Geoheritage and overtourism: a case study from sandstone rock cities in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24510%2F23%3A00010499" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24510/23:00010499 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/abs/10.1144/SP530-2022-102" target="_blank" >https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/abs/10.1144/SP530-2022-102</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/SP530-2022-102" target="_blank" >10.1144/SP530-2022-102</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Geoheritage and overtourism: a case study from sandstone rock cities in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Sandstone districts are among the most visited and popular geosites in the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, they are often affected by the harmful effects of mass tourism, referred to as overtourism. Sandstone geosites are very vulnerable owing to the rock‘s relative softness, and large numbers of visitors can be a threat to them as they accelerate the intensity of their degradation. The overtourism situation then brings other negatives not only to the geosites but also to their surroundings. This paper describes the reasons for the overtourism situation in Czech rock cities, the effects of overtourism on geosites and communities living in their vicinity, and possible solutions from the perspective of nature conservation and tourism management. The data come from field observations, interviews, and publicly available data on the development of the number of visitors to tourist destinations. The results showed that overtourism is a widespread problem in the Czech rock cities, damaging these geosites and negatively affecting the residents of the surrounding villages. In addition, it is necessary to act quickly because the number of visitors to these geosites is continuing to grow in the long term. The article proposes three measures that should mitigate the harmful effects of mass tourism: communication with the visitors, destination management and the protection of geosites. However, for these measures to work, a strategy must be developed that will be respected by all of the main actors in the local tourism industry, and these measures should be targeted at specific problems. This example is typical of the general problems encountered in any geotourism site, and such remedial strategies provide an example of what could be applied to avoid problems elsewhere.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20700 - Environmental engineering

Project

<a href="/en/project/TL03000020" target="_blank" >TL03000020: Proactive solutions to the negative effects of overtourism</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Geological Society, London, Special Publications

ISSN

0305-8719

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

530

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

257-275

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85185665336