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Governance, overtourism and impacts in Malaga, Spain: Recommendations for sustainability.

Almeida-García, Fernando,Cortés-Macías, Rafael,Mena Navarro, Alfredo,García-Mestanza, Josefa · 2023

Abstract

Governance, Overtourism and Impacts in Malaga, Spain: Recommedations for Sustainability This research aims to understand the relationships between governance, overtourism and the impacts of tourism on residents. To this end, this study proposes a novel research model in which governance and overtourism factors are related to social and environmental impacts. In view of the intensification of tourism in the most overcrowded urban destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean, it is necessary to develop sustainable management measures. We conducted a survey of the residents of the municipality of Malaga, Spain. We conducted a factor analysis and regression and proxy maps of the main variables. We created a specific questionnaire to analyse the main factors affecting tourism management and its impacts. The survey is statistically representative (n=450). The results highlight the relationship between municipal governance and overtourism, and how the latter causes the social and environmental impacts of tourism. Impacts related to environmental problems are the most negatively valued by residents and affect their quality of life. A novel investigation is carried out on the relationships between the perception of tourism governance, tourist saturation and the impacts of tourism in a crowded space such as the historic centre of the city of Malaga, Spain.

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Governance, overtourism and impacts in Malaga, Spain: Recommendations for sustainability.

Author: Almeida-García, Fernando,Cortés-Macías, Rafael,Mena Navarro, Alfredo,García-Mestanza, Josefa
Year: 2023
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Go e nance, O e ou ism and Impac s in Malaga, Spain: Recommeda ions o
Sus ainabili y
1. Abs ac and In oduc ion
This esea ch aims o unde s and he ela ionships be ween go e nance, o e ou ism
and he impac s o ou ism on esiden s. To his end, his s udy p oposes a no el
esea ch model in which go e nance and o e ou ism ac o s a e ela ed o social and
en i onmen al impac s. In iew o he in ensi ica ion o ou ism in he mos
o e c owded u ban des ina ions in Eu ope and he Medi e anean, i is necessa y o
de elop sus ainable managemen measu es. We conduc ed a su ey o he esiden s o
he municipali y o Malaga, Spain. We conduc ed a ac o analysis and eg ession and
p oxy maps o he main a iables. We c ea ed a speci ic ques ionnai e o analyse he
main ac o s a ec ing ou ism managemen and i s impac s. The su ey is s a is ically
ep esen a i e (n=450). The esul s highligh he ela ionship be ween municipal
go e nance and o e ou ism, and how he la e causes he social and en i onmen al
impac s o ou ism. Impac s ela ed o en i onmen al p oblems a e he mos nega i ely
alued by esiden s and a ec hei quali y o li e. A no el in es iga ion is ca ied ou
on he ela ionships be ween he pe cep ion o ou ism go e nance, ou is sa u a ion
and he impac s o ou ism in a c owded space such as he his o ic cen e o he ci y o
Malaga, Spain.
Inno a i e Sus ainable P ac ices in T a el and
Tou ism: Reco e y and Resilience
Fe nando Almeida-Ga cía
Ra ael Co és-Macías
Al edo Mena-Na a o
Jose a Ga cía-Mes anza
Uni e si y o Malaga (Spain)
2. Objec i es
- To unde s and he p ocess o o e ou ism in he ci y o Malaga
- To iden i y esiden s' pe cep ions o ou ism impac s
3. Hypo hesis
4. Resea ch model
H1. The go e nance model in luences a spa ially di e en ia ed pe cep ion
o o e ou ism.
H2. O e ou ism in luences he pe cep ion o spa ially di e en ia ed
economic impac s o ou ism.
H3. O e ou ism in luences he pe cep ion o spa ially di e en ia ed
social impac s o ou ism.
H4. O e ou ism in luences he pe cep ion o spa ially di e en ia ed
en i onmen al impac s o ou ism.
H5. O e ou ism in luences he pe cep ion o esiden s’ spa ially
di e en ia ed pe cep ion o place iden i y
OVERT
GOB
IDENT
ECO
SOC
H2
H3
H4
H5
H1
ENV
5. Da a collec ion
- Face- o- ace su ey= 450 esponden s in he ci y o Malaga, Spain
- 15 semi-s uc u ed in e iews in he ci y o Malaga, Spain
6. Conclusions
- The impo ance o he di e si y o esiden s' pe cep ions o o e ou ism
depending on hei spa ial dis ibu ion in Malaga.
- Residen s o he pe iphe y alue ou ism ac i i ies mo e posi i ely, conside ing
ha he cen al ou is a ea can be "sac i iced" o ou ism.
- The local communi y gene ally has li le oppo uni y o in luence he ci y's
ou ism go e nance, and only shows conce n when he p oblem a ec s hem
di ec ly.
- The in ensi ica ion o ou ism is de imen al o he pe cep ion o he iden i y o
he place. The g ea e he o e ou ism, he less iden i ica ion.
7. Recommenda ions
- Regula ion and con ol o sa u a ed and ou is i ied cen al a ea
- Tou ism deg ow h and boos ing domes ic ou ism