Overtourism : Lessons for a Better Future.

ISBN:

9781642830774

Title:

Author:

Honey, Martha.

Publication Information:

Washington, D. C. : Island Press, 2021.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Chapter 1: A Growing Problem -- Chapter 2.1: Europe's Historic Cities -- Chapter 2.2: Barcelona, Spain -- Chapter 2.3: Charleston, South Carolina -- Chapter 2.4: Edinburgh, Scoltand -- Chapter 3.1: US National Parks: The Unfatigued Allure of Wile Places -- Chapter 3.2: Brazil's National Parks -- Chapter 3.3: Banff National Park, Canada -- Chapter 3.4: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania -- Chapter 4.1: Overtourism at World Heritage Sites -- Chapter 4.2: Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, Peru -- Chapter 4.3: Luang Prabang, Laos -- Chapter 4.4: Mount Everest -- Chapter 5.1: Beaches and Coastlines -- Chapter 5.2: The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador -- Chapter 5.3: Big Sur, California -- Chapter 5.4: Hawai'i -- Chapter 6.1: Overtourism and Destination Governance -- Chapter 6.2: Iceland -- Chapter 6.3: Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada -- Chapter 6.4: Colorado -- Chapter 6.5: New Zealand -- Chapter 6.6: Trolltunga, Norway -- Chapter 7: From Overtourism to No Tourism: Finding a New Normal.

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Subject Term:

Overtourism.

Tourism -- Management.

Added Author:

Honey, Martha.

Frenkiel, Kelsey.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2021

Publication Information:

Washington, D. C. : Island Press, 2021.

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Summary

Before COVID-19 hit, the biggest problem in the world of travel was overtourism. Crowds threatened to spoil natural environments and make daily life unbearable for residents of popular travel destinations. Then, seemingly overnight, tourism nearly ceased. Yet there is no question that travel will resume; the only question is, when it does, what will it look like? Will we return to a world of overrun monuments, littered beaches, and gridlocked city streets? Or can we do things differently this time?

Overtourism: Lessons for a Better Future charts a path toward tourism that is truly sustainable, focusing on the triple bottom line of people, planet, and prosperity. Bringing together tourism officials, city council members, travel journalists, consultants, scholars, and trade association members, this practical book explores overcrowding from a variety of perspectives. After examining the causes and effects of overtourism, it turns to management approaches in five distinct types of tourism destinations:

1. historic cities;
2. national parks and protected areas;
3. World Heritage Sites;
4. beaches and coastal communities; and
5. destinations governed by regional and national authorities.

While each location presents its own challenges, common mitigation strategies are emerging. Visitor education, traffic planning, and redirection to lesser-known sites are among the measures that can protect the economic benefit of tourism without overwhelming local communities.

As tourism revives around the world, these innovations will guide government agencies, parks officials, site managers, civic groups, environmental NGOs, tourism operators, and others with a stake in protecting our most iconic places.

Author Notes

Martha Honey is a co-founder and former Executive Director of the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), based in Washington, DC. Her previous books include Cruise Tourism in the Caribbean: Selling Sunshine (Routledge Press, 2019), Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? (Island Press, 1998 and 2008) and Ecotourism and Certification: Setting Standards in Practice (Island Press, 2002). She worked as a journalist for 20 years, based in Tanzania and Costa Rica.

Kelsey Frenkiel is a Program Manager at CREST, where she manages research and consulting projects related to responsible travel, supports fundraising activities, and manages the internship program. Kelsey is also a freelance travel writer and researcher, having supported publications for National Geographic Traveler, The Washingtonian , and other outlets.

Reviews (1)

Choice Review

This edited collection is a thorough, timely examination of overtourism, the negative impacts of excessive tourists on a given place. The 24 chapters include full endnotes for scholars and students but are mostly written in plain, unpretentious language suitable for a general, educated audience. The book focuses on the challenges of tourism in five key areas: historic cities, national parks and protected areas, world heritage sites, beaches and coastal communities, and destinations governed by regional or national authorities. The editors hail from the nonprofit Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), and the book is notable for including contributions from academics and trade association members, journalists, consultants, analysts, and others. The result is a fresh, readable investigation of this growing area of concern. Though the bulk of the book was researched and written before the spread of COVID-19, both the foreword and the final chapter were written recently and deal with post-pandemic recovery and possible solutions. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates through faculty, professionals, and general readers. --Tim Bottorff, University of Central Florida