Periódico: Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research
Fonte: Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research; Vol 3 No 2 (2020): Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research; 188-206
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Resumo: Mass tourism manifests itself as an agent of the first magnitude that affects and modifies the local environment. When the management of tourism and heritage resources is carried out without taking into account the resident community and a balance is not sought between the needs of resident and temporary users, the sustainable development of the city will be affected, causing negative impacts on social, economic, environmental and cultural structures. For this reason, it is essential to manage tourism resources from the perspective of conservation and heritage protection, avoiding adopting models of speculative tourism development that break the balance as a motor of local development causing an accelerated depletion of its resources. According to the experience acquired in tourism and cultural management in Granada (Spain), we will analyze the historical center of the city and how in recent years, mass tourism is being a determining factor in its urban and social transformation.
