A Research Agenda for Overtourism by Butler, Richard W.; Dodds, Rachel;

Long description:

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in each area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.

This Research Agenda explores the rapid growth of overtourism research and its depiction in the media over the last decade, focussing on the role that technology and social media have played. Contributing authors put forward novel analytical frameworks and approaches to combat the issue of overtourism, laying a path for future research on the topic.

Expert contributors investigate responses to overtourism in well-known tourist locations including Amsterdam, Dubai, the Galápagos Islands and Venice. They examine the frequently cited causes of overtourism, such as the reduction in travel costs, growing affluence, new international markets, social media and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapters also assess mitigating measures that have been put into place and why these have been generally ineffective to date. Looking forward, the book considers the long term, including appropriate regulations and how these could be enforced at all levels in a fair and transparent manner.

A Research Agenda for Overtourism is an essential read for students and academics in tourism management and related fields such as development studies, human geography, sociology and economics. The contributions are also beneficial to destination management agencies and government departments who are involved in tourism development and management.

This Research Agenda explores the rapid growth of overtourism research and its depiction in the media over the last decade, focussing on the role that technology and social media have played. Contributing authors put forward novel analytical frameworks and approaches to combat the issue of overtourism, laying a path for future research on the topic.

‘This is important reading for those engaged with contemporary tourism. Scholarly yet practical approaches that combine theoretical discussion and compelling examples from diverse settings are used to address the pressing problem of overtourism and what can be done about it. Significant contributions are made to the understanding and resolution of destination management issues.’

Table of Contents:

Contents
1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Overtourism 1
Richard Butler and Rachel Dodds
PART I EMERGENCE
Introduction to Part I – Emergence 11
Richard Butler
2 Factors contributing to overtourism in destinations 13
Rachel Dodds and Richard Butler
3 Progress in overtourism discourse measured through the
well-being-centred sustainable tourism paradigm 33
Tanja Mihalic
4 Results of overtourism: an overview of media coverage 49
Sarah Qianlin Wang
5 The impact of technology on overtourism and strategies for
promoting the dispersal of visitors 63
David Simmons
PART II CASES AND EXAMPLES
Introduction to Part II – Cases and examples 77
Richard Butler
6 Overcrowding in Boracay: causes and effects 81
Reil G. Cruz
7 Overtourism in Malta 95
Lino Briguglio and Marie Avellino
8 venice: entry tickets and other proposals 107
Dominic Standish
9 Overtourism mitigation and nuisance control in Amsterdam
– finding a balance 119
Rami K. Isaac
10 The Asian perspective and Chinese perceptions of
overtourism 133
Jigang Bao, Zengxian Liang, Chaozhi Zhang and Yujie Sun
11 Cultural implications of overtourism: a Middle Eastern
perspective 147
Jahanzeeb Qurashi
12 Overtourism and North American national parks: exploring
the hotspot phenomenon 161
Joe Pavelka
PART III IMPLICATIONS AND ALTERNATIvES
Introduction to Part III – Implications and alternatives 177
Richard Butler
13 Centring the local community in critical conversations on
overtourism 179
Chloe King and Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
14 Constructing ‘overtourism’: critical reflections on a new
concept 193
Jim Butcher
15 Overtourism and resident well-being: a framework for
analysis 207
Larry Dwyer
16 Mitigation measures 221
Richard Butler and Rachel Dodds
17 Conclusion to A Research Agenda for Overtourism 231
Richard Butler and Rachel Dodds