Social science perspectives on climate change and development

University of Copenhagen

Xaquín S. Pérez-Sindín López

Tag: Mass tourism

  • “The last street”, documentary on the effects of mass tourism in Barcelona

    In Barcelona, the remains of the old city enters the Mediterranean like a wedge between the urban beach and the new harbour, resisting in its own way the attacks of real estate development. The sailor-spirited streets of La Barceloneta lie beneath the shadow cast by apartments where you can still see clothes hanging in the…

  • “Bye Bye Barcelona” #masstourism #globalization

    Bye Bye Barcelona is a documentary about a city and it’s relationship with tourism, about the difficult coexistence between Barcelona and it’s people with tourism and tourists. It is a documentary that exposes through the thoughts of some of it’s residents, the grave effects that mass tourism has in the city. You can watch this…

  • Social impact of mass tourism: “The Venice Syndrome” or dying from success

  • Social impact of mass tourism in Barcelona

    “Welcome tourists, the rent of holiday apartments in this neighbourhood destroys the local socio-cultural fabric and promotes speculation. Many local residents are forced to move out. Enjoy your stay”

  • Turismo a escala humana

    Las rejas, los letreros o los buzones también tienen gran interés turístico…El patrimonio urbano pequeño contribuye más que el monumental a la riqueza de las calles. Y su conservación habla de civilización. “La presencia de tiempos diferentes en la ciudad da un significado más profundo y rico al espacio urbano”…no se trata de atraer al…