RT Journal Article
T1 The touristification of urban spaces: measurement proposal
T2 Turistificación de espacios urbanos: propuesta de medición
A1 Calle Vaquero, Manuel De La
A1 Mínguez García, María del Carmen
A1 García Hernández, María
AB In the years prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid growth of tourism and the emergence of online tourist accommodation rental platforms gave rise to a considerable increase in  the  tourist  pressure  on  urban  destinations,  leading  to  processes  (and  problems)  such  as  overtourism,  tourism  gentrification  or  touristification.  The  post-pandemic  tourism  recovery  has  placed these processes at the centre of debate once again. This text reflects on the possibilities for measuring the touristification of the urban space. A methodology is proposed that is based on the elaboration of two indicators that are applied on a city block scale in Donostia-San Sebastián: an indicator of the intensity of tourism accommodation and an indicator of the tourism specialisation of the retail and restaurant supply. Then, a spatial cross analysis is made of the values obtained and they are compared with the presence of visitors, enabling us to reflect on the geography of the touristification  of  the  city  on  a  block  scale. Touristification  is,  above  all,  a  process  of  the  intensification of the tourism activity which is distributed unevenly across the urban space and acts on a pre-existing fabric that determines its scope. From an applied perspective, the study generates useful  knowledge  for  making  decisions  about  the  series  of  urban  policies  that  contemplate  the  sustainable insertion of tourism into the city.
PB Asociación Española de Geografía
SN 2605-3322
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92093
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92093
LA eng
NO De La Calle Vaquero, Manuel, Carmen Mínguez García, y María García Hernández. «The touristification of urban spaces: measurement proposal». Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, n.o 99 (23 de diciembre de 2023). https://doi.org/10.21138/bage.3459.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 16 jun 2025