This chapter examines the contemporary touristification of Venice, first through a 'panoramic' overview, and then through a deeper analysis of the spatial impacts of tourism development over the last decade. The analysis demonstrates how the impacts of overtourism stretch far beyond dimensions of...

This chapter examines India's adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how it plans to meet those targets. Recent government initiatives, particularly in the agricultural sector, are highlighted. Also discussed are the indicators for achieving the SDGs, the need for new technologies ...

After a preliminary analysis of the spiritual, social and economic values of pilgrimage and religious tourism, this chapter seeks to identify a potential list of simple and aggregate environmental indicators for estimating the impact of religious tourism. This preliminary assessment derives from...

The concept of sustainable tourism is discussed, highlighting its various social, economic and environmental dimensions and the indicators for assessing sustainability. The primary strategies/tools for pursuing sustainable tourism are also discussed, namely: (i) participatory planning and...

This book considers visitor management (VM) as a component of destination management at all levels of a destination and involving a wide range of stakeholders. It aims to demonstrate current knowledge on VM and to provide insights into conceptual issues rather than providing merely descriptive case ...

This chapter examines possible applications of indicators and standards-based visitor management (VM) frameworks at cultural heritage sites. It is argued that if implemented successfully VM can help to achieve sustainability in heritage tourism. Indicators and standards are suggested as means to...

It is argued that parks are the best possible indicator of society's commitment to the environment. It is also suggested that the best single indicator of a park's performance is its partnerships. The number and diversity of park partners should be an accurate reflection of a park's ecological...

This chapter looks at some metrics (also known as indicators) for making decisions in a variety of tourism contexts, from destination marketing organizations, through regional planning and impact assessment, to the performance of tourism enterprises. The focus is on the measurement tools...

This chapter tests a practical system of measuring and assessing sustainability on UK farms that had converted to arable/vegetable organic production in order to assess whether the change of production system had a positive benefit on sustainability. It is revealed that conversion to organic...

This introductory chapter outlines several of the pathways and pitfalls confronting tourism as it seeks an appropriate role in this world. These include: (1) the existence of different meanings of sustainable tourism; (2) the integration of tourism into broader social and economic development...