Prof. Giovanna Bertella
Researcher in Sustainability, Tourism and Innovation
Professor in Knowledge Management
School of Business and Economics at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø
Giovanna offers her expertise to support Ocean Sounds in investigating and identifying best tourism practices to design and manage responsible encounters with marine mammals.
From the beautiful Tuscany, Italy, Giovanna moved to Northern Norway in 1999. She gained a PhD at the Department of Sociology, Political Science and Community Planning at the University of Tromsø in 2011. She is now employed at the School of Business and Economics at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø.
Among her research interests is the use of animals in tourism from an experiential and ethical perspective, and the related management challenges and possibilities. She has been studying whale watching in Northern Norway since the booming of the sector in 2011.
