The Impact of Heritage Tourism on an Urban Economy: The Case of Granada and the Alhambra

Joaquín Murillo Viu, Javier Romaní Fernández and Jordi Suriñach Caralt
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Tourism Economics, 2008, vol. 14, issue 2, 361-376

Abstract: The authors present an example of the impact of a cultural heritage site on its environment – in this case, the Alhambra and Generalife complex (AG) in Granada, Spain, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. They then quantify the impact and analyse the effects by sector, including a brief explanation of the methodology. The results show that tourism exercises strong push–pull effects through vigorous intersector relationships.

Keywords: economic impact; urban and cultural tourism; heritage sites; Alhambra analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.5367/000000008784460481

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