Listaháskóli ÍslandsIceland Academy of the ArtsBirgisdóttir, Sigrún2018-02-022018-02-022015-12Sigrún Birgisdóttir. 2015. Wellness Country Iceland - Water as Locus. In a Planet of Our Own: A Vision of Sustainability with focus on Water. IIT Bombay Publications.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/557This paper will address issues of sustainable development within the context of Icelands´ escalating tourism, exploring how design thinking and scenario building can be used as a reflective tool to address complex problems. This will be discussed in relation to the project Wellness Country Iceland. The project by the multi-disciplinary collective Vatnavinir addresses how a scenario for the growing tourism industry can be developed by focusing on wellness, water and Icelands´bathing culture to promote health related tourism for the whole of the country. The aim being to develop a network of local geothermal health localities providing benefits to the local communities.13eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSustainable tourismWellnessGeothermal poolsBathing cultureParticipative processesJarðhitiVistvæn ferðamennskainfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectIn a Planet of Our Own: A Vision of Sustainability with focus on Water