The impact of overtourism on architecture and urban space in historic cities: an understudied phenomenon

Since the massive scale of urban tourism (at end 20th century), which caused an exponential increase visitors to cities, density tourist activity in historic boroughs has come cause strong pressure on grid and buildings these spaces. Motivated by local policies, promote attraction expansion, this monoculture results a simplification way centres operate. Beyond academic acceptance concept overtourism, aim study is lay foundations delve into dimension such impact that barely explored: influences overtourism architecture space centres, affecting functionality, space, buildings, landscape. In other words, elements heritage. The state art touristification cities made it possible document impacts affect architectural component heritage mentioned scientific literature. This analysis reveals significant lack studies address from point view show relevance subject.