The book focuses on overtourism – a term used since about 2017 to describe destinations under stress as a result of excessive visitors – through the lens of tourism education perspective rather than purely industry or management viewpoints. Instead of only analysing overtourism as a problem of visitor volume, it treats education as a strategic tool to shape more responsible behaviours and sustainable mindsets among future practitioners, stakeholders and tourists.
The content includes:
- Conceptual frameworks linking overtourism with education and sustainability theories.
- Practical strategies and interventions for tourism education to mitigate overtourism’s negative impacts.
- Transformative and evidence-based models for curricula, training, and capacity-building that support destination sustainability.
This volume is especially relevant to:
- Advanced students and researchers in tourism, sustainability, cultural studies, and development studies.
- Academics and educators seeking frameworks to embed sustainability and overtourism topics in tourism curricula.
- Tourism professionals and policymakers interested in strategies that go beyond crowd control and towards transformative education and long-term destination management.