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Pre-emptively managing overtourism by promoting rural tourism in low-density areas: lessons from Madeira

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dc.contributor.authorMajdak, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, António Manuel Martins de
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-11T09:13:34Z
dc.date.available2022-07-11T09:13:34Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractOvertourism refers not only to situations in which carrying capacity levels have been exceeded, but also to those in which tourists and residents share negative feelings of discomfort and other emotions, loss of quality of life and unpleasant experiences in their activities of daily life. The growing number of places struggling with the problem of overtourism suggests that brand new approaches are required to minimize the effects of excessive tourism. However, the impacts of overtourism are place-specific and a one-size-fits-all approach is inappropriate. Many destinations still have a considerable margin to manoeuvre but are nonetheless heading towards increasingly unsustainable levels of tourists per square kilometer. Such regions have time to take some pre emptive measures based on principles of sustainable development using greener and energy-saving technologies. Over the past few decades, degrowth has arisen as an unorthodox approach based on principles of fairness and social and environmental justice. In certain areas, such as island economies, the economic dynamics remain largely dependent on the tourism sector, which forces the local actors to think and act differently. In this study, we analyze the strategies employed by Madeira to counter the negative effects of oversaturation in a pre-emptive way. The findings of this case study, based on the data at the county level, are enhanced by a panel data analysis of a number of relevant explanatory variables explaining the dispersion of tourists to the rural hinterland. The results suggest that the development of the rural hinterland has proven capable of exerting a progressively positive influence well beyond the borders of the rural hinterland by accommodating a growing share of the increasing numbers of tourists welcomed in the region in the 2002–2019 period, at the expense of the main capital city. This study confirms the importance and potential of the development of the rural hinterland to tackle overtourism in the main tourism areas. In terms of recommendations, it is suggested that local operators and policy-makers must develop efforts to research new ways to adopt energy-saving projects and develop tourisms products that incorporate eco-friendly behaviors.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMajdak, P., & de Almeida, A. M. M. (2022). Pre-emptively managing overtourism by promoting rural tourism in low-density areas: lessons from Madeira. Sustainability, 14(2), 757.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su14020757pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/4385
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOvertourismpt_PT
dc.subjectSustainable developmentpt_PT
dc.subjectMadeira Island (Portugal)pt_PT
dc.subjectPanel datapt_PT
dc.subjectEnergy-saving initiativespt_PT
dc.subject.pt_PT
dc.subjectFaculdade de Ciências Sociaispt_PT
dc.titlePre-emptively managing overtourism by promoting rural tourism in low-density areas: lessons from Madeirapt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage757pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSustainabilitypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume14pt_PT
person.familyNameMajdak
person.familyNameMartins de Almeida
person.givenNamePiotr
person.givenNameAntónio Manuel
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person.identifier.ciencia-id651F-3195-97B3
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0975-977X
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3216-2018
person.identifier.ridAAM-6589-2020
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