Nicola J PalmerNicola Palmer has worked in tourism for 25 years as an educator, consultant and researcher. Her interests align with tourism development studies, transitional economies, ecotourism, governance and cultural change. She has developed ntworks across the public sector and in the visitor economy. She has supervised over 17 PhD students to completion and has a wealth of experience in teaching research methods in social science at postgraduate level. Her publications focus on people, place and space. Nicola is particularly concerned with issues of equity, participation, identity and socioeconomic transformation and she is an active volunteer in the fields of heritage and education literacy. Read More Read Less