Overtourism Impacts, Climate Change and Global Warming on Islands
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 3722
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied economics; economic and financial impacts; island contexts; tourism economy; innovation; micro-enterprises; networks and dynamics of aggregation of enterprises; tourist districts and tourist destinations; tourism in fragile or outlying regions such as islands; cultural tourism; natural tourism; sustainable and relational tourism; UNESCO brand
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Interests: strategic management; economic and financial impacts; cultural festivals and sustainable and religious tourism; events and festivals development and management in the local community; sustainable development approaches (i.e., community-based, cultural, and economic); entrepreneurial legacies of the carnivals; impacts of festivals on Black and ethnic minority businesses; religious tourism and pilgrimage management as a business model
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Interests: applied economics; economic and financial impacts; island contexts; tourism economy; innovation; micro-enterprises; tourist destinations; cultural and natural tourism; sustainable and relational tourism; UNESCO brand; tourism monitoring; GPS
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Local growth and development are increasingly dependent on the tourism sector, especially in fragile contexts, such as islands, which often have a growth pattern very dissimilar to that of the mainland, and have economies almost totally based on tourism and connected activities. However, tourism can bring development and growth, as well as negative effects on the local environment and residents. Thus, a sustainable development approach based on quantitative and qualitative indicators needs to be considered, as well as a wide awareness about the need to preserve and valorize local resources and the right cooperative strategies among tourism industry operators. However, we also need to consider the heavy effects of climate change and global warming, which have huge potential implications for travel and tourism. Tourism, indeed, is particularly exposed to the direct effects of climate change, such as sea-level rise, changes in ocean currents, and accelerated rates of glacial melt. The direct impacts of some aspects of climate change can result in tourism winners and losers. Global warming may make some destinations more attractive to visitors, but many destinations could also suffer serious and costly impacts. Climate change and global warming thus present a seminal challenge to the world economy and society.
We encourage researchers to highlight the advances, best practices, questions, and any other issue related to this topic in order to encourage a fruitful scientific debate and exchange.
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Ruggieri
Prof. Dr. Razaq Raj
Dr. Patrizia Calò
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Islands
- Climate change
- Warming
- Tourism economy
- Development
- Industry
