TOURISMIFICATION IN VENICE (ITALY): A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF MASS TOURISM ON A HISTORIC CITY BUILTON A LAGOON ISLAND

The aim of this paper is to analyse the tourism-driven gentrification process of tourismification using the most recent literature and the case study of Venice (Italy). First will be analysed the recent history of the city to better understand why and how this phenomenon outburst in the initial stag...

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Published in:Cuadernos de Turismo
Main Authors: Ianniello, Giovanni, Cánoves, Gemma
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Ediciones de la Universidad de Murcia (Editum) 2022
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Online Access:https://revistas.um.es/turismo/article/view/521861
https://doi.org/10.6018/turismo.521861
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to analyse the tourism-driven gentrification process of tourismification using the most recent literature and the case study of Venice (Italy). First will be analysed the recent history of the city to better understand why and how this phenomenon outburst in the initial stages, and then data will be analysed to understand which implications this phenomenon can have economically, socially, and culturally speaking, and what should a strategy consider dealing with this issue. El objetivo de este artículo es analizarelproceso de gentrificación de la turisficaciónejercido por el turismo utilizando la literaturamásreciente y elestudio de caso de Venecia (Italia). Primero se analizará la historiareciente de la ciudad para comprender mejor por qué y cómo este fenómeno se desarrolló en lasetapasiniciales, y luego se analizaránlosdatos para comprender quéimplicacionespuede tener este fenómeno a niveleconómico, social y cultural y cuálesdeberían ser lasestrategias para hacerfrente a este problema.