Discussion on the growth limits and carrying capacity of tourism destinations is not new.
Already for decades, carrying capacity has been at the core of sustainable tourism …

In any locality there is a strong relationship between society, economy and environment.
Environmental and other geographic features create locational advantages attracting people …

Planning and management for tourism growth is becoming essential in the context of
sustainable development. Particularly so since many tourist destinations are facing severe …

The analysis of socio-ecological systems requires new, qualitatively different evaluation
schemes that enable an integrated assessment of ecological, social, and economic factors …

This paper argues that it is necessary to define and implement the concept of carrying
capacity as a critical aspect for facilitating planning in the tourism process. In order to …

The relationship of tourism and the main components of the man-nature system are subject
to much discussion but relatively little investigation. This chapter is based on the hypothesis …

Tourism is a complex socioeconomic phenomenon based on the growing needs of modem
societies for recreation and leisure and has become a major economic activity worldwide …

Carrying capacity is often pragmatically, theoretically as well as purely intuitively considered
as a concept in the context of tourism sustainability. The carrying capacity application has …

It is beyond doubt that the theory of tourism lags behind tourism practice. In order to
decrease such a gap, theoretical work in tourism has been intensified over the last two …

This article describes how the concept of Tourism Carrying Capacity (TCC) has shifted from
a uni-dimensional approach to incorporating environmental, social and political aspects …