Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism

Edited by Cristina Maxim, London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism, University of West London, the late Alastair M. Morrison, formerly Research Professor, School of Management and Marketing, University of Greenwich, UK, Jonathon Day, Associate Professor, White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University, US and J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak, Professor of Tourism and Sustainability and Associate Head (Research and Knowledge Exchange), School of Business, Operations and Strategy, University of Greenwich, UK

‘There is a continuous need to explore the sustainability of tourist destinations. This book provides a comprehensive contribution on social and environmental issues affecting the tourism industry in urban contexts. I strongly recommend this title to academic colleagues, practitioners and to advanced undergraduate students, who are interested in expanding their knowledge and understanding on responsible tourism planning and destination marketing.’

• Contents:1 Introduction to the Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism 1Cristina MaximPART I CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND TRENDSIN SUSTAINABLE URBAN TOURISMIntroduction to Part I: Contemporary Issues, Challenges and Trends inSustainable Urban Tourism 162 Sustainable tourism implementation in urban areas: Challenges andopportunities 20Cristina Maxim3 Overtourism in urban environments 34Rachel Dodds and Richard W. Butler4 Urban tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals 44Jonathon Day and Filza Armadita5 Regenerative urban tourism 57Jonathon Day and Jianan Z. Lee6 Pro-environmental behaviour in the urban context: A literature review 71Hongliang Qiu, Xiongzhi Wang, Wei Zheng and Yingzhi Guo7 Social and cultural sustainability in urban destinations 83Jiawei Li, Alastair M. Morrison, Thi Hong Hai Nguyen and J. AndresCoca-Stefaniak8 Socially sustainable tourist behaviour – Bridging the gap betweenscholarly research and real-world issues 102Jiawei Li, Alastair M. Morrison, Thi Hong Hai Nguyen and J. AndresCoca-Stefaniak9 Sustaining a city’s image in crisis times 116Qian Dong, Huayi Hou, Yan Gao and Bo Zhang10 Urban green spaces and resident wellbeing: Foundations of sustainablecity tourism 133Melanie Kay Smith, Ivett Pinke-Sziva and László Puczkó11 The nexus of sustainable urban tourism and quality of life 146Adiyukh Berbekova and Muzaffer Uysal12 Smart or sustainable? Toward smart tourism cities that deliver at both levels 159Francisco Liébana-Cabanillas, Elena Higueras-Castillo, J. AndresCoca-Stefaniak and Sebastián Molinillo13 Technological innovations and sustainable urban tourism 178Ye (Sandy) Shen14 Innovative urban mobility solutions in tourist destinations 191Ioanna Pagoni and Andreas Papatheodorou15 The role of air in the sustainable development of urban destinations 206Mohan Li, Songshan (Sam) Huang and Ganghua Chen16 The sharing economy and urban sustainability 217Alastair M. Morrison17 Climate change and sustainable urban tourism 234Jonathon Day and Ailin Fei18 The contribution of community events to sustainable urban tourism 248Judith Mair and Michelle Duffy19 Sustainable urban tourism success factors 260Birgül AydõnPART II PLANNING AND MANAGING SUSTAINABLE URBANDESTINATIONSIntroduction to Part II: Planning and Managing Sustainable Urban Destinations 27420 Destination stewardship and sustainable urban tourism 276Jonathon Day21 Planning and managing sustainable urban destinations 291Alastair M. Morrison22 Sustainable urban destinations and governance 310Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar, Hugues Séraphin and Pinaz Tiwari23 Stakeholder views on sustainable urban destinations 324Gaurav Panse, Alan Fyall and Sergio Alvarez24 A holistic approach towards more sustainable urban tourism in coastal cities 336Carlo Alberini25 City branding and sustainable urban development 348Alastair M. Morrison and J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak26 Indicators for sustainable urban tourism development 365Lina Zhong and Zongqi Xu27 Big data and conventional information sources in sustainable urban tourism 379Lina Zhong and Yingchao DongPART III SUSTAINABLE URBAN TOURISM CASES WORLDWIDEIntroduction to Part III: Sustainable Urban Tourism Cases Worldwide 39328 Reassessing transportation-related CO2 emissions of European citytourism: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the contributionof DMOs in improving the precision of CO2 estimates 396Ulrich Gunter and Karl Wöber29 Challenges and best practices in sustainable urban tourism developmentin Central and Eastern Europe 415Cristina Maxim and Carmen E. Chașovschi30 Urban tourism, social sustainability, and public policy implications forU.S. cities 429Costas Spirou31 Open Hiring® for social inclusion in tourism employment in urbandestinations: Challenges and opportunities in Monterrey, Mexico 440María F. Calderón-Villarreal, Daniela Jacques-Osuna, María J.Zambrano-Villarreal and Blanca A. Camargo32 Sustainable urban tourism in African cities 456Lisa-Mari Coughlan33 Examining the link between urban green spaces and sustainable urbantourism in sub-Saharan Africa 471Llewellyn Leonard and Cinà van Zyl34 Sustainable urban tourism and smart destinations in South America 484Maximiliano E. Korstanje35 Sustainable urban tourism in MENA countries 496Reem El Shafaki, Nahla Mesbah, Cristina Maxim and Alastair M. Morrison36 Bars and heritage: A conundrum for an ancient Chinese town 514Xiao Chen, Wanxin Chen and Deborah Edwards37 Sustainable urban tourism in Asia-Pacific 529Haryadi Darmawan, Cristina Maxim and Alastair M. Morrison38 How do tourism higher education institutions promote sustainable urbantourism development? Insights from Indonesia 546Hera Oktadiana, Myrza Rahmanita and Fetty AsmaniatiPART IV THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN TOURISMIntroduction to Part IV: The Future of Sustainable Urban Tourism 56539 Short-term outlook for sustainable urban tourism 566Alastair M. Morrison40 Long-term recommendations for sustainable urban tourism 581J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak, Jonathon Day, Cristina Maxim and Alastair M.MorrisonIndex 596