Sustainability· 2017Q1
Cultural Heritage and Urban Tourism: Historic City Centres under Pressure
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Growing tourist flows in historic European city centres are threatening their heritage values, leading to social mobilization and public debate on urban tourism sustainability.
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Key points
- Historic European city centres are crucial elements of cultural heritage but are threatened by increasing tourist flows.
- Mass tourism has led to social mobilization and public debate on urban tourism sustainability.
- The research evaluates the dimensions of tourist pressure on historic urban landscapes.
- A case study of Donostia-San Sebastián's historic centre is used to analyze these impacts.
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Abstract
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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Field: Archeology (Arts and Humanities)
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