Stakeholders’attitudes towards tools for sustainable tourism in historical cities

• Szromek, Adam R. ^[1] ; Zygmunt Kruczek ^[3] ; Bartłomiej Walas ^[2]
  1. [1] Silesian University of Technology

     Silesian University of Technology

     Gliwice, Polonia

     
  2. [2] University College of Tourism and Ecology

     University College of Tourism and Ecology

     Sucha Beskidzka, Polonia

     
  3. [3] University of Physical Education in Krakow, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Poland

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• Localización: Tourism recreation research, ISSN 0250-8281, Vol. 48, Nº. 3, 2023, págs. 419-431
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Urban space is often the cause of disputes. The underlying causes of these disputes are conflicting interests, attitudes and needs regarding the way it is used. Among the various functions performed by cities, tourism activities have been distinguished as the foremost in the cities of historical value. Mass tourism has developed in the last decade and its excessiveflow of tourists has in turn led to overtourism which as described in literature is a negative phenomenon. The causes of conflicts related to the development of tourism and their scale are very diverse. The freezing of the tourism economy during the COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity to balance its development in the future. As described in the article, this research aims at identifying the attitudes and expectations of Krakow’s residence towards the tools of balancing the tourism economy in the post pandemic period. The statistical analysis of the acquired data collected through questionnaires from 386 respondents during July 2020 revealed that most of the respondents support the preservation of cultural heritage and landscapes over business and profit making