Regina Scheyvens

Regina Scheyvens heads the Institute of Development Studies at Massey University, New Zealand. Here she combines a passion for teaching about international development with research on tourism and development. In 2002 she published 'Tourism for Development: Empowering Communities', and she has written articles on themes such as backpacker tourism, ecotourism, and sustainable tourism. Her most recent book is 'Tourism and Poverty' (Routledge, 2010).