Dr Ante Mandić

Selected journal articles

Jaković, B., Mandić, A., & Smolčić Jurdana, D. (2026). Visitors support sustainability when experience value is clear: Modeling multidimensional willingness to pay in protected natural areas. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 55, 101024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2026.101024

KC, B., R. Kusi, A. Mandić. (2026). “Connecting Sustainable Livelihoods and Conservation via Homestay Tourism in Ghanaian Protected Sites: A Social Entrepreneurship Perspective.” Business Strategy and the Environment, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.71106.

Epler Wood, M., Mandić, A., Burns, O’Shannon, & Milsten, M. B. (2025). Climate action needs to drive destination planning—Why isn’t it? Center for Hospitality Research, Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration. https://hdl.handle.net/1813/117772

Mandić, A., KC, B., Bricker, K. S., & Novaković, M. (2025). GSTC evaluation of urban and nature-based tourism destinations in Croatia: implications for adaptive governance and resilience. Journal of Ecotourism, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2025.2547785

Mandić, A., Spenceley, A., & Leung, Y. F. (2025). Toward Resilient Nature-Based Tourism in the Post-Pandemic Era: Integrating Governance, Visitor Dynamics, Finance, and Ecosystem Integrity. Tourism Planning & Development, 22(5), 617–631. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2025.2553500

Mandić, A., & Rastegar, R. (2025). Revisiting tourism taxes: A justice-oriented approach to redistributing revenue. Current Issues in Tourism, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2025.2542533

McCool, S. F., & Mandic, A. (2024). A Social-Ecological Systems Perspective on Working toward Resilience in Nature-Based Tourism Planning. Tourism Planning & Development, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2024.2364622

Mandić, A., Knight, D. W., Vuković, M., & Thomsen, B. (2024). Place Attachment, Awareness of Environmental Responsibility and Pro-Environmental Behaviour of Visitors in Protected Natural Areas. Tourism Planning & Development, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2024.2353596 

Mandić, A., & McCool, S.F. (2023). A critical review and assessment of the last 15 years of experience design research in a nature-based tourism context, Journal of Ecotourism, 22:1, 208-235, DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2022.2099877 

Mandić, Ante. (2023). Protected area management effectiveness and COVID-19: The case of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 41, 100397. DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2021.100397 

Spenceley, A., Mccool, S., Newsome, D., Báez, A., James, R., Blye, C., Bricker, K., Cahyadi, H. S., Halpenny, E., Hvenegaard, G., King, D. M., Leung, Y. F., Mandić, A., Naidoo, R., Ruede, D., Sano, J., Sarhan, M., Santamaria, V., Sousa, T. B., Zschiegner, A. K. (2021). TOURISM IN PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREAS AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, 27, 103–118. 

Selected books

Mandić, A., & Petrić, L. (Eds.). (2026). Environmental responsibility and sustainable tourism: Emerging trends and research. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/9783032206558 

Mandić, A., Spenceley, A., & Fennell, D. (Eds.). (2024). Handbook on Managing Nature Based Tourism Destinations Amid Climate Change. Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035311255 

Mandić, A., & Walia, S. K. (Eds.). (2023). The Routledge Handbook of Nature Based Tourism Development. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003230748 

Mandić, A., & Petrić, L. (Eds.). (2021). Mediterranean Protected Areas in the Era of Overtourism: Challenges and Solutions. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69193-6 

Selected policy publication

Mandić, A., Beraldo Souza, T., Spenceley, A., Bricker, K., Eagles, P. F. J., Epler Wood, M., Green, R., Haggar, K., Hvenegaard, G., Lemieux, C. J., Leung, Y.-F., McCool, S. F., Muriithi, J. K., Ritchie, C., Rogers, P., Rushton, B., Sano, J., & Turner, D. (2025). Strengthening sustainable tourism’s role in biodiversity conservation and community resilience, IUCN WCPA Issues Paper Series No. 07. https://iucn.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/issues-paper-no.-7-strengthening-sustainable-tourisms-role-in-biodiversity-conservation-and-community-resilience.pdf