The Effects of Tourism Development Upon the Commercial Supply. An Analysis about Historical Center of Florence

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Licia Lipari
Publishing Year 2013 Issue 2013/100
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 13-26 File size 624 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2013-100002
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Tourism is becoming one of the most important economic fields in historical cities. The main consequence is a change in commercial structure. Tourism industry is growing in historical city center, with the risk of the «normal urban activities» displacement. In order to analyze the impact of tourism development, the center of Florence has been chosen on the period 2004-2010. The results show that some areas are exclusively aimed at fulfilling tourists’ demands, other keep a multipurpose function.

Keywords: Commercial Structure, Historical City Center, Tourism, Sustainability, Zoning, Florence.

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Licia Lipari, Gli effetti dello sviluppo turistico sull’offerta commerciale. analisi del centro storico fiorentino in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 100/2013, pp 13-26, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2013-100002