Scholars
Harald Buijtendijk
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Based in
Netherlands
Europe
Harald Buijtendijk (he/him) is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Centre for Sustainability, Tourism and Transport and the Sustainability Transitions research group of Breda University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands). Harald is curious about the politics of maintaining fossil fuel dependent tourism in times of climate breakdown. His research examines climate risks and climate obstruction in tourism and tourism transport. Apart from scientific publications, Harald has received grants from several organisations for research projects with high societal relevance. He is an active voice in the national public debate about the environmental impacts of fossil-fuel dependent tourism and aviation.

Country(ies) of Specialty
NetherlandsFocus areas of expertise
Greenwashing Climate policy and politics Net Zero Climate JusticePublications
Monographs
Buijtendijk. H. (2021). Beware of chameleons – chameleons beware. The propriety of innovation as a concept for the coordination of novelty and change. Insights from the Dutch outbound travel industry. [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Wageningen University & Research. https://doi.org/10.18174/545568
Buijtendijk, H. (2009). The Alienation from Poverty. Deconstructing the value chain approach in pro-poor tourism development. [Unpublished master’s thesis] Wageningen University & Research.
Peer-reviewed articles
Buijtendijk, H., & Eijgelaar, E. (2022). Innovatie moet meer pijn doen! De casus KLM. [Innovation must hurt more. The case of KLM] Vrijetijdstudies, 39(3), 41-45
Buijtendijk, H., Van Heiningen, J., & Duineveld, M. (2021). The productive role of innovation in a large tourism organisation. Tourism Management, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104312
Buijtendijk, H., & Eijgelaar, E. (2020). Understanding research impact manifestations in the environmental policy domain. Sustainable tourism research and the case of Dutch aviation. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1760872
Buijtendijk, H., Blom, J., Vermeer, J., & Van der Duim, R. (2018). Eco-innovation for sustainable tourism transitions as a process of collaborative co-production: the case of a carbon management calculator for the Dutch travel industry. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26(7), 1222-1240. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2018.1433184
Buijtendijk, H., & Tschunkert, K. (2016). Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development. A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar. Research in Hospitality Management, 6(1), 9-23. https://doi.org/10.2989/RHM.2016.6.1.2.1290
Book chapters
Buijtendijk, H., Van der Donk, M. (2015). Sustainability in tourism: A corporate perspective. In T. Low, P. Benckendorff, & G. Moscardo (Eds.), Education for Sustainability in Tourism: A Handbook of Processes, Resources, and Strategies (pp. 239-270). Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47470-9
Other academic work (conference contributions)
Buijtendijk, H., Eijgelaar, E. (2022). ‘Nothing beats a beach holiday.’ The production of mass tourism consumption as technique of power in a post COVID-19 European Union. Paper presented at the 9th Nordic Geographers Meeting, Joensuu, Finland
Buijtendijk, H., & Eijgelaar, E. (2021). Tourism science for transformative change : Do’s and don’ts when
dealing with chameleons. Paper presented at ATLAS ONLINE Annual Conference 2021: Tourism 21: Re-building Tourism – Continuities and Changes, Prague, Czech Republic
Buijtendijk, H., & Eijgelaar, E. (2019). Planes, climate change, and airports discourse: an analysis of
sustainable tourism research impact in the Netherlands. Paper presented at The 8th Nordic Geographers Meeting, Trondheim, Norway
Buijtendijk, H., Vermeer, J., & Blom, J. (2016). “A study of innovation in the making. CARMACAL and the Dutch outbound travel industry.” In R. Hay (ed.): Conference Proceedings of BEST EN Think Thank XVI. Townsville, Australia: James Cook University, Corporate Responsibility in Tourism – Standards, Practices, and Policies, 233-266