Dr. Andrea Collins is a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University’s School of Geography and Planning. Her research focuses on assessing the environmental impact of visitor consumption and travel related to major sport events and festivals, and the role of events/festivals as agents of sustainable behaviour change.
Andrea’s research has informed the development UK Sport’s eventIMPACTS toolkit and GEO Foundation’s Voluntary Sustainability Standard for Golf Tournaments. She has published her research in journals including Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Journal of Travel Research and European Sports Management Quarterly.