Overtourism : Excesses, Discontents and Measures in Travel and Tourism

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.;Venice : an analysis of tourism excesses in an overtourism icon / Francesco Visentin, Dario Bertocchi -- Tourist gentrification of retail shops in Palma (Majorca) / Macià Blázquez-Salom, Asunción Blanco-Romero, Jaume Gual Carbonell, Ivan Murray -- "Todos a Galápagos" : overtourism in wilderness areas of the global South / Mathias Pecot, Carla Ricaurte-Quijano -- Box focus box 1. Overtourism is invading Kyoto / Daisuke Abe -- Beyond overtourism : studying the entanglements of society and tourism in Iceland / Gunnar Thór, Katrín Anna Lund -- Responses to overtourism in Guanacaste (Costa Rica) : a rural water conflicts' perspective / Ernest Cañada -- Overcrowded Amsterdam : striving for a balance between trade, tolerance and tourism / Roos Gerritsma -- Box focus box 2. Tourism in Africa : is overtourism evident? / Judy Kepher-Gona -- Public policies and tourist saturation in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro / Neiva Vieira da Cunha -- Short-term accommodation and overtourism in Portuguese urban centres / Carlos Costa, Ivana Stevic, Medéia Veríssimo Oporto, Margarida Ferreira da Silva -- My overloved town : the challenges of growing up in a small coastal tourist destination (Byron Bay, Australia) / Antonia Canosa, Anne Graham, Erica Wilson -- Box focus box 3. Brazilian media not yet concerned with overtourism / Daniel Nunes Gonçalves -- Greenland's tourism policymaking and the risk of overtourism / Ioannides Ioannides Dimitri -- Box focus box 4. Managing overtourism through a holistic lens / Johl Kohl Cover......Page 1 Hafl Title......Page 2 Overtourism: Excesses, Discontents and Measures in Travel and Tourism......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Notes on Contributors......Page 8 Foreword......Page 16 Introduction: Overtourism: An Evolving Phenomenon......Page 20 1 Venice: An Analysis of Tourism Excesses in an Overtourism Icon......Page 37 2 Tourist Gentrification of Retail Shops in Palma (Majorca)......Page 58 3 ‘¿Todos a Galápagos?’ Overtourism in Wilderness Areas of the Global South......Page 89 In Focus 1. Overtourism is Invading Kyoto......Page 105 4 Beyond Overtourism: Studying the Entanglements of Society and Tourism in Iceland......Page 110 5 Responses to Overtourism in Guanacaste (Costa Rica): A Rural Water Conflict Perspective......Page 126 6 Overcrowded Amsterdam: Striving for a Balance Between Trade, Tolerance and Tourism......Page 144 In Focus 2: Tourism in Africa: Is Overtourism Evident?......Page 167 7 Public Policies and Tourist Saturation in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro......Page 171 8 Short-Term Accommodation and Overtourism in Portuguese Urban Centres......Page 186 9 My Overloved Town: The Challenges of Growing Up in a Small Coastal Tourist Destination (Byron Bay, Australia)......Page 209 In Focus 3: Brazilian Media Not Yet Concerned with Overtourism......Page 224 10 Greenland’s Tourism Policy Making and the Risk of Overtourism......Page 228 In Focus 4: Managing Overtourism through a Holistic Lens......Page 243 Afterword: Over Overtourism or Just the Beginning?......Page 246 Index......Page 252 Back_Cover......Page 265 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, and environmental discourses. This - Deconstructs "overtourism" and considers the many constituent parts that have led to its current conceptualizations; - 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. This book is concerned with the various dimensions of overtourism, including the social and economic impacts of excessive tourism and the management and policy measures to address it. The 10 chapters present case studies contributing to the overtourism discussion from diverse perspectives and contexts including urban, coastal and rural destinations. As an accompaniment to the detailed cases in this volume, four shorter exposés in the form of 'In Focus' contributions are presented