Anisja Obermann

Anisja is a PhD candidate at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands and part of the international ANTARC-SHIP project. In her research, she studies the potentials and limitations of self-regulation of the Antarctic tourism industry with respect to environmental stewardship.

Anisja earned a BSc in Geography at the University of Wuerzburg, Germany and an interdisciplinary MSc called Sustainability, Society, and the Environment at Kiel University, Germany. Growing up in Southern Germany close to the Alps, Anisja has always been passionate about tourism and critically examining its impacts and potential. She wrote her Master’s thesis on degrowth and environmentally compatible tourism in the German Alps.

Research projects / interests:

• ANTARC-SHIP project: studying environmental stewardship among Antarctic tourism governance actors and institutions

Areas of interest: 

• Antarctic Tourism
• Polar Governance
• Antarctic Treaty System
• Sustainable Tourism
• Degrowth
• Human-Nature Relations
• Environment
• Values
• Human Geography

Keywords: Antarctic tourism, industry self-regulation, tourism geography