Essaouira, “The Wind City” as a “Cultural Product”

Bauer, Susanne E.; Escher, Anton; Knieper, Sebastian

doi:10.3112/erdkunde.2006.01.03

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“…T A B L E 1 Overview of participants and their friends who have migrated It is the tourism industry in particular that characterises the city and that results in a high degree of mobility (Hadach & Ed-Dali, 2019). Not only is there an influx of large numbers of tourists, but some of them also buy property in the city and settle down (semi-) permanently (Bauer et al, 2006). In addition, the tourism industry attracts a large number of people from rural areas who come to Essaouira for job opportunities.…”

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The safe space of transnational friendships of young adults migrating from Essaouira, Morocco

Naus

Kinsbergen

2022

Population Space and Place

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Within the field of international migration, most studies focusing on home‐based migrant social networks tend to focus on family relations, whereas the role of the friends who stay behind is largely neglected. This study explores how friendships affect and are affected by, international migration. Via an ethnographic approach, we have analysed the experiences of 16 young adults who stayed behind in the sending region of Essaouira, Morocco. In contrast with the pressures experienced within family relations, friendships emerged as an important source of socio‐emotional support for migrants, thereby functioning as safe spaces. Building on the findings, we argue that for a more comprehensive understanding of the social embeddedness of migration, friendships should be considered along with family relations.

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The safe space of transnational friendships of young adults migrating from Essaouira, Morocco

Naus

Kinsbergen

2022

Population Space and Place

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“…The commodification of culture (Krätke, 2002) has appeared in the context of a shift from mass production to market-based production and individual consumption patterns that respond to a search of distinction. Thus, lifestyles and fashion play a leading role (Bauer, Escher, & Knieper, 2006) and a response to this trend is the continued specialization of historic centres in particular visitor profiles and independent travellers looking for exclusive experiences.…”

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Touristification in historic cities. Reflections on Malaga

Bujalance

Barrera-Fernández

Scalici³

2019

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This research analyses the consequences in the economy of the city, in the urban environment and in the life of residents affected by the massive arrival of tourists in the historic centre of Malaga in Andalusia, Spain. The research combines a mixed methodology consisting of analysis of urban plans and administrative documents, statistics, direct observation of tourism-related activities, the definition of a list of indicators and verification of their application in the case study. Mass tourism in a historic city is a cause of conflicts between visitors and residents, but there are also positive effects such as job creation, cosmopolitanism or the expansion of the cultural offer. This research shows that it is necessary to act on tourists-residents’ conflicts in order to avoid the transformation of historic centres into places that expel the neighbours to give place to tourists. Planning and urban management, the active participation of citizens, as well as an awareness by the public administration, are key issues to avoid that historic centres become emptied of urban content to be turned into a scene for tourist consumption. This is the first research of the kind developed in the city of Malaga, one of the Spanish cities where tourism is growing faster, thus, the results could be applied to other cases in the same situation in the country and the Mediterranean.

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“…These two types of tourism are competing to get the largest share. For a while, tourism in Morocco was dominated by seaside tourism until 1998 where cultural tourism took over (Berriane, 2002;Bauer et al, 2006;Hazbun, 2003). Besides, these two types of tourism, rural, desert and health care tourism are coming in force.…”

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An assessment of the competitiveness of the Moroccan tourism industry

Yasin

Alavi

Koubida

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Benchmarking: An International Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine practices, realities and opportunities relevant to Moroccan tourism. In the process, the competitiveness of this vital economic sector is assessed. Based on this examination, relevant, benchmarking implications are identified and advanced to policy makers. Design/methodology/approach -The shift-share technique is utilized to analyze tourist arrivals, from different regions of the world, to Morocco, Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt. The shift-share analysis is utilized to understand the existing competitive position of Morocco in relation to her main competitors. Findings -The results of the shift-share analysis revealed that Morocco has not performed as well as the rest of the competitors in the benchmark group. This was attributed, in part, to focusing on markets with less potential for growth. Research limitations/implications -The shift-share technique utilized in this study is a diagnostic tool. Thus, more research is needed to uncover the dynamic relationships relevant to the competitive position of Moroccan tourism. Practical implications -The findings of this study have clear benchmarking implications to Moroccan policy makers, as they pursue a more comprehensive and systematic tourism strategy. Originality/value -The applied research presented in this article is consistent with the increasing significance of global tourism.

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Essaouira, “The Wind City” as a “Cultural Product”

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

The safe space of transnational friendships of young adults migrating from Essaouira, Morocco

The safe space of transnational friendships of young adults migrating from Essaouira, Morocco

Touristification in historic cities. Reflections on Malaga

An assessment of the competitiveness of the Moroccan tourism industry

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