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A proposal for an overtourism index

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  • Burlando, Claudia
  • Musso, Enrico
  • Pavanini, Tiziano
  • Traversa, Susanna

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The rise of mass tourism has led to overtourism, where visitor numbers surpass a destination's sustainable capacity, causing environmental degradation, resource overuse, and social tensions. This study introduces a novel tourism intensity index tailored for small littoral towns, using the Cinque Terre (Italy) as a case study. Employing the Peña Distance method (DP2), the research quantifies tourism pressure and provides a framework for assessing overtourism risks. The resulting index aids in identifying policy interventions and strategies to mitigate overtourism, fostering long-term sustainability for vulnerable destinations. This approach offers a quantitative tool to address the critical challenges posed by overtourism, with implications for sustainable tourism management in similar contexts globally.

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  • Burlando, Claudia & Musso, Enrico & Pavanini, Tiziano & Traversa, Susanna, 2025. "A proposal for an overtourism index," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:115:y:2025:i:c:s0160738325001483
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2025.104042
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    1. Roberta Capello & Silvia Cerisola & Elisa Panzera, 2026. "From optimal to efficient tourism flows in cities: an urban economics perspective," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 75(1), pages 1-21, March.

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