
Overtourism
Excesses, Discontents and Measures in Travel and Tourism
CABI Publishing
Published on 7. June 2019
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-78639-982-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the evolution of the phenomenon and explores the genesis of overtourism and the system dynamics underlining it. The 'overtourism' phenomenon is defined as the excessive growth of visitors leading to overcrowding and the consequential suffering of residents, due to temporary and often seasonal tourism peaks, that lead to permanent changes in lifestyles, amenities and well- being. Enormous tensions in overtourism affected destinations have driven the intensification of policy making and scholarly attention toward seeking antidotes to an issue that is considered paradoxical and problematic. Moving beyond the 'top 10 things you can do about overtourism', this book examines the evolution of the phenomenon and explores the genesis of overtourism as well as the system dynamics underpinning it. With a rigorous scientific approach, the book uses systems-thinking and contemporary paradigms around sustainable development, resilience planning and degrowth; while considering global economic, socio-political, environmental discourses. This book: - Deconstructs 'overtourism' and considers the many constituent parts that have led to its current conceptualisations; - Presents globally diverse views of overtourism through numerous case studies; - Is written in plain language accessible to readers beyond the academic context. Researchers, analysts, policy makers and industry stakeholders working within tourism as well as those within the private sector, community groups, civil society groups and NGOs will find this book an essential source of information.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
818 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78639-982-3 (9781786399823)
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Excesses, Discontents and Measures in Travel and Tourism
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Persons
Claudio Milano (Edited By)
- Claudio Milano (PhD) is a Social and Cultural Anthropologist. He is a Professor and Researcher inTourism at Ostelea School of Tourism & Hospitality, University of Lleida (Barcelona, Spain). He has published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and he is member of several international anthropological and tourism research networks. He recently contributed to a study on overtourism in European Union funded by the European Parliament as team member of a consortium. His research interests are focused on sociocultural impacts of tourism in Europe and LatinAmerica and the relation between tourism, social resistance and protest movements in rural and urban areas.
Joseph M Cheer (Edited By)
Joseph M. Cheer is at Western Sydney University and is board member of the International Geography Union (IGU) Commission on Tourism and Leisure and Global Change. His research draws from transdisciplinary perspectives, especially human/economic geography, cultural anthropology and political economy. Joseph is focused on research to practice with an emphasis on resilience building, sustainability and social justice in tourism. He recently published 'Tourism Resilience and Adaptation to Environmental Change' and 'Tourism Resilience and Sustainability: Adapting to Social, Political and Economic Change' (with Alan Lew).
Marina Novelli (Edited By)
Professor Marina Novelli (PhD) is a globally renowned tourism for sustainable development expert and Professor of Marketing and Tourism at The University of Nottingham Business School (UK). She is known for her contributions to the concept of Niche Tourism, the study of Tourism Development in Sub-Saharan Africa and new critical elaboration of the Overtourism phenomenon. She is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, Alternate Member of the UNWTO World Committee on Tourism Ethics (2021-2025) and Member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council for Sustainable Development (2023-2024). She has written and advised in the field of international tourism policy, planning and development in Africa, Europe and Asia for institutions such as the World Bank, the EU, the UN, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, National Ministries and Tourism Boards, Regional Development Agencies, private sector and NGOs. She distinguishes herself as a particularly active member of the global tourism community and for her inclusive research leadership practice and excellence in collaborating with multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholders and multi-cultural teams.
- Claudio Milano (PhD) is a Social and Cultural Anthropologist. He is a Professor and Researcher inTourism at Ostelea School of Tourism & Hospitality, University of Lleida (Barcelona, Spain). He has published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and he is member of several international anthropological and tourism research networks. He recently contributed to a study on overtourism in European Union funded by the European Parliament as team member of a consortium. His research interests are focused on sociocultural impacts of tourism in Europe and LatinAmerica and the relation between tourism, social resistance and protest movements in rural and urban areas.
Joseph M Cheer (Edited By)
Joseph M. Cheer is at Western Sydney University and is board member of the International Geography Union (IGU) Commission on Tourism and Leisure and Global Change. His research draws from transdisciplinary perspectives, especially human/economic geography, cultural anthropology and political economy. Joseph is focused on research to practice with an emphasis on resilience building, sustainability and social justice in tourism. He recently published 'Tourism Resilience and Adaptation to Environmental Change' and 'Tourism Resilience and Sustainability: Adapting to Social, Political and Economic Change' (with Alan Lew).
Marina Novelli (Edited By)
Professor Marina Novelli (PhD) is a globally renowned tourism for sustainable development expert and Professor of Marketing and Tourism at The University of Nottingham Business School (UK). She is known for her contributions to the concept of Niche Tourism, the study of Tourism Development in Sub-Saharan Africa and new critical elaboration of the Overtourism phenomenon. She is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, Alternate Member of the UNWTO World Committee on Tourism Ethics (2021-2025) and Member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council for Sustainable Development (2023-2024). She has written and advised in the field of international tourism policy, planning and development in Africa, Europe and Asia for institutions such as the World Bank, the EU, the UN, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, National Ministries and Tourism Boards, Regional Development Agencies, private sector and NGOs. She distinguishes herself as a particularly active member of the global tourism community and for her inclusive research leadership practice and excellence in collaborating with multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholders and multi-cultural teams.
Contributions
Ryukoku University, Japan
Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy
University of The Balearic Islands, Spain
Southern Cross University, Australia
University of Barcelona, Spain
University of Aveiro, Portugal
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Sustainable Travel and Tourism Agenda STTA, Kenya
Southern Cross University, Australia
Content
Introduction: Overtourism: An Evolving Phenomenon 1: Venice: An Analysis of Tourism Excesses in an Overtourism Icon 2: Tourist Gentrification of Retail Shops in Palma (Majorca) 3: '?Todos a Galapagos?' Overtourism in Wilderness Areas of the Global South In Focus 1: Overtourism Is Invading Kyoto 4: Beyond Overtourism: Studying the Entanglements of Society and Tourism in Iceland 5: Responses to Overtourism in Guanacaste (Costa Rica): A Rural Water Conflict Perspective 6: Overcrowded Amsterdam: Striving for a Balance Between Trade, Tolerance and Tourism In Focus 2: Tourism in Africa: Is Overtourism Evident? 7: Public Policies and Tourist Saturation in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro 8: Short-Term Accommodation and Overtourism in Portuguese Urban Centres 9: My Overloved Town: The Challenges of Growing Up in a Small Coastal Tourist Destination (Byron Bay, Australia) In Focus 3: Brazilian Media Not Yet Concerned with Overtourism 10: Greenland's Tourism Policy Making and the Risk of Overtourism In Focus 4: Managing Overtourism through a Holistic Lens Afterword: Over Overtourism or Just the Beginning?