Assoc. Prof. Dr Marko Koščak
University teacher
Academic title: PhD
Habilitation field: Associate Professor (Tourism)
Additional/part-time employment outside FT UM: STUDIO MKA d.o.o.
marko.koscak@um.si
+386 8 205 70 60
Office hours: by prior arrangement
SCIENTIFIC FIELD
6.12.01 Physical geography
6.12.04 Regional geography
6.12.04 Regional geography
KEYWORDS
Sustainable Development, Green, ethical and responsible tourism, Geography of Tourism, Destination Management, Rural Development, Economic diversification, Indicators for Sustainable Tourism Monitoring
RESEARCH FIELD
From 2014 to 2019, I worked as an Assistant Professor and am currently an Associate Professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism Brežice, Slovenia. My research interests are in the area of sustainable and responsible tourism, the geography of tourism and the management of local tourist destinations. I also teach these topics to students. Since 1986, I have also worked intensively in the field of Integrated Rural Development, both in Slovenia and abroad.
My works have been published in journals such as Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Anais Brasileiros de Estudos Turisticos (ABET), Turizam, Informatologia, and scientific and professional monographs in publishing houses such as Routledge, Pearson, CABI and others.
My works have been published in journals such as Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Anais Brasileiros de Estudos Turisticos (ABET), Turizam, Informatologia, and scientific and professional monographs in publishing houses such as Routledge, Pearson, CABI and others.
SUBJECTS/TEACHING ANNOUNCEMENT
MAG-02 Trajnostni, zeleni in družbeno odgovorni turizem
MAG-02 SUSTAINABLE, GREEN AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
MAG-02 Trajnostni, zeleni in družbeno odgovorni turizem
MAG-06 PRACTICUM 1: INTRODUCTION & DESIGN OF ELEMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
MAG-06 Praktikum 1: Spoznavanje in oblikovanje elementov razvojne strategije
UN-10 Turistična geografija
MAG-39 Projektno vodenje EU in nacionalnih projektov - IZBIRNI PREDMET 3
MAG-39 PROJECT MANAGEMENT - EU & NATIONAL PROJECTS - ELECTIVE 2
MAG-02 SUSTAINABLE, GREEN AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
MAG-02 Trajnostni, zeleni in družbeno odgovorni turizem
MAG-06 PRACTICUM 1: INTRODUCTION & DESIGN OF ELEMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
MAG-06 Praktikum 1: Spoznavanje in oblikovanje elementov razvojne strategije
UN-10 Turistična geografija
MAG-39 Projektno vodenje EU in nacionalnih projektov - IZBIRNI PREDMET 3
MAG-39 PROJECT MANAGEMENT - EU & NATIONAL PROJECTS - ELECTIVE 2
TEACHING APPROACH
In teaching, I place emphasis on both theoretical side and, above all, try to convey my practical experience of operational and project work in the field of sustainable and responsible tourism over the last 35 years. For me, the best classroom for acquiring the knowledge of students of the Faculty of Tourism is field work, i.e. concrete examples on which they can learn the most and test the acquired theoretical knowledge and thus gain the necessary experience. Of course, I practice all forms of interactive work in the classroom and prefer the active participation of students in my lectures. I want to encourage them to think critically and develop their strategic planning skills in the area of sustainable and responsible tourism.
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION
I studied in Ljubljana, Birmingham (United Kingdom), Vienna (Austria) and in 1999 received my PhD in a thesis entitled "Transforming rural areas along the Slovenian-Croatian border" at the Faculty of Arts in the Department of Geography of the University of Ljubljana. My professional career began in 1986 with various activities in the field of integrated rural development in Slovenia and abroad. Between 1996 and 2009, I was the project manager along the Heritage Trails project of Dolenjska and Bela krajina under the umbrella of the Novo mesto Chamber of Commerce. From 1986 I was also an adviser to the Ministry of Agriculture for Rural Development, where I also worked as a Senior adviser to the Slovenian government in the Structural Policy and Rural Development Sector from 1999 to 2001. Over the past 30 years, I have worked as a consultant at UNDP and other public and private institutions, in the field of sustainable development of local communities in the countries of the South-East Balkans, i.e. Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia. I have also participated in a number of projects and development initiatives to develop sustainable tourism in many countries of Europe and Asia. I am a founding member of the Slovenian Network for Rural Development, which is part of the European Network "PREPARE".
recently published
KOŠČAK, Marko (urednik), O'ROURKE, Tony (urednik). Ethical and responsible tourism : managing sustainability in local tourism destinations. 2nd ed. London [i. e.] Abingdon; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, cop. 2023. XXIV, 516 str., ilustr. ISBN 978-1-032-41562-8, ISBN 978-1-032-41560-4. [COBISS.SI-ID 152441603]
KOŠČAK, Marko, O'ROURKE, Tony. Post-pandemic sustainable tourism management : the new reality of managing ethical and responsible tourism. Abingdon; New York (NY): Routledge, 2021. XVII, 146 str. Routledge focus on environment and sustainability. ISBN 978-0-367-71626-4, ISBN 978-0-367-71631-8, ISBN 978-1-003-15310-8. [COBISS.SI-ID 70722051]
KOŠČAK, Marko (urednik), O'ROURKE, Tony (urednik). Ethical and responsible tourism : managing sustainability in local tourism destinations. London [i. e.] Abingdon; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, cop. 2020. XIV, 439 str., ilustr. ISBN 978-0-367-19144-3, ISBN 978-0-367-19146-7. [COBISS.SI-ID 38158339]
KOŠČAK, Marko, O'ROURKE, Tony. Post-pandemic sustainable tourism management : the new reality of managing ethical and responsible tourism. Abingdon; New York (NY): Routledge, 2021. XVII, 146 str. Routledge focus on environment and sustainability. ISBN 978-0-367-71626-4, ISBN 978-0-367-71631-8, ISBN 978-1-003-15310-8. [COBISS.SI-ID 70722051]
KOŠČAK, Marko (urednik), O'ROURKE, Tony (urednik). Ethical and responsible tourism : managing sustainability in local tourism destinations. London [i. e.] Abingdon; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, cop. 2020. XIV, 439 str., ilustr. ISBN 978-0-367-19144-3, ISBN 978-0-367-19146-7. [COBISS.SI-ID 38158339]