Sustainable Dark Tourism

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 also provides insights to analyze 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 and management that incorporates social and environmental factors and is valuable reading for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, as well as researchers and academics interested in dark tourism.

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

Gurmeet Singh is Head of the Graduate School of Business and Director of the MBA Programme at the University of South Pacific (USP), Fiji, and 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 the University of Sunderland in London.

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

Ranjeet Verma is currently working as a Professor at the University School of Business, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.