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Book SynopsisFor many decades, Western European countries have undertaken diverse pathways in tourism development and planning. Most have experienced fast or even unlimited growth, resulting in overtourism and, now, the introduction of policies that respect the limits of communities and the sustainability of their resources. Focusing exclusively on tourism development, planning and policy, this book draws together new voices to discuss issues across Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. It: - Provides both successful and unsuccessful case studies to illuminate real, practical solutions, developed by tourism scholars who are experts in their researched context countries. - Adopts a range of methodological approaches to cover diverse and less-covered areas such as industrial tourism, saltpans, natural and cultural heritage, and micro-destinations. - Considers post-COVID tourism and the significant role of tourism stakeholders in Western Europe's re-development. An invaluable collection for policy-makers, researchers and academics, this book is also an insightful source of engaging contemporary case studies for use in the classroom.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Informed Developments for a Sustainable Community: An English Case Study in Renewal and Rejuvenation. Peter Wiltshier. Chapter 2: Foreign Tourists Reaching Italy: Transport Mode Choice and Seasonality. Anna Serena Vergori. Chapter 3: Malta’s Tourism Development: Themes, Impacts, Challenges, Patterns and Contrasts: Pointers for a Framework for Short/Long-term Tourism Development. Marie Louise Mangion. Chapter 4: Industrial Tourism in Seville, Spain. Ana M. Domínguez-Quintero and Sonia Ancio-Alcón. Chapter 5: Salt pans: An Indissociable Natural And Cultural Heritage – A Comparative Study Between Aveiro, Portugal and Guérande, France. Margarida Ferreira da Silva, Helena Albuquerque, Filomena Martins and Gildas Buron. Chapter 6: Strategic Considerations for Sustainable Tourism Development of the Micro-Destination East Belgium. Laura Rauschen, Anastasia Traskevich and Martin Fontanari. Chapter 7: Perceived Impacts of Urban Tourism on Host Communities: Comparing Milan and Porto. Valeria Fuse and Elisabeth Kastenholz. Chapter 8: Sociocultural Dimension of Destination Resilience and Implications for Innovative Product Design in Experimental Destinations in Germany, Italy and Ireland. Valeria Diaferia, Anastasia Traskevich and Martin Fontanari. Chapter 9: Planning for a More Sustainable Tourism? A Pan-Nordic Analysis of Regional Tourism Strategies for Rural Areas. Rikke Brandt Broegaard, Ágúst Bogason and Anna Karlsdóttir
