‘Kill Venice’: a systems thinking conceptualisation of urban life, economy, and resilience in tourist cities

Silvio Cristiano () and Francesco Gonella
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Silvio Cristiano: Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Francesco Gonella: Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Palgrave Communications, 2020, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Mass tourism has been creating increasing complaints and resistances in many tourist cities worldwide. The global Covid-19 health emergency has further affected the complex relationship between the activities of city dwellers and those of the tourist flows. Be the visitors present or abruptly absent, the effects of tourism on housing, labour, and the urban economy as a whole can threaten the very survival of a tourist destination. The ultimate goals of tourist-based transformations are not clear, nor their relationship with the resilience of destinations. A systemic perspective is here offered on tourism in cities, with a focus on the city that likely exhibits the highest level of tourist attraction with respect to its vulnerability, that is, Venice, Italy. Various aspects of its sustainability and resilience, along with the involved interconnection and dependency links, are taken into consideration. Currently proposed alternative scenarios are presented, and their weaknesses commented. Some implications are also addressed for sustainable and resilient transformations. The comprehension of the dynamics that drive a tourist city system, together with the study of its systemic leverage points, appear to be mandatory for effective urban policies and planning.

Date: 2020
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