Research
Transdisciplinary solutions for community development
School faculty and students conduct a broad range of research that emphasizes transdisciplinary, solutions-oriented approaches to sustainable community development. Our research brings different disciplines together by advocating a multi-disciplinary systems approach to the study of community, with the aim of making communities better places to live, work, play and visit. Aligned with the School are several research units, including the Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, the Center for Sustainable Tourism, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Areas of Expertise
Faculty at ASU's School of Community Resources and Development are local and global leaders in their fields, contributing to healthy, resilient and sustainable communities locally, nationally and internationally. Research areas include:
- Tourism, Sustainability & Conservation
- Community Development & Public Policy
- Nonprofit & Social Enterprise
- Sports, Leadership & Youth Development
- Parks, Recreation & Natural Resource Management
Recent publications by Faculty and PhD students
Mark Roseland, Professor, has a new book chapter co-authored with SCRD PhD student Mozhgan Ansari and Dr. Jennie Moore, titled “The Role of Local Institutions in Empowering Social Entrepreneurship: Enabling Community Capital” published in Springer’s Sustainable Business Practices and Social Entrepreneurship: Innovations and Impact.
Dallen J. Timothy, Professor, has a new publication in the Journal of Borderlands Studies, titled "New Dimensions of Tourism and Political Borders"
Nick Wise, Assistant Professor, has a new publication in Event Management Special Issue Introduction: "Addressing “Wicked” Problems and Opportunities in Events Management"
Dallen Timothy, Professor, Christine Buzinde, Professor, and Gyan Nyaupane, Professor, have published "Peace and Tourism: Perspectives on an Enigmatic Paradigm" in Tourism Review International
Dallen Timothy, Professor, Christine Buzinde, Professor, and Gyan Nyaupane, Professor, have published "Tourism and Peace: The Need for a Paradigm Shift" in Tourism Review International