Sustainable Dark Tourism

Trends and Insights from the Globe
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-10480-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This book critically examines an increasingly popular and unique tourism form, dark tourism and how it relates to sustainability, ethics, and cultural heritage.

By doing so it explores the effects of dark tourism and associated historical background on local people, landscapes, and economies, emphasizing both positive and negative outcomes. It’s also provides us the insightfulness to analyse successful sustainable dark tourism activities and regulations from various worldwide contexts, looking for transferable lessons and best practices.

This book informs sustainable dark tourism development, management that incorporates social and environmental factors and is valuable reading for postgraduate, advanced undergraduate students, researchers and academics interested in dark tourism.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aggarwal, Bindu

Kumar, Pawan

Singh, Gurmeet

Nadda, Vipin

Verma, Ranjeet

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Exploring the Psychological and Cultural Motivations for Dark Tourism, 2. Tracing Tragedy: The Historical Evolution of Dark Tourism Across The Globe, 3. Emerging Global Trends in Dark Tourism: The Role of Immersive Technologies and Sustainable Practices, 4. Environmental Sustainability in Dark Tourism: Balancing Memory and Responsibility, 5. Cultural heritage nexus on dark tourism sustainability through engagement of community in Zambia, 6. Economic sustainability of dark tourism and the knowledge-motivation-perceived transcendence framework: The role of dark tourism marketing., 7. The Weight Of Memory: Ethical Dilemmas and Heritage Interpretation At The Fosse Ardeatine, 8. "How Much Governance Is Too Much? Framing Future Directions for State Involvement in Sustainable Dark Tourism", 9. Sustainable Dark Tourism: A Global Analysis of Ethical Practices and Visitor Motivation in Sites of Death and Disaster, 10. Honoring the Past, Enabling the Future: Government Initiatives and Global Collaboration in Dark Tourism, 11. International Framework for Dark Tourism, 12. Monetizing memory: A comparative analysis of revenue streams in global and Indian dark tourism sites

Über Autor(innen)

Pawan Kumar is Professor and Head of the Department of Marketing at Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India.

Gurmeet Singh, Head of the Graduate School of Business and Director of the MBA Programme, has over 21 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and executive training.

Vipin Nadda is currently serving as Senior Lecturer and Programme Manager (Tourism, hospitality, and Events) with University of Sunderland in London.

Bindu Aggarwal is currently an Associate Professor of Marketing in the University School of Business at Chandigarh University, Gharaun, Mohali, Punjab, India.

Ranjeet Verma is currently working as a Professor in University school of Business, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Panjab.