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Tourism: The danger of being too successfulRethinking tourism

Like many other cities with global prominence, Barcelona has witnessed an exponential rise in the number of visitors in a very short space of time: from 4.4 million in 2004 to 20...

Illustration © Irene Pérez
Tourism: The danger of being too successfulReclaiming La Rambla for the people of Barcelona

La Rambla, one of Barcelona’s most iconic thoroughfares, is undergoing a transformation led by the KM_Zero...

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Tourism: The danger of being too successfulUrban strategies for alternative tourism

The paradox is this: the more people oppose tourism, the more tourists there are. And this contradiction is...

Illustration © Irene Pérez
Tourism: The danger of being too successfulDynamics and challenges in urban tourism

Residents’ perception of the expansion of urban tourism, which is increasingly blurring the boundaries...

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