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9780754635697

The Challenge of Tourism Carrying Capacity Assessment: Theory and Practice

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    9780754635697

  • ISBN10:

    0754635694

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-05-28
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

This book examines the use of various tools to define, measure and evaluate tourism carrying capacity (TCC) - a method aiming to impose limits for entering certain tourist destinations or using certain activities. Drawing on case studies from throughout Western Europe, it presents practical experiences of implementing TCC in various tourist destinations. It draws conclusions regarding measurement and implementation of TCC assessment and provides further guidelines towards a comprehensive methodological framework for assessing tourism sustainability in the future.

Table of Contents

List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
List of Contributors ix
Introduction xi
PART I: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN RESPECT TO DEFINING, MEASURING AND EVALUATING TOURISM CARRYING CAPACITY
1 Sustainable Tourism and Carrying Capacity: A New Context
Harry Coccossis
3(12)
2 Theoretical Reflections on Limits, Efficiency and Sustainability: Implications for Tourism Carrying Capacity
Giorgos Kallis and Harry Coccossis
15(22)
3 Tourism Carrying Capacity: A Theoretical Overview
Alexandra Mexa and Harry Coccossis
37(18)
4 Tourism Carrying Capacity: Methodological Considerations
Harry Coccossis and Alexandra Mexa
55(36)
5 The Use of Various Tools for Implementing Tourism Carrying Capacity
Alexandra Mexa
91(22)
6 The Implementation of Tourism Carrying Capacity: Policy Instruments at the European Union Level
Jan van der Straaten
113(22)
PART II: DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING TOURISM CARRYING CAPACITY IN SELECTED TYPES OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS
7 Issues in Applying Carrying Capacity Concepts: Examples from the United Kingdom
Richard W. Butler
135(16)
8 Tourism Carrying Capacity in Areas of Ecological Importance
Thymio Papayannis
151(12)
9 Tourism Management and Carrying Capacity in Heritage Cities and Sites
Jan van der Borg
163(18)
10 Tourism Carrying Capacity in Mediterranean Coastal Tourist Destinations
Ivica Trumbic
181(20)
11 Tourism Carrying Capacity Assessment in Islands
Apostolos Parpairis
201(14)
12 Tourism Carrying Capacity and Public Participation: The Methodology Used in the Case of the Island of Rhodes, Greece
Michael Scoullos
215(30)
13 Managing the Impacts of Tourism in European Destinations: Using Carrying Capacity
Alexandra Mexa and Anna Collovini
245(32)
14 Tourism Carrying Capacity: Future Issues and Policy Considerations
Harry Coccossis and Alexandra Mexa
277(12)
Place Index 289(2)
Subject Index 291

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