Dr Po-hsin Lai

Biography

Dr. Po-Hsin Lai’s research examines the effect of change on tourism systems driven by forces such as tourism developments and land use alterations from mining, amenity migration, urban sprawl, and climate change. Issues arising from the impacts of change due to these forces are gaining significance since related changes often pose threats to the natural resource base that supports rural and nature-based destinations, and is the targe of protected area conservation. Both qualitative and quantitative methods have been incorporated into her research to provide more in-depth examinations of the complex phenomena involved in tourism systems. Additionally, her commitment to an interdisciplinary paradigm has driven her to employ literature in natural resource governance and sustainability science, and theoretical foundations informed by social psychology, environmental psychology, and place-based research to derive the managerial implications of her research forsustainable planning and management of tourism systems. Her research has been published in high-ranked journals and generates recommendations to enhance the resilience capacity of rural communities and protected areas.

Research Interest

Business and Management, Marketing, Tourism