tourism and Events Queensland. Contemporary Destination Governance: A Case Study Approach. (pp. 167-179) edited by Harald Pechlaner, Pietro Beritelli, Sabine Pichler, Mike Peters and Noel Scott. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S2042-144320140000006034

  • Case 14: Gold Coast, Queensland

    Scott, Noel and Ruhanen, Lisa (2015). Case 14: Gold Coast, Queensland. Contemporary Destination Governance: A Case Study Approach. (pp. 181-192) edited by Harald Pechlaner, Pietro Beritelli, Sabine Pichler, Mike Peters and Noel Scott. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S2042-144320140000006035

  • Case 15: Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

    Scott, Noel and Ruhanen, Lisa (2015). Case 15: Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast. Contemporary Destination Governance: A Case Study Approach. (pp. 193-203) edited by Harald Pechlaner, Pietro Beritelli, Sabine Pichler, Mike Peters and Noel Scott. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S2042-144320140000006036

  • Knowledge management in tourism: are the stakeholders research-averse?

    Cooper, Chris, Ruhanen, Lisa and Scott, Noel (2015). Knowledge management in tourism: are the stakeholders research-averse?. Challenges in tourism research. (pp. 309-337) edited by Tej Vir Singh. Bristol, United Kingdom: Channel View Publications.

  • Indigenous tourism and events for community development in Australia

    Ruhanen, Lisa and Whitford, Michelle (2014). Indigenous tourism and events for community development in Australia. Tourism as an instrument for development: a theoretical and practical study. (pp. 183-194) edited by Eduardo Fayos-sola, Maria D. Alvarez and Chris Cooper. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S2042-144320140000006016

  • Responding to climate change: Australian tourism industry perspectives on current challenges and future directions

    Ruhanen, Lisa and Shakeela, Aishath (2014). Responding to climate change: Australian tourism industry perspectives on current challenges and future directions. Climate change and tourism in the Asia Pacific. (pp. 35-51) edited by Bruce Prideaux, Bob McKercher and Karen Elizabeth McNamara. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

  • Brisbane's annual sports and cultural festival: connecting with community and culture through festivals

    Ruhanen, Lisa and Whitford, Michelle (2012). Brisbane's annual sports and cultural festival: connecting with community and culture through festivals. Urban representations: cultural expression, identity and politics. (pp. 101-117) edited by Sylvia Kleinert and Grace Koch. Canberra ACT Australia: Australian Instute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stud.

  • Climate change, sustainability and tourism

    Ruhanen, Lisa (2012). Climate change, sustainability and tourism. Knowledge management in tourism: policy and governance applications. (pp. 153-173) edited by Eduardo Fayos-Sola and Ulysses Foundation. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S2042-1443(2012)0000004011

  • Conclusion: understanding and enacting the strategic role of tourism

    Fayos-Sola, Eduardo, Ruhanen, Lisa, de Bruyn, Christophe, Munoz Mazon, Ana, Fuentes, Laura and Alonso, Alba Fernandez (2012). Conclusion: understanding and enacting the strategic role of tourism. Knowledge management in tourism: Policy and governance applications. (pp. 323-345) edited by Eduardo Fayos-Sola and Ulysses Foundation. Bingley UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

  • Religion, remembrance and the ‘Rock’: current trends in Australian religious tourism

    Bond, Nigel and Ruhanen, Lisa (2012). Religion, remembrance and the ‘Rock’: current trends in Australian religious tourism. Reflecting on religious tourism and pilgrimage. (pp. 29-47) edited by Kevin Griffin and Razaq Raj. Arnhem, The Netherlands: Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS).

  • Tourism Education: Quo Vadis?

    Cooper, Chris, Wheeller, Brian and Ruhanen, Lisa (2012). Tourism Education: Quo Vadis?. Critical debates in tourism. (pp. 199-225) edited by Tej Vir Singh. Buffalo, NY United States: Channel View Publications.

  • Tourism education: quo vadis?

    Cooper, Chris, Wheeller, Brian and Ruhanen, Lisa (2012). Tourism education: quo vadis?. Critical debates in tourism. (pp. 199-226) edited by Tej Vir Singh. Bristol, United Kingdom: Channel View Publications.

  • Australia a country specific analysis of religious tourism in Australia

    Ruhanen, Lisa and Bond, Nigel (2011). Australia a country specific analysis of religious tourism in Australia. Religious Tourism in Asia and the Pacific. (pp. 79-97) Madrid, Spain: World Tourism Organization.

  • Ecotourism: a review of the Australian and Chinese literature

    Ruhanen, Lisa, Gao, Jun, Sun, Ruihong and Ding, Peiyi (2011). Ecotourism: a review of the Australian and Chinese literature. Sino-Australia comparative study on tourism development. (pp. 309-349) edited by Jun Gao, Noel Scott, Roy Ballantyne and Peiyi Ding. Beijing, China: China Travel & Tourism Press.

  • Governance approaches in new tourist destination countries: Introducing tourism law in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

    Semone, Peter, Laws, Eric, Ruhanen, Lisa, Wang, Zhuo and Scott, Noel (2011). Governance approaches in new tourist destination countries: Introducing tourism law in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Tourism Destination Governance: Practice, Theory and Issues. (pp. 25-38) edited by Eric Laws, Harold Richins, Jerome Argusa and Noel Scott. London, United Kingdom: CAB International.

  • Women's participation in tourism: a case from the Maldives

    Shakeela, Aishath, Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen (2010). Women's participation in tourism: a case from the Maldives. Tourism in the Muslim World. (pp. 61-71) edited by Noel Scott and Jafar Jafari. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited. doi: 10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000002008

  • Developing China's ecotourism product through marketing: Examples from Australia

    Scott, Noel, Ruhanen, Lisa and Ding, Peiyi (2010). Developing China's ecotourism product through marketing: Examples from Australia. Theory and Practice in Ecotourism. (pp. 310-320) edited by Cheng Shengkui, Wu Dawei and Zhong Kinsheng. Beijing, China: China Environmental Science Press.

  • The myth of sustainable tourism

    Ruhanen, L. (2010). The myth of sustainable tourism. Cambio Clímático y Turismo: Realidad y Ficción [Climate Change and Tourism: Fact and Fiction]. (pp. 145-146) edited by Eduardo Fayos-Solà and Jafar Jafari. Valencia, Spain: Universitat de València; World Tourism Organization.

  • Women's participation in tourism: A case from the Maldives

    Shakeela, Aishath, Ruhanen, Lisa and Breakey, Noreen (2010). Women's participation in tourism: A case from the Maldives. Tourism in the Muslim World. (pp. 61-71) edited by Noel Scott and Jafar Jafari. Bingley, UK: Emerald. doi: 10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000002008

  • Volunteering tourism knowledge: A case from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

    Ruhanen, L., Cooper, C. and Fayos-Sola, E. (2008). Volunteering tourism knowledge: A case from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Journeys of Discovery: International Case Studies in Volunteer Tourism. (pp. 25-35) edited by Lyons, K. and Wearing, S.. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publications.

  • Destination Competitiveness: Meeting sustainability objectives through strategic planning and visioning

    Ruhanen, L.M. (2007). Destination Competitiveness: Meeting sustainability objectives through strategic planning and visioning. Advances in Modern Tourism Research: Economic Perspectives. (pp. 133-152) edited by Matias, A., Nijkamp, P. and Neto, P.. New York, USA: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg.

  • Compendium of sources

    Cooper, Chris, Michael Hall, C., Ruhanen, Lisa and Treloar, Peter (2005). Compendium of sources. Oceania: a tourism handbook. (pp. 380-416) Bristol, United Kingdom: Channel View Publications.

  • Demand for Tourism in Australia

    Cooper, Chris and Ruhanen, Lisa (2005). Demand for Tourism in Australia. Oceania: A Tourism Handbook. (pp. 17-34) edited by Chris Cooper and C. Michael Hall. Clevedon UK: Channel View Publications.

  • Implications of climate change on tourism in Oceania

    Craig-smith, S. J. and Ruhanen, L. M. (2005). Implications of climate change on tourism in Oceania. Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change. (pp. 181-191) edited by C. M. Hall and J. Higham. Clevedon, UK: Channel View Publications.

  • Introduction to Australia

    Ruhanen, L. M. (2005). Introduction to Australia. Oceania: A Tourism Handbook. (pp. 7-16) edited by C. Cooper and C. M. Hall. Clevedon UK: Channel View Publications.

  • Introduction to Australia

    Ruhanen, Lisa (2005). Introduction to Australia. Oceania: A Tourism Handbook. (pp. 7-16) Clevedon United Kingdom: Channel View Publications.

  • Sources of Australian tourism statistics

    Cooper, Chris and Ruhanen, Lisa (2005). Sources of Australian tourism statistics. Oceania: a tourism handbook. (pp. 75-85) Bristol, United Kingdom: Channel View Publications.

  • The Australian Tourism Industry

    Cooper, Chris and Ruhanen, Lisa (2005). The Australian Tourism Industry. Oceania: A Tourism Handbook. (pp. 57-74) edited by C. Cooper and C. Michael Hall. Clevedon UK: Channel View Publications.

  • The Organisation of Tourism in Australia

    Cooper, C. P. and Ruhanen, L. M. (2005). The Organisation of Tourism in Australia. Oceania: A Tourism Handbook. (pp. 35-56) edited by C. Cooper and C. M. Hall. Clevedon UK: Channel View Publications.

  • The positive and negative impacts of tourism

    Cooper, C. P., Ruhanen, L. M. and Archer, B. (2005). The positive and negative impacts of tourism. Global Tourism. (pp. 79-102) edited by William. F. Theobald. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann.

  • The use of strategic visioning to enhance local tourism planning in periphery communities

    Ruhanen, Lisa and Cooper, Chris (2005). The use of strategic visioning to enhance local tourism planning in periphery communities. Taking tourism to the limits: Issues, concepts and managerial perspectives. (pp. 53-63) edited by Chris Ryan, Stephen Page and Michelle Aicken. Oxford, UK: Elsevier.

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  • Beyond mining: Exploring Indigenous communities transiton to the tourism sector

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

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