Overtourism: Issues, realities and solutions

by Rachel Dodds (Editor), Richard Butler (Editor)

Overview

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 destinations, has increased tourism, despite growing opposition to excessive development. This book is the first academic volume to deal with this topic and contains chapters by experienced researchers in the tourism field, taking a multidisciplinary approach to review and explain the subject. The introductory section begins with an overview of the current situation and the forces enabling the appearance of overtourism. This is followed by a number of case studies from a range of destinations around the world, both urban and rural, which share the same problems. The concluding section includes a discussion of potential mitigation methods and approaches and a final assessment of future developments.

The focus and relevance of this book are not just for academics, as it offers insights into destinations, enablers and solutions for how to address the issue of overtourism on a wide variety of scales. This book offers globally relevant perspectives on destinations as varied as Venice and Barcelona, that have gained global media attention, as well as less publicised rural areas and developing destinations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110604085
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	05/06/2019
Series:	De Gruyter Studies in Tourism , #1
Pages:	299
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Rachel Dodds, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; Richard Butler, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Table of Contents

Overtourism. It's time for some answers v

Acknowledgements vii

1 Introduction Rachel Dodds Richard W. Butler 1

2 The enablers of overtourism Rachel Dodds Richard W. Butler 6

Part I Overtourism: theoretical positioning and implications

3 Perspectives on the environment and overtourism Geoffrey Wall 27

4 Overtourism and authenticity Jillian M. Rickly 46

5 The role of social media in creating and addressing overtourism Ulrike Gretzel 62

6 Overtourism and the Tourism Area Life Cycle Richard W. Butler 76

Part II Case studies

7 Boracay beach closure: the role of the government and the private sector Reil G. Cruz Giovanni Francis A. Legaspi 95

8 Thailand: too popular for its own good Janto S. Hess 111

9 Barcelona - crowding out the locals: a model for tourism management? Harold Goodwin 125

10 Venice: capacity and tourism Emma Noian Hugues Séraphin 139

11 Prague and the impact of low-cost airlines Miroslav Roncák 152

12 Lucerne and the impact of Asian group tours Fabian Weber Florian Eggli Timo Ohnmacht Jürg Stettler 169

13 The Hajj: crowding and congestion problems for pilgrims and hosts Jahanzeeb Qurashi 185

14 Overtourism in rural settings: the Scottish highlands and islands Richard W. Butler 199

Part III Challenges

15 Managing overtourism at the municipal/destination level Walter Jamieson Michelle Jamieson 219

16 Stakeholder management: different interests and different actions Susanne Becken David G. Simmons 234

17 The rotes of policy, planning and governance in preventing and managing overtourism Marion Joppe 250

18 Conclusion Rachel Dodds Richard W. Butler 262

Author biographies 277

List of Figures 282

List of Tables 284

Index 285