It is our pleasure to invite you to the workshop organized by NECTAR Cluster 5 (Leisure, Recreation and Tourism) joint with the Department of Human Sciences and Innovation for the Territory (DiSUIT) and the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures (DiDEC) which will be held at the University of Insubria, Como (Italy), on September 10-11, 2025.
Aimed at creating more responsible, equitable, and eco-friendly tourism models, tourism degrowth is both a social theory and social movement advocating for a reduction in tourism impacts, especially in contexts where overtourism has emerged as a global concern and a source of social discontent. As such, tourism degrowth claims emphasize shifting away from mass tourism, encouraging slower and localized travel, and minimizing carbon footprints caused, in particular, by tourists’ transport choices.
The workshop will focus on the following specific topics:
- Tourism degrowth and sustainability of transport systems in urban vs. extra-urban destinations
- The effects of tourism degrowth on public transports, accessibility and customers’ satisfaction
- The interplay between tourism degrowth and transportation from a sociological perspective
- Tourism degrowth and business models for destination management
- Tourism degrowth and transport-based sustainable services for the hospitality industry
- Experimental and behavioural approaches for tourism degrowth
- Tourism degrowth and regenerative tourism planning and management
- Tourism degrowth and community-based tourism
- Tourism degrowth and transport solutions for mass tourist routes and destinations
- The impact of tourism degrowth on the competition in the transport industry
- Quantitative methods and measurement of tourism degrowth
The organizing committee may also consider contributions focused on other aspects of the relation between tourism degrowth and transportation systems. Yet, priority will be given to works addressing the specific transport-related challenges of tourism degrowth.
If interested in participating in the workshop, please send an abstract of your presentation
(about 500 words), including author names, affiliations, keywords, in pdf format by April 15, 2025. See complete details in the full Call for Papers:
Organizing committee
- Daniele Crotti, University of Insubria, Department of Human Sciences and Innovation for the Territory
- Roberta Minazzi, University of Insubria, Department of Laws, Economics and Cultures
- Peter Nijkamp, Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam (NECTAR Cluster 5 co-chair)
- Janika Raun, University of Tartu (NECTAR Cluster 5 co-chair)
- João Romão, Yasuda Women’s University (NECTAR Cluster 5 co-chair)
- Luca Zamparini, University of Salento (NECTAR Cluster 5 co-chair)