Overtourism : : Issues, realities and solutions /

Overtourism : : Issues, realities and solutions / / ed. by Rachel Dodds, Richard Butler.

Overtourism has become a major concern for an increasing number of destinations as tourism numbers continue to grow, stimulated by general economic and technological growth and the expansion of the global middle class. This, coupled with relentless promotion of tourism by many organisations and dest...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2019 Part 1
MitwirkendeR:
Becken, Susanne,
Butler, Richard W.,
Cruz, Reil G.,
Dodds, Rachel,
Eggli, Florian,
Goodwin, Harold,
Gretzel, Ulrike,
Hess, Janto S.,
Jamieson, Michelle,
Jamieson, Walter,
Joppe, Marion,
Legaspi, Giovanni Francis A.,
Nolan, Emma,
Ohnmacht, Timo,
Qurashi, Jahanzeeb,
Rickly, Jillian M.,
Rončák, Miroslav,
Simmons, David G.,
Stettler, Jürg,
Séraphin, Hugues,
Wall, Geoffrey,
Weber, Fabian,
HerausgeberIn:
Butler, Richard,
Dodds, Rachel,
Place / Publishing House:München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:De Gruyter Studies in Tourism , 1
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Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 289 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Overtourism. It’s time for some answers
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The enablers of overtourism
  • Part I: Overtourism: theoretical positioning and implications
  • 3. Perspectives on the environment and overtourism
  • 4. Overtourism and authenticity
  • 5. The role of social media in creating and addressing overtourism
  • 6. Overtourism and the Tourism Area Life Cycle
  • Part II: Case studies
  • 7. Boracay beach closure: the role of the government and the private sector
  • 8. Thailand: too popular for its own good
  • 9. Barcelona – crowding out the locals: a model for tourism management?
  • 10. Venice: capacity and tourism
  • 11. Prague and the impact of low-cost airlines
  • 12. Lucerne and the impact of Asian group tours
  • 13. The Hajj: crowding and congestion problems for pilgrims and hosts
  • 14. Overtourism in rural settings: the Scottish highlands and islands
  • PART III: Challenges
  • 15. Managing overtourism at the municipal/ destination level
  • 16. Stakeholder management: different interests and different actions
  • 17. The roles of policy, planning and governance in preventing and managing overtourism
  • 18. Conclusion
  • Author biographies
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Index

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