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Degrowth and Tourism: New Perspectives on Tourism Entrepreneurship, Destinations and Policy

Introduction Degrowth in tourism research Relating degrowth to tourism Implications and challenges of degrowth in tourism practice Entrepreneurship, destinations and policy: the contributions of this book References Degrowth and tourism entrepreneurship Decommodification as a socially embedded practice: the example of lifestyle enterprise in animal-based tourism Introduction The horse-based enterprise Passion and practical knowledge Money-talk and resistance to commodification Favour exchanges in friendship networks The hunting enterprise Narratives of passion and practical knowledge Money-talk and resistance to commodification Favour exchanges in friendship networks Decommodifying practices in a mixed market/gift economy Conclusion References Lifestyle entrepreneurs as agents of degrowth: the case of nature-based tourism businesses in Scandinavia Introduction Re-reading lifestyle entrepreneurship in tourism from a degrowth perspective The case of NBT entrepreneurs in Scandinavia Results Discussion and conclusion Nature-based tourism entrepreneurs as agents of degrowth Rediscovering meaning and deprioritizing growth in tourism businesses References Mobility transitions and rural restructuring in Sweden: a database study of holistic simplifiers Introduction Sustainability and degrowth Interconnected macro- and micro-level changes Tourism, rural restructuring and simplicity Method Results: holistic simplifiers ‘keeping up with the Joneses’Conclusions References Degrowth and tourism destinations Diverse tourism: a poststructural view on tourism destination degrowth transition Introduction Degrowth transitions in tourism economies Agency for degrowth Focus on the existing diversity in tourism production Ethnographically oriented case study in the Yllas destination in the Finnish North Diversity in local economic agency in tourism production Differing position and power in the local tourism network Different tourism products and the level of tourism internationalization Different target of growth and development Conflicts in terms of the use of local natural and cultural environments as a tourism resource Finn-level degrowth business aims Voluntary joint efforts Conclusions: towar ds tourism destination degrowth References Global importance, local problems: degrowth in Italian World Heritage destinations Introduction Tourism, World Heritage arid degrowth The Italian context The issues of maturity: Cinque Terre New is always better? the Northern Dolomites Discussion Conclusion References Opportunities and barriers for degrowth in remote tourism destinations: overcoming regional inequalities?Introduction Degrowth in tourism: right-sizing local industries in remote hinterland destinations?Tourism in Australia’s Top End - ups and downs, mor e downs and regional inequalities Benefits and risks of degrowth in remote destinations Conclusion References Degrowth as a strategy for adjusting to the adverse impacts of climate change in a nature-based destination Introduction Literature The need to change public perceptions Demarketing as a strategy Cairns case study Threats Implications Discussion A role for degrowth strategies Conclusion References Degrowth and tourism policy Sustainable growth in tourism? rethinking and resetting sustainable tourism for development Introduction: system reset?Sustainable development Sustainable tourism Sustainable growth: sustaining tourism growth Conclusions: towards sustainable degrowth or post-growth References Rethinking tourism: degrowth and equity rights in developing community-centric tourism Introduction Current issues in sustainable tourism Overtourism and last chance tourism Revisiting the degrowth par adigm Tourism industry, local communities and the power shift Proposals for action Local community-centred tourism Final thoughts References Community-based tourism and degrowth Introduction Community-based tourism, conviviality and organisational interfaces Case study and method Community-based tourism in Agua Blanca Commonisation and tourism Collective action for tourism development Reciprocity in tourism organisation Degrowth and tourism in Agua Blanca Conclusions Acknowledgements References Don’t leave town till you’ve seen the country: domestic tourism as a degrowth strategy Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and tourism The degrowth discourse in tourism Tourism degrowth through macro-social marketing Can voluntary simplicity' inform a tourism degr owth agenda?Conclusion References Degrowing tourism: can grassroots form the norm?Introduction Degrowth and tourism through a climate change lens Case study: Protect Our Winters (POW)POW as the catalyst POW as the activist Towards a new path References COVID-19 pandemic, tourism and degrowth Introduction Slowing growth COVID-19 COVID-19 and slowing down consumption Conclusion References Conclusions – degrowing tourism: can tourism move beyond BAU (Brundtland-as-Usual)?Introduction Been there, done that So here we are again References

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