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Carrying Capacity Assessment in Tourism: the Case of Mykonos Island, Greece

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Nowadays, controlling tourism growth has become a significant policy issue for the tourism sector.As population density and tourism demand increase in the coastal regions during the peak tourist period, more pressure is placed on coastal areas.The need to evaluate the impact of the tourist industry on the environment leads to developing a group of sustainable development indicators.Several studies propose indicators and models.The island of Mykonos is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Greece.In our research, we examined the negative and positive impacts of massive tourist development in high quantity and a cosmopolitan Greek destination.We analyse the current condition of the natural resources, such as coastal zones, ports and environmental infrastructure.

Source: WIT transactions on ecology and the environment

DOI: 10.2495/sdp240531

Authors: DIMITRIS PROKOPIOU, GEORGIOS MAVRIDOGLOU, THEODORA GIANTSI

Institutions: University of Piraeus, University of Peloponnese, National Technical University of Athens

Language: English

Topic: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4404304257