Sustainable Dark Tourism
Trends and Insights from the Globe
1st Edition
Published on 27. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
238 pages
978-1-041-10487-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book critically examines an increasingly popular and unique tourism form, dark tourism, and how it relates to sustainability, ethics, and cultural heritage.
By doing so, it explores the effects of dark tourism and associated historical background on local people, landscapes, and economies, emphasizing both positive and negative outcomes. It also provides insights to analyze successful sustainable dark tourism activities and regulations from various worldwide contexts, looking for transferable lessons and best practices.
This book informs sustainable dark tourism development and management that incorporates social and environmental factors and is valuable reading for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, as well as researchers and academics interested in dark tourism.
By doing so, it explores the effects of dark tourism and associated historical background on local people, landscapes, and economies, emphasizing both positive and negative outcomes. It also provides insights to analyze successful sustainable dark tourism activities and regulations from various worldwide contexts, looking for transferable lessons and best practices.
This book informs sustainable dark tourism development and management that incorporates social and environmental factors and is valuable reading for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, as well as researchers and academics interested in dark tourism.
Reviews / Votes
"This insightful chapter offers a vital, evidence-based framework for sustainable dark tourism in the Global South. By rigorously demonstrating community engagement as the critical mediator between cultural heritage and sustainability, it provides an essential model for policymakers and practitioners in Zambia and beyond. A significant contribution to the field."-Professor Brehanu Borji Ayalew, Hawassa University.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Illustrations
10 s/w Abbildungen, 10 s/w Zeichnungen, 16 s/w Tabellen
16 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
396 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-10487-2 (9781041104872)
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Sustainable Dark Tourism
Trends and Insights from the Globe
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Sustainable Dark Tourism
Trends and Insights from the Globe
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Pawan Kumar | Gurmeet Singh | Vipin Nadda
Sustainable Dark Tourism
Trends and Insights from the Globe
E-Book
04/2026
1st Edition
Routledge
€55.49
Available for download
Persons
Pawan Kumar is Professor and Head of the Department of Marketing at Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India.
Gurmeet Singh is Head of the Graduate School of Business and Director of the MBA Programme at the University of South Pacific (USP), Fiji, and has over 21 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and executive training.
Vipin Nadda is currently serving as Senior Lecturer and Programme Manager (Tourism, Hospitality, and Events) with the University of Sunderland in London.
Bindu Aggarwal is currently an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University School of Business at Chandigarh University, Gharaun, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Ranjeet Verma is currently working as a Professor at the University School of Business, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Gurmeet Singh is Head of the Graduate School of Business and Director of the MBA Programme at the University of South Pacific (USP), Fiji, and has over 21 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and executive training.
Vipin Nadda is currently serving as Senior Lecturer and Programme Manager (Tourism, Hospitality, and Events) with the University of Sunderland in London.
Bindu Aggarwal is currently an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University School of Business at Chandigarh University, Gharaun, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Ranjeet Verma is currently working as a Professor at the University School of Business, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Content
1. Exploring the Psychological and Cultural Motivations for Dark Tourism, 2. Tracing Tragedy: The Historical Evolution of Dark Tourism Across The Globe, 3. Emerging Global Trends in Dark Tourism: The Role of Immersive Technologies and Sustainable Practices, 4. Environmental Sustainability in Dark Tourism: Balancing Memory and Responsibility, 5. Dark Tourism Sustainability: Community Engagement in Zambia, 6. Economic sustainability of dark tourism and the knowledge-motivation-perceived transcendence framework: The role of dark tourism marketing., 7. The Weight Of Memory: Ethical Dilemmas and Heritage Interpretation At The Fosse Ardeatine, 8. "How Much Governance Is Too Much? Framing Future Directions for State Involvement in Sustainable Dark Tourism", 9. Sustainable Dark Tourism: A Global Analysis of Ethical Practices and Visitor Motivation in Sites of Death and Disaster, 10. Honoring the Past, Enabling the Future: Government Initiatives and Global Collaboration in Dark Tourism, 11. International Framework for Dark Tourism, 12. Monetizing memory: A comparative analysis of revenue streams in global and Indian dark tourism sites.