The Centre of Expertise for Transformative Mobilities at Wageningen University & Research is a hub for rethinking travel, tourism, and migration in a changing world. We bring together expertise from across WUR to support climate-responsible, environmentally sustainable, socially just, and community-led mobility futures.
Our work connects cutting-edge research, innovative education, and real-world impact. We collaborate with students, researchers, policymakers, NGOs, and industry partners to turn critical insights into practical solutions that address today’s most urgent socio-environmental challenges.
From climate governance and environmental stewardship to mobility justice, labour, heritage, memory, and humanitarian crises, we explore how mobilities shape people, places, and possibilities — and how they can be transformed for more equitable and resilient futures.
Climate-Responsible Governance & Environmental Stewardship
Examining how tourism and migration interact with ecosystems, emphasizing governance in fragile areas and adaptation to planetary shifts
Social Justice, Labour & Inclusive Wellbeing
Supporting socially just and community-led futures, by investigating the ethical dimensions of movement, focusing on marginalized groups and the 'human side' of mobility
Heritage, Culture & Identity
Investigating how cultural heritage and power relations to contribute to societal dialogue, using tourism as a tool for confronting 'difficult pasts'
The Centre of Expertise for Transformative Mobilities is supported by the Centre for Space, Place & Society at Wageningen University & Research.
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