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Cesar Alejandro Guala Catalan

Senior Lecturer

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


The main research lines are: Public Policies in Tourism , planning and rural development, special interest tourism in agritourism and Whale Watching .

Educación

  •  Business Administration in Tourism, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
  •  Rural Development, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE. Chile, 2006
  •  Management (Public Policies and Tourism), VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON. Nueva Zelanda, 2013

Experiencia Académica

  •   Lecturer Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    Economics and management sciences

    Chile

    2005 - 2005

  •   Adjunct Lecturer Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    Economics and management sciences

    Chile

    2006 - 2008

  •   Tutor Other

    VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON

    Commerce

    Wellington, Nueva Zelanda

    2010 - 2011

  •   Prodecano Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas

    Valdivia, Chile

    2014 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Project coordinator Full Time

    Regional Association of Municipalities

    Chile

    1998 - 2000

  •   Head of the Programe of Rural Tourism Full Time

    INDAP (Small Farming Development Institute)

    Chile

    2000 - 2002

  •   Technical Advisor Full Time

    Mapu-Lahual Indigenous Association

    Chile

    2002 - 2003

  •   Ecotourism and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme Coordinator Full Time

    World Wildlife Fund, WWF-Chile

    Chile

    2003 - 2007

  •   Marine Conservation Programme Officer Full Time

    World Wildlife Fund, WWF-Chile

    Chile

    2007 - 2008

  •   Senior Advisor Other

    The Pew Charitable Trusts

    Estados Unidos

    2015 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Regular undergraduate courses
2013-2014 Introduction to Tourism Planning (4 hrs.). Coordinator
2013-2014 Tourism Policy and Legislation (4 hrs.). Coordinator
2014 Workshop of Tourism Management (4 hrs.). Coordinator
2013-2014 Workshop of Destination Management 4 hrs.). Coordinator
2013 Seminario de Grado (2 hrs.). Coordinator
2010-2011 Tourism Research Methods (2 hrs.). Honors programme, Victoria University of Wellington. Tutor
2007-2008 Ecotourism and conservation (2 hrs.).

Research Seminars
2013 "Implementation of the Tourism Act: A perception from the tourism industry in the Region of Los Ríos"
2014 "Evaluation of the tourism potencial in the Urban Park Llancahue"

Thesis
2008 "Tourism development in the areas of Chaiguin and Huiro around the area of the Valdivian Coastal Reserve"

Otros
2016 Evaluador Proyecto Fondecyt - Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT) Chile
2016 Evaluación en proceso de selección de revistas científicas - Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT) Chile
2016 Revisor de artículos científicos para Journal of Tourism Management Perspectives Elsevier Estados Unidos


Premios y Distinciones

  •   New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS)

    NEW ZEALANDS INTERNATIONAL AID AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

    Nueva Zelanda, 2008

    A full covered scholarship to conduct an academic english proficiency programme and a PhD in public policies

  •   Beca Mecesup

    MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION

    Chile, 2002

    Scholarship for conducting studies in the Programme of Master in Rural Development

  •   100 Chilean Young Leaders

    DIARIO EL MERCURIO

    Chile, 2007

    Chosen as one of the 100 Chilean Young Leaders for his contribution to the development of Ecotourism with indigenous people in Southern Chile


 

Article (5)

Destination Management in Chile: Objectives, Actions and Actors
DETERMINANTES DE LA COMPRA POR INTERNET EN SERVICIOS TURÍSTICOS: EL CASO DE CHILE
“Whale-Watching Opportunities in Northern Patagonia, Chile”
Evaluation of best practices in small community based ecotourism tourism projects in the Valdivia Ecoregion, Chile
Agro tourism development of pre-range communities of the Region of La Araucania

BookSection (1)

Ecotourism as a conservation and local development tool: The case of coastal communities in Southern Chile

BookWhole (1)

Agro Tourism in Chile: Situation and Perspectives

ConferencePaper (3)

Lecciones de la reforma de la malla institucional del sector público del Turismo en Chile
REFORMA DE LA MALLA INSTITUCIONAL DEL SECTOR PÚBLICO DEL TURISMO EN CHILE: EL PROCESO QUE CONDUJO A LA CREACIÓN DE LA LEY 20.423 DE TURISMO
Evaluation of ecotourism best practices in small community based ecotourism in the Valdivian Eco-region, Chile

JournalWhole (1)

Ecotourism, Conservation and local development in the Valdivian Eco-region

Proyecto (9)

Mejoramiento de la calidad y productividad científica de la investigación nacional en turismo
Creación de un modelo de gobernanzas y gestión del turismo en áreas protegidas del destino Selva Valdiviana Costera
An integrated marine conservation strategy for Easter Island
Herramientas para el desarrollo del turismo sustentable en áreas protegidas
Modelo Sustentable de Gestión del Turismo Paleo-Arqueológico de la Megafauna y el poblamiento temprano del Pleistoceno en el Sur de Chile. Caso de Estudio: Destino Pilauco, Osorno
Promoting ecotourism development for sustainable livelihoods in priority areas for biodiversity conservation in the Valdivian Ecoregion
Promoting ecotourism in indigenous communities of south central Chile: small business development as a community-based conservation tool for the southern temperate rain forest
Promotion of a new marine and coastal protected area for the Gulf of Corcovado-Chiloe Blue Whale feeding and nursing ground
Promotion of a new Marine and Coastal Protected Area for the Gulf of Corcovado-Chiloé blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) feeding and nursing ground. Phase III
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Cesar Guala

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Pablo Szmulewicz

Professor

Tourism

Univerisdad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Trace Gale

Resident Researcher

Sustainable Tourism

CIEP - Center for Investigation in Ecosystems of Patagonia

Coyhaique, Chile

1
Elba Oyarzún

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Literatura

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Douglas Pearce

Emeritus Professor of Tourism Management

School of Management

Victoria University of Wellington

Wellington, Nueva Zelanda