Wolf, Isabelle

Overview

I am a Senior Researcher and Analysist with progressive 15+ years experience in socio-ecological and environmental management research with a strong interest in urban places for nature and protected area management and monitoring.

I have worked in both academia and for NSW state government to research how conservation of natural places can be reconciled with the visitation of such places.

My research centres on investigating socio-ecological systems: How do we engage with nature? What are the benefits of such an engagement? And importantly, in which places do we engage and why? These are the questions that I address in my research using mixed methodologies including geospatial monitoring of people in places for nature.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Transformative travel as a sustainable market niche for protected areas: a new development, marketing and conservation model Published in Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2015	The use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for park visitor management: A case study of mountain biking Published in Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2013	How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees Published in Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2012	Visitor monitoring along roads and hiking trails: How to determine usage levels in tourist sites Published in Tourism Management: research, policies, practice

Research Areas

Research Overview

I am a Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in the Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space (ACCESS), School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong.

My current research investigates the role of diversity in the use of urban places for nature using mixed methods such as geospatial participatory (PPGIS) approaches.

As an urban green space and protected areas specialist, I research various aspects of socio-ecological systems. As a human mobility expert, I lead research and enhance geospatial methods for people monitoring, sustainable visitor experience development and natural resource management. Trained as an ecologist, my specialities are the human dimensions of ecosystems, with work on people and animal behaviour and flora and fauna communities among other in tourism and recreations systems. I hold a PhD degree from the University of New South Wales and have published in both social and environmental science journals.

Available as Research Supervisor

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space (ACCESS) Vice Chancellor Senior Research Fellow 2019 - 2025
University of New South Wales Visiting Academic (Level C) 2014 - 2024

Has Collaborator

Astell-Burt, Thomas Professor of Population Health and Environmental Data Science
Moreton, Sam Dr
Waitt , Gordon R. Professor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Assessing Geosites for Geotourism Development: Case Studies from the Southern Part of Sri Lanka Published In Geoheritage
2021	Exploring potential mechanisms underpinning the therapeutic effects of surfing Published In Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning
2021	Rainforest tourism: a systematic review of established knowledge and gaps in research Published In Tourism Recreation Research
2021	The changing face of wildlife tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity to strive towards sustainability? Published In Current Issues in Tourism
2020	A GIS-based fuzzy-analytic hierarchy process (F-AHP) for ecotourism suitability decision making: A case study of Babol in Iran Published In Tourism Management Perspectives
2020	Earthquake risk assessment using an integrated Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process with Artificial Neural Networks based on GIS: A case study of Sanandaj in Iran Published In International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2020	Man-Made Impacts on Emerging Geoparks in the Asian Region Published In Geoheritage
2020	Think globally, act locally: Current understanding and future directions for nature-based tourism research in Sri Lanka Published In Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
2019	Nature Conservation and Nature-Based Tourism: A Paradox? Published In Environments
2019	Preface: Special Issue on Environmental Impact of Nature‐Based Tourism. Published In Environments
2019	Recreational Ecology: A Review of Research and Gap Analysis Published In Environments
2018	Applying public participation GIS (PPGIS) to inform and manage visitor conflict along multi-use trails Published In Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2017	Assessing the Efficacy of Communication Interventions for Shifting Public Perceptions of Park Benefits Published In Journal of Travel Research
2017	Transformative travel as a sustainable market niche for protected areas: a new development, marketing and conservation model Published In Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2015	Are your ducks in a row? External and internal stakeholder perceptions of the benefits of parks in New South Wales, Australia Published In Managing Sport and Leisure
2015	Outcome-focused national park experience management: transforming participants, promoting social well-being, and fostering place attachment Published In Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2015	The use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for park visitor management: A case study of mountain biking Published In Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2014	Impacts of tourism hotspots on vegetation communities show a higher potential for self-propagation along roads than hiking trails Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2014	Walking, hiking and running in parks: A multidisciplinary assessment of health and well-being benefits Published In Landscape and Urban Planning
2013	How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees Published In Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2013	Interpretive media that attract park visitors and enhance their experiences: A comparison of modern and traditional tools using GPS tracking and GIS technology Published In Tourism Management Perspectives
2013	Vegetation moderates impacts of tourism usage on bird communities along roads and hiking trails Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2012	Observation techniques that minimize impacts on wildlife and maximize visitor satisfaction in night-time tours Published In Tourism Management Perspectives
2012	Visitor monitoring along roads and hiking trails: How to determine usage levels in tourist sites Published In Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2010	Minimizing disturbance to wildlife by tourists approaching on foot or in a car: A study of kangaroos in the Australian rangelands Published In Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Chapter

Year	Title
2021	Conservation-based elephant tourism: an importance- performance analysis. Published In The elephant tourism business Publisher CABI
2021	Conservation-based elephant tourism: an importance- performance analysis. Published In The elephant tourism business Publisher CABI

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2014	Lessons learned from pilot testing an experimental communication intervention: Generation Y and park benefits Published In CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality in the Contemporary World: Trends, Changes and Complexity

Other Research Activities

Green space, liveability and ethnic diversity: a geospatial analysis. Chief Investigator 2019 - 2025
Biosecurity hygiene in the Kosciuszko Region: Practice, Knowledge, and Dispositions among Recreational User Groups. PhD Co-supervisor, jointly funded by the University of Wollongong and the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment 2020 - 2023
NSW Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2016. Principal Research Manager 2016 - 2017
A review and evaluation of visitor monitoring and surveying techniques. Co-investigator 2016
The use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for park visitor management. Chief Investigator 2013 - 2016
Transformative travel as a new market niche for protected areas. Chief Investigator 2013 - 2016
NSW Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2014. Principal Research Manager 2014 - 2015
Implementation of GPS tracking and GIS technology for park visitor facility management. Chief Investigator 2012 - 2014
Promoting and Managing National Parks into the 21st Century. Co-investigator 2011 - 2014
Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2012. Principal Research Manager 2012 - 2013
Walking, hiking and running in parks: a multidisciplinary assessment of health and well-being benefits. Chief Investigator 2012 - 2013
Outcome-focussed national park experience management. Chief Investigator 2012
Interpretive media that attract park visitors and enhance their experiences: a comparison of traditional and digital tools using GPS tracking and GIS technology. Chief Investigator 2011 - 2012
How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees. Chief Investigator 2011
Visitor experiences in Royal National Park. Chief Investigator 2011
NSW Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2010. Principal Research Manager 2010 - 2011
Market Insights on Sydney Harbour Island Hopping 2010. Co-investigator 2010
Visitor experiences on Montague Island. Chief Investigator 2010
Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
In-house support by Flinders and Gammons Ranges National Park. Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre Scholarship Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
UNSW Arid Zone Research Station Research Scholarship. Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
UNSW Postgraduate Research Award. Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
PhD Research Award by the Ecological Society of Australia. Chief Investigator 2007
Irma Wencke PhD research seed grant. Chief Investigator 2006
Scholarship for Outstanding Researchers by the German National Academic Foundation. Chief Investigator 2000 - 2002
Stakeholder Situation surrounding the Conservation of the Endemic Utila Iguana in a complex Tourism Environment Chief Investigator 1999

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Please contact me for research on urban greenspaces, protected areas management, environmental impacts of nature-based experiences, geospatial monitoring of people.

I am open to a wide variety of suggestions and bring subject-matter expertise as both an Environmental Scientist and a Social Scientist, along with knowledge on geospatial analysis.

Teaching Activities

GEOG224 The Future of Food Created Online Teaching Module 2020

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Crossing Land, Social and Biosecurity Boundaries: Recreational Visitor Networks, Values, Practices and Knowledge and the Management of Weeds in the Kosciuszko Region	Smart, Jen

Keywords

Public Participatory Geographic Information Systems
Health and Wellbeing
Sustainable Use of Greenspace
Urban Nature
Protected Areas
Landscape Ecology
Ethnic Diversity
Equality
Tourism Management
Recreation Management
Transformational Tourism
Visitor Monitoring

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9573-3017 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

V-1373-2017

Scopus Id

36132561200

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Transformative travel as a sustainable market niche for protected areas: a new development, marketing and conservation model Published in Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2015	The use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for park visitor management: A case study of mountain biking Published in Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2013	How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees Published in Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2012	Visitor monitoring along roads and hiking trails: How to determine usage levels in tourist sites Published in Tourism Management: research, policies, practice

Research Areas

Research Overview

I am a Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in the Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space (ACCESS), School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong.

My current research investigates the role of diversity in the use of urban places for nature using mixed methods such as geospatial participatory (PPGIS) approaches.

As an urban green space and protected areas specialist, I research various aspects of socio-ecological systems. As a human mobility expert, I lead research and enhance geospatial methods for people monitoring, sustainable visitor experience development and natural resource management. Trained as an ecologist, my specialities are the human dimensions of ecosystems, with work on people and animal behaviour and flora and fauna communities among other in tourism and recreations systems. I hold a PhD degree from the University of New South Wales and have published in both social and environmental science journals.

Member Of

Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space (ACCESS) Vice Chancellor Senior Research Fellow 2019 - 2025
University of New South Wales Visiting Academic (Level C) 2014 - 2024

Has Collaborator

Astell-Burt, Thomas Professor of Population Health and Environmental Data Science
Moreton, Sam Dr
Waitt , Gordon R. Professor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Assessing Geosites for Geotourism Development: Case Studies from the Southern Part of Sri Lanka Published In Geoheritage
2021	Exploring potential mechanisms underpinning the therapeutic effects of surfing Published In Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning
2021	Rainforest tourism: a systematic review of established knowledge and gaps in research Published In Tourism Recreation Research
2021	The changing face of wildlife tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity to strive towards sustainability? Published In Current Issues in Tourism
2020	A GIS-based fuzzy-analytic hierarchy process (F-AHP) for ecotourism suitability decision making: A case study of Babol in Iran Published In Tourism Management Perspectives
2020	Earthquake risk assessment using an integrated Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process with Artificial Neural Networks based on GIS: A case study of Sanandaj in Iran Published In International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2020	Man-Made Impacts on Emerging Geoparks in the Asian Region Published In Geoheritage
2020	Think globally, act locally: Current understanding and future directions for nature-based tourism research in Sri Lanka Published In Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
2019	Nature Conservation and Nature-Based Tourism: A Paradox? Published In Environments
2019	Preface: Special Issue on Environmental Impact of Nature‐Based Tourism. Published In Environments
2019	Recreational Ecology: A Review of Research and Gap Analysis Published In Environments
2018	Applying public participation GIS (PPGIS) to inform and manage visitor conflict along multi-use trails Published In Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2017	Assessing the Efficacy of Communication Interventions for Shifting Public Perceptions of Park Benefits Published In Journal of Travel Research
2017	Transformative travel as a sustainable market niche for protected areas: a new development, marketing and conservation model Published In Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2015	Are your ducks in a row? External and internal stakeholder perceptions of the benefits of parks in New South Wales, Australia Published In Managing Sport and Leisure
2015	Outcome-focused national park experience management: transforming participants, promoting social well-being, and fostering place attachment Published In Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2015	The use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for park visitor management: A case study of mountain biking Published In Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2014	Impacts of tourism hotspots on vegetation communities show a higher potential for self-propagation along roads than hiking trails Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2014	Walking, hiking and running in parks: A multidisciplinary assessment of health and well-being benefits Published In Landscape and Urban Planning
2013	How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees Published In Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2013	Interpretive media that attract park visitors and enhance their experiences: A comparison of modern and traditional tools using GPS tracking and GIS technology Published In Tourism Management Perspectives
2013	Vegetation moderates impacts of tourism usage on bird communities along roads and hiking trails Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2012	Observation techniques that minimize impacts on wildlife and maximize visitor satisfaction in night-time tours Published In Tourism Management Perspectives
2012	Visitor monitoring along roads and hiking trails: How to determine usage levels in tourist sites Published In Tourism Management: research, policies, practice
2010	Minimizing disturbance to wildlife by tourists approaching on foot or in a car: A study of kangaroos in the Australian rangelands Published In Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Chapter

Year	Title
2021	Conservation-based elephant tourism: an importance- performance analysis. Published In The elephant tourism business Publisher CABI
2021	Conservation-based elephant tourism: an importance- performance analysis. Published In The elephant tourism business Publisher CABI

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2014	Lessons learned from pilot testing an experimental communication intervention: Generation Y and park benefits Published In CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality in the Contemporary World: Trends, Changes and Complexity

Other Research Activities

Green space, liveability and ethnic diversity: a geospatial analysis. Chief Investigator 2019 - 2025
Biosecurity hygiene in the Kosciuszko Region: Practice, Knowledge, and Dispositions among Recreational User Groups. PhD Co-supervisor, jointly funded by the University of Wollongong and the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment 2020 - 2023
NSW Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2016. Principal Research Manager 2016 - 2017
A review and evaluation of visitor monitoring and surveying techniques. Co-investigator 2016
The use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for park visitor management. Chief Investigator 2013 - 2016
Transformative travel as a new market niche for protected areas. Chief Investigator 2013 - 2016
NSW Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2014. Principal Research Manager 2014 - 2015
Implementation of GPS tracking and GIS technology for park visitor facility management. Chief Investigator 2012 - 2014
Promoting and Managing National Parks into the 21st Century. Co-investigator 2011 - 2014
Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2012. Principal Research Manager 2012 - 2013
Walking, hiking and running in parks: a multidisciplinary assessment of health and well-being benefits. Chief Investigator 2012 - 2013
Outcome-focussed national park experience management. Chief Investigator 2012
Interpretive media that attract park visitors and enhance their experiences: a comparison of traditional and digital tools using GPS tracking and GIS technology. Chief Investigator 2011 - 2012
How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees. Chief Investigator 2011
Visitor experiences in Royal National Park. Chief Investigator 2011
NSW Park Visitation Telephone Survey 2010. Principal Research Manager 2010 - 2011
Market Insights on Sydney Harbour Island Hopping 2010. Co-investigator 2010
Visitor experiences on Montague Island. Chief Investigator 2010
Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
In-house support by Flinders and Gammons Ranges National Park. Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre Scholarship Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
UNSW Arid Zone Research Station Research Scholarship. Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
UNSW Postgraduate Research Award. Chief Investigator 2006 - 2009
PhD Research Award by the Ecological Society of Australia. Chief Investigator 2007
Irma Wencke PhD research seed grant. Chief Investigator 2006
Scholarship for Outstanding Researchers by the German National Academic Foundation. Chief Investigator 2000 - 2002
Stakeholder Situation surrounding the Conservation of the Endemic Utila Iguana in a complex Tourism Environment Chief Investigator 1999

Potential Supervision Topics

Please contact me for research on urban greenspaces, protected areas management, environmental impacts of nature-based experiences, geospatial monitoring of people.

I am open to a wide variety of suggestions and bring subject-matter expertise as both an Environmental Scientist and a Social Scientist, along with knowledge on geospatial analysis.

Teaching Activities

GEOG224 The Future of Food Created Online Teaching Module 2020

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Crossing Land, Social and Biosecurity Boundaries: Recreational Visitor Networks, Values, Practices and Knowledge and the Management of Weeds in the Kosciuszko Region	Smart, Jen

Keywords

Public Participatory Geographic Information Systems
Health and Wellbeing
Sustainable Use of Greenspace
Urban Nature
Protected Areas
Landscape Ecology
Ethnic Diversity
Equality
Tourism Management
Recreation Management
Transformational Tourism
Visitor Monitoring

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9573-3017 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

V-1373-2017

Scopus Id

36132561200

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

Keywords

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Affiliation

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

Keywords

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Visualisations

Research Areas