Sustainable and Regenerative destination management

Christian Schott is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Tourism Management at Wellington School of Business and Government, at the Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington in Aotearoa New Zealand. He holds a PhD in Human Geography (Tourism Geographies) from the University of Exeter (1998). His research explores tourism impacts, climate change, sustainability education, VR in education, and the SDGs-business nexus. As Chair of the UN Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) Steering Committee at WSBG, Christian leads a transdisciplinary project using virtual reality to promote experiential education on sustainability and climate change, which earned the Gold Award in the Sustainability Category at the QS-Wharton 2020 Reimagine Education Awards. He has addressed the New Zealand Parliament on Sustainable Tourism, published extensively in top tourism journals, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Tourism Futures. Notable achievements include the 2018 Tourism Recreation Research «Research Article of the Year» Award and a 2022 Te Whatu Kairangi | Aotearoa New Zealand National Tertiary Educator Award for excellence in scholarship, innovation, and teaching.