Towards Smarter Management of Overtourism in Historic Centres Through Visitor-Flow Monitoring

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dc.contributor.authorZubiaga, Mikel
dc.contributor.authorIzkara, Jose Luis
dc.contributor.authorGandini, Alessandra
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Itziar
dc.contributor.authorSaralegui, Unai
dc.contributor.institutionTecnalia Research & Innovation
dc.contributor.institutionLABORATORIO DE TRANSFORMACIĂ“N URBANA
dc.contributor.institutionDIGITALIZACIĂ“N Y AUTOMATIZACIĂ“N DE LA CONSTRUCCIĂ“N
dc.date.issued2019-12-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2019 by the authors.
dc.description.abstractHistoric centres are highly regarded destinations for watching and even participating in diverse and unique forms of cultural expression. Cultural tourism, according to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), is an important and consolidated tourism sector and its strong growth is expected to continue over the coming years. Tourism, the much dreamt of redeemer for historic centres, also represents one of the main threats to heritage conservation: visitors can dynamize an economy, yet the rapid growth of tourism often has negative effects on both built heritage and the lives of local inhabitants. Knowledge of occupancy levels and flows of visiting tourists is key to the efficient management of tourism; the new technologies—the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, and geographic information systems (GIS)—when combined in interconnected networks represent a qualitative leap forward, compared to traditional methods of estimating locations and flows. A methodology is described in this paper for the management of tourism flows that is designed to promote sustainable tourism in historic centres through intelligent support mechanisms. As part of the Smart Heritage City (SHCITY) project, a collection system for visitors is developed. Following data collection via monitoring equipment, the analysis of a set of quantitative indicators yields information that can then be used to analyse visitor flows; enabling city managers to make management decisions when the tourism-carrying capacity is exceeded and gives way to overtourism.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationZubiaga , M , Izkara , J L , Gandini , A , Alonso , I & Saralegui , U 2019 , ' Towards Smarter Management of Overtourism in Historic Centres Through Visitor-Flow Monitoring ' , Sustainability , vol. 11 , no. 24 , 7254 , pp. 7254 . https://doi.org/10.3390/SU11247254
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/SU11247254
dc.identifier.issn2692-2924
dc.identifier.otherresearchoutputwizard: 11556/885
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.keywordsSmart tourism management
dc.subject.keywordsHistoric centres
dc.subject.keywordsCarrying capacity
dc.subject.keywordsSustainable cultural tourism
dc.subject.keywordsSmart heritage city
dc.subject.keywordsUrban 3-D model
dc.subject.keywordsSmart tourism management
dc.subject.keywordsHistoric centres
dc.subject.keywordsCarrying capacity
dc.subject.keywordsSustainable cultural tourism
dc.subject.keywordsSmart heritage city
dc.subject.keywordsUrban 3-D model
dc.subject.keywordsComputer Science (miscellaneous)
dc.subject.keywordsGeography, Planning and Development
dc.subject.keywordsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)
dc.subject.keywordsEnergy Engineering and Power Technology
dc.subject.keywordsHardware and Architecture
dc.subject.keywordsComputer Networks and Communications
dc.subject.keywordsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.keywordsFunding Info
dc.subject.keywordsFunded by the Interreg Sudoe Programme of the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF)
dc.subject.keywordsFunded by the Interreg Sudoe Programme of the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF)
dc.titleTowards Smarter Management of Overtourism in Historic Centres Through Visitor-Flow Monitoringen
dc.typejournal article
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