Jost Krippendorf

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Jost Krippendorf (1986)

Jost Krippendorf (born December 20, 1938 in Bern ; † February 27, 2003 in Muri near Bern ) was a Swiss tourism researcher who is considered one of the pioneers of socially and environmentally compatible tourism.

Life

Jost Krippendorf studied economics in Bern (PhD 1963). From 1971 to 1988 he was director of the Research Institute for Leisure and Tourism (FIF) and holder of the chair for Theory and Politics of Tourism at the University of Bern . From 1971 to 1978 he was also the head of the Swiss Tourism Association. From 1989 to 1991 he was full professor for general ecology and head of the inter-faculty coordination office for general ecology (IKAÖ) at the University of Bern.

In the early 1990s, he left the University of Bern, but continued to research and publish. In February 2003 he died of cancer.

Act

Jost Krippendorf is one of the most important representatives of tourism criticism. In his book "Die Landschaftsfresser" he showed the ecological consequences of alpine tourism. In “Die Ferienmenschen” he explored the question of which factors induce people to go on vacation to an ever greater extent. In “Alpine Blessing Nightmare” he brought the two aforementioned works together. He developed a holistic picture of the modes of action in tourism and drafted a plea for tourism development in harmony with man and nature. His works (especially from the 1980s) are considered the foundations of tourism criticism. In 1977 he was awarded the Columbus Prize of Honor by the Association of German Travel Journalists for his services to a holistic impact in tourism .

In 2003 the Austrian Tourist Association founded the “Jost Krippendorf Prize” with the aim of presenting an annual award for special services to socially and environmentally compatible tourism.

Fonts (selection)

  • The Landscape Eater, 1975
  • The Vacationers, 1984
  • For another tourism, 1989
  • Veitstänze (together with Schang Hutter), 1993
  • Alpine blessing nightmare, for tourism development in harmony with man and nature, 1986
  • On the way to Ökotopia? The ecological challenge, 1993
  • The transition to another world is possible, 2004

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Manger village, Jost
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss economist and tourism researcher
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 2003
Place of death Muri near Bern