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Mediterranean Protected Areas in the Era of Overtourism

Challenges and Solutions

  • Presents policy and practice solutions to respond to excessive tourism development in protected areas

  • Includes studies demonstrating engagement between researchers, practitioners, and communities

  • Provides a systematic guide to the current state of knowledge in this area

  • Offers examples of collaboration across and beyond disciplines with substantial societal impacts

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Governance and Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. Managing Overtourism in Nature-Based Destinations

      • Ante Mandić, Izidora Marković Vukadin
      Pages 45-70
    3. Mitigating the Pressures: The Role of Participatory Planning in Protected Area Management

      • Smiljana Pivčević, Josip Mikulić, Damir Krešić
      Pages 71-89
  3. Intelligent Nature-Based Tourism Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 295-295

About this book

This book comprises studies that reflect on various influences of excessive tourism development in protected areas, and solutions designed and initiated to mitigate such challenges. A large proportion of tourism in Mediterranean destinations constitutes nature-based tourism, in particular, tourism in parks and protected areas. As a destination experiences higher intensity and density of tourism, the potential conflict between maintaining a healthy natural environment and economic development also increases. This has urged planners and decision-makers to devise and adopt innovative approaches that seek to strike a balance between tourism development and nature conservation. This book demonstrates the importance of collaboration across and beyond disciplines and of all groups of stakeholders for maximization of societal impacts and tourism-related benefits.

Keywords

  • Nature-based Tourism
  • Overcrowding
  • Nature Conservation
  • Policy and Practice
  • Sustainable Development

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split, Split, Croatia

    Ante Mandić, Lidija Petrić

About the editors


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mediterranean Protected Areas in the Era of Overtourism

  • Book Subtitle: Challenges and Solutions

  • Editors: Ante Mandić, Lidija Petrić

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69193-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-69192-9Published: 20 April 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-69195-0Published: 20 April 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-69193-6Published: 19 April 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 390

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Tourism Management, Environmental Management, Development Studies, Conservation Biology, Management

Buying options

eBook USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-69193-6
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Softcover Book USD 149.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
Hardcover Book USD 149.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)