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“The Overwhelmed City”: Physical and Social Over-Capacities of Global Tourism in Venice
Full text linkVenice is one of the most famous iconic destinations and one of the most emblematic cases of overtourism affecting a historic city. Here, social movements against tourism have emerged as a reaction to vastly unsustainable tourist flows that have had dramatic and transformational impacts on Venetians’ lives. The aim of this paper is to investigate how tourism transforms the social, cultural, and everyday geographies of the city. The effects of tourism on the historic city are conceived as a process of continuous transformation and repositioning. Taking into consideration the most tangible daily practices of tourists (eating, sleeping, and buying) and the finer dynamics of Venice’s tourism problem, we translate data on these practices into a temporal and spatial analysis to better understand how dynamic the texture of the city is in relation to the tourism subsystem. A comparison between 2008 and 2019 is conducted to evaluate the impact of tourism on residential uses of the city and measure the sustainability of growth of the tourism facilities. The investigation highlighted an impressive accommodation’s growth, from 8.249 in 2008 to 49.260 in 2019 of bed places (497% growth) in the entire historical city, a similar expansion is also evident in the total number of restaurants that has increased by 160% in all districts and a variations of 4% in shops instead of a population decline of 13% in the same period. In addition, a residents’ survey in spring 2019 was conducted to better understand the intensity of these impacts and the motives for depopulation and the anti-tourism movements. We focus on how tourism, if not managed and planned, radically changes the social and urban structures of the city and the lives of local residents. We conclude by presenting some local theoretical and practical insights into the touristic pressure, provided by citizens’ associations on one side and policymakers on the other.Venice is one of the most famous iconic destinations and one of the most emblematic cases of overtourism affecting a historic city. Here, social movements against tourism have emerged as a reaction to vastly unsustainable tourist flows that have had dramatic and transformational impacts on Venetians' lives. The aim of this paper is to investigate how tourism transforms the social, cultural, and everyday geographies of the city. The effects of tourism on the historic city are conceived as a process of continuous transformation and repositioning. Taking into consideration the most tangible daily practices of tourists (eating, sleeping, and buying) and the finer dynamics of Venice's tourism problem, we translate data on these practices into a temporal and spatial analysis to better understand how dynamic the texture of the city is in relation to the tourism subsystem. A comparison between 2008 and 2019 is conducted to evaluate the impact of tourism on residential uses of the city and measure the sustainability of growth of the tourism facilities. The investigation highlighted an impressive accommodation's growth, from 8.249 in 2008 to 49.260 in 2019 of bed places (497% growth) in the entire historical city, a similar expansion is also evident in the total number of restaurants that has increased by 160% in all districts and a variations of 4% in shops instead of a population decline of -13% in the same period. In addition, a residents' survey in spring 2019 was conducted to better understand the intensity of these impacts and the motives for depopulation and the anti-tourism movements. We focus on how tourism, if not managed and planned, radically changes the social and urban structures of the city and the lives of local residents. We conclude by presenting some local theoretical and practical insights into the touristic pressure, provided by citizens' associations on one side and policymakers on the other
The contribution of sharing economy to the development of peripheral areas. The Airbnb case in the territory of the Dolomites
Full text linkThis paper focuses on the impacts that the phenomenon of home-sharing tourism could give to the most peripheral destinations which are disconnected from the most advanced urban systems and, for this reason, very often tourist-sized. For this purpose, the case of the territorial tourist system of the Veneto Dolomites area is considered, which will allow highlighting the spatial spread of the phenomenon in a sparse and mixed area characterized by urban aggregations, such as tourist destinations and peripheral territories (both natural and not highly urbanized ones). The analyses are conducted by applying a simple and two-variable spatial autocorrelation analysis applied to the data taken from the Airbnb site. The results obtained allow us to highlight the impact cost of this phenomenon and the potential of all the destinations amplified by the dynamics of sharing economy
Public Discourse and Category Formation: A Topic Modelling Exploration of ‘Historical Shops’ on Italian Media
Full text linkThis paper addresses the role of public discourse in processes of category formation. Tracing the emergence and diffusion of a category on the media, and exploring the discourses generated on the media within and around the emerging category, the paper reflects on how these discourses concur in performing the very category they portray. The focus is set on the Historical Shops category, as part of broader processes of urban categorisations for local development and regeneration. By means of a Topic Modelling of a corpus of 3262 press articles collected from Italian news sources between 2009 and 2019, the paper finds that public discourse plays three main roles: echoing category creation processes by policymakers, grounding the rising category in wider discourses of retail crisis, urban degradation, regeneration and overtourism, and narrating it by explaining what Historical Shops are, where they are located, which issues they face and which responses they receive at different institutional levels. Overall, in this paper, the semi-automated techniques afforded by Topic Modelling offer a way to enter the meaning construction processes and elicit the agential role of public discourse in the formation of a category
Crowding-in and (temporary) crowding-out in Venice. The effect of cultural events on residents
No full textCultural events are endorsed in urban cultural policy for their economic role in supporting the tourism industry and their social role in strengthening community cohesion. Nevertheless, conflicts can arise between these two objectives, especially in cities already experiencing massive tourism regardless of the staging of major events. Taking Venice as a case study, we investigate the effects that different types of cultural events have on the relationship between residents and tourists in a crowding-in/temporary crowding-out dynamic. We implement a structural equation model using a unique dataset that records the daily number of residents, tourists, day visitors and commuters in the city. Results show evidence of both a crowding-in and temporary crowding-out effect during major cultural events, whereas such effects are not present for cultural events associated with local traditions. The paper highlights how these dynamics can impact the economy and the management of tourism destinations during cultural events
A big data analysis of the gender gap in mobility at the regional scale: Insights from northern Italy
Full text linkUnderstanding mobility needs and habits has long been essential for shaping sustainable and equitable transportation systems. Traditional approaches, including surveys and census data, have provided valuable insights into how diverse social groups interact with transport systems, with some attention also given to gender disparities in mobility. Recent advances in data collection, such as cell phone big data (CBD), offer new opportunities to analyze travel patterns with greater depth and granularity. Particularly, CBD enables continuous, non-intrusive data collection, allowing researchers to study mobility habits across various user attributes, including gender, and trip characteristics, such as duration and geography.
This study uses CBD to explore gendered mobility patterns in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Northern Italy. Employing an entropy-based approach, the research investigates systematic and non-systematic trips, focusing on gender differences in travel habits, particularly in isolated rural areas. The analysis highlights seasonal variations and contrasts between inner and denser locations, offering critical insights into the gender gap in regional mobility. By addressing these unexplored dimensions, this work contributes to the broader understanding of mobility inequities and informs policies aimed at reducing gender disparities in transport access and opportunities
Business ecosystem, economia circolare e turismo sostenibile: relazioni, sinergie e campi d’applicazione
No full textGiven the transformations and recent shocks caused first by the Covid-19
pandemic and then by the Russia-Ukraine war, with the consequent energy crisis,
companies in the tourism industry are being pushed to constantly seek new ways of
adapting their business models to the changing market contexts. The creation of
tourism business ecosystems is one such adaptation strategy, creating fertile ground
for the dissemination of further and new innovations that are proving to be perfect
allies in supporting the competitiveness, but also the sustainability of tourism
destinations. Outstanding among these are initiatives based on the principles of the
circular economy. This paper aims at investigating the reasons for the success of
these models and the possible links and synergies existing between them as a
precondition for a renewed direction of tourism destination management and
marketing
DISAGIO SOCIO-TERRITORIALE E DINAMICHE MIGRATORIE NEL LAZIO: UN’INDAGINE CARTOGRAFICA
No full textLe città, centri di identità, cultura e potere, sono caratterizzate da processi di polarizzazione di diversi
gruppi etnici, processi che evidenziano disuguaglianze e segregazione spaziale soprattutto nei confronti delle comunità di immigrati (Bignante et al., 2022). Obiettivo della ricerca è l’analisi della distribuzione geografica delle comunità migranti nella regione Lazio, con un focus specifico su Roma, di cui si analizzano anche la posizione e i servizi dei centri di accoglienza. La metodologia ha previsto l’individuazione di indicatori elementari, la rispettiva classificazione in dimensioni, e la rappresentazione di esse attraverso cartografie tematiche. I dati considerati compongono il Macro Indicatore di Disagio Socio-Territoriale, output finale del progetto “Geografie del disagio sociale nel Lazio. Mappare per contrastare esclusione e povertà” finanziato dalla Regione Lazio. I risultati dell’analisi permettono di comprendere non solo l’impatto della presenza straniera nei comuni laziali, ma anche le motivazioni della migrazione e della scelta di un’area di residenza. La ricerca offre una lettura essenziale per la progettazione di politiche sociali e urbane volte a migliorare la qualità della vita delle comunità coinvolte, così come a supportare l’obiettivo di sviluppo sostenibile nei comuni periferici della regione
Mobility and Tourism Geography in Mountain Areas. The Role of LAGs in Territory Development
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