Positive and Negative Urban Tourist Crowding: Florence, Italy

Popp, Monika

doi:10.1080/14616688.2011.597421

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“…The sustainability of the destination also implies obtaining a satisfactory tourist experience, so the effects of high visitor numbers on that experience is also analysed [26,27]. High visitor numbers may also lead to a perception of overcrowding, but visitors may also see this as being a typical feature of tourism sites [28]. Generally speaking, there is a predominance of quantitative studies.…”

Section: The Impact Of Tourism On the City: State Of The Artmentioning

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Cultural Heritage and Urban Tourism: Historic City Centres under Pressure

2017

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Historic city centres of European cities are one of the most important elements of the European cultural heritage. They are places that attract many visitors due to their relevance in terms of heritage, but the recent growth of tourist flows constitutes a threat to the conservation of their values. In some European cities, such as Venice or Barcelona, the debate has taken to the streets, and there is significant social mobilization taking place, with very belligerent positions against tourism (anti-tourism, tourismphobia). The mass media also generates discourse on the topic and places the debate on urban tourism sustainability at the forefront of the public debate. In this context, this article reviews the state of the art on tourism impact and identifies, describes and evaluates the different dimensions of tourist pressure based on a case study: the historic centre of the city of Donostia-San Sebastián (Basque Country, Spain). The main goal of the research is to help determine how tourist pressure affects the safeguarding of "historic urban landscapes" and the desirable or desired models of city and tourist destination.

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Section: The Impact Of Tourism On the City: State Of The Artmentioning

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Cultural Heritage and Urban Tourism: Historic City Centres under Pressure

2017

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“…Most of the case studies and contributions concerned only certain parts of this phenomenon have been pub-lished without more in-depth research on the urban tourism being conducted (e.g. Berg, Borg, & Meer, 1995;Borg, Costa, & Gotti, 1996;Pearce, 1998;Ark & Richards, 2006;Mazanec & Wöber, 2010;Popp, 2011;Thurnell-Read, 2012). A similar gap in the urban tourism research is visible in Central Europe where urban tourism literature is limited in scope (e.g.…”

Section: Urban Tourism Researchmentioning

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Tourist Intensity in Capital Cities in Central Europe: Comparative Analysis of Tourism in Prague, Vienna and Budapest

Dumbrovská

Fialová

2014

Czech Journal of Tourism

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Abstracturban tourism has become a significant phenomenon of tourism over the last decade. the importance of urban tourism has grown mainly due to the development of transport and information technologies. rapid advancement of low cost airlines and reduction of administrative barriers owing to the expansion of the schengen area caused not only the development of a number of urban destinations, including Prague, but also the growth of new source markets. this paper compares the development of urban tourism in Prague with the situation in Vienna and Budapest in the last decade. the aim of the paper is to describe the main trends of tourism development and the geographic distribution of tourism in Prague in comparison with culturally and historically similar cities -Vienna and Budapest. the analysis shows high load of tourism in Prague and its strong concentration in the old city. this causes congestion in the city centre and an extrusion of residential functions by the functions of tourism. As a result, a tourism ghetto has been formed in the centre of Prague and the urban society has been increasingly dualized.

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“…Studies of Ashworth (2009) ;Ashworth, Page (2011);Dumbrovská, Fialová (2014); Popp (2011);Simpson (1999); Selby (2004), are interesting, from a methodological point of view, in the field of research of urban tourism. The analysis of localization conditions (according to the methodology of Vystoupil, et al, 2011; especially the analysis of cultural -historical conditions in a form of national cultural monument, monument reserves, conservation area, other monuments, World Heritage sites or other social or cultural conditions such as social events, important galleries, cinemas and similar) are included in the urban resorts typification.…”

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“…A similar method for the analysis of supply and especially demand is used also by other authors (e.g. Baláž, 1995;Bučeková, 2001;Cákoci, 2013;Kasagranda, 2015a;2015b;Mariot, 2001;Popp, 2011).…”

Section: Evaluation Of Urban Tourismmentioning

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Urban tourism in Slovakia: Its quantification, spatial differentiation and typification

Kasagranda¹,

Rajčáková²,

Vystoupil³

2016

Geogr Pannon

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Urban tourism, characterized by a high share of international tourists in Slovakia, represents the specific type of tourism that is the main aim of this study. It includes analysis of bed capacities of collective accommodation establishments and urban tourism performance, which represent the basis for the subsequent typification of urban tourism centres. In typification, localization conditions and their attractiveness, which form the very basis of potential of urban tourism centres, are evaluated. Results of the research indicate, that urban tourism is one of the most important type of tourism in Slovakia. In the terms of tourism, the most valuable towns are those with high cultural and historical value (historical towns) and towns defined as spa resorts. The main objective of this paper is the quantification and spatial interpretation of urban tourism in Slovakia, which can serve as a geographical basis for further research.

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Positive and Negative Urban Tourist Crowding: Florence, Italy

Cited by 132 publications

References 33 publications

Cultural Heritage and Urban Tourism: Historic City Centres under Pressure

Cultural Heritage and Urban Tourism: Historic City Centres under Pressure

Tourist Intensity in Capital Cities in Central Europe: Comparative Analysis of Tourism in Prague, Vienna and Budapest

Urban tourism in Slovakia: Its quantification, spatial differentiation and typification

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