CLIMATE FRIENDLY URBAN TOURISM, CASE OF HUNGARY

This study analyzes tourism network in urban agglomerated destinations and puts forth implications for future sustainable development through a critical and extensive review of related literature. First of all, with a bibliometric analysis of 2670 selected articles from three research fields of urban tourism, urban agglomeration tourism and tourism destination network, we analyzed their respective research themes and classified them accordingly. Then, the study further investigates the role of tourism network in urban agglomerated destinations by identifying the differences and connections between urban agglomeration tourism and urban tourism. Finally, a basic architecture is established for the study of tourism networks in urban agglomerated destinations context. Study findings highlight that urban agglomeration tourism emphasizes the interconnectivity and social network relationships. However, research on the destination network of urban agglomerations is limited, especially from the tourism development perspectives. Therefore, the evolution process, structural effects, determinants and dynamic mechanisms of the tourism network in urban agglomerated destination are among the opportunities for future research. Moreover, the research architecture shows that the network relationship emerges as a new direction for the study of urban agglomeration system to better integrate and harness destinations’ resources and thereby promote sustainable development in urban agglomerated areas.

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Pattern Recognition of Travel Mobility in a City Destination: Application of Network Motif Analytics

Journal of Travel Research ◽

10.1177/00472875211024739 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 004728752110247

Author(s):

Sangwon Park ◽

Ren Ridge Zhong

Keyword(s):

Network Science ◽

Network Motif ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Movement Patterns ◽

Urban Tourism ◽

Lengths Of Stay ◽

Sustainable Planning ◽

Total Movement ◽

City Network ◽

Travel Behaviors

Urban tourism is considered a complex system. Tourists who visit cities have diverse purposes, leading to multifaceted travel behaviors. Understanding travel movement patterns is crucial in developing sustainable planning for urban tourism. Built on network science, this article discusses 12 key topologies of travel patterns/flow occurring in a city network by applying network motif analytics. The 12 significant types of travel mobility can account for approximately 50% of the total movement patterns. In addition, this study presents variations in travel movement patterns depending on not only different lengths of stay in topological structures of travel mobility, but also relative proportions of each type. As a result, this article suggests an interdisciplinary approach that adopts the network science method to better understand city travel behaviors. Important methodological and practical implications that could be useful for city destination planners are suggested.

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Sustainable Electric Personal Mobility: The Design of a Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Urban Tourism

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13031270 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1270

Author(s):

Sung Il Kwag ◽

Uhjin Hur ◽

Young Dae Ko

Keyword(s):

Public Transportation ◽

New Technologies ◽

Point Of View ◽

Urban Tourism ◽

Electric Mobility ◽

Wireless Charging ◽

Efficient Design ◽

Personal Mobility ◽

Charging Infrastructure ◽

Mobility System

Though new technologies have been applied in all industries, electric mobility technology using eco-friendly energy is drawing a great deal of attention. This research focuses on a personal electric mobility system for urban tourism. Some tourism sites such as Gyeongju, Korea, have broad spaces for tourists to walk around, but the public transportation system has been insufficiently developed due to economic reasons. Therefore, personal mobility technology such as electric scooters can be regarded as efficient alternatives. For the operation of electric scooters, a charging infrastructure is necessary. Generally, scooters can be charged via wires, but this research suggests an advanced electric personal mobility system based on wireless electric charging technology that can accommodate user convenience. A mathematical model-based optimization was adopted to derive an efficient design for a wireless charging infrastructure while minimizing total investment costs. By considering the type of tourists and their tour features, optimal locations and lengths of the static and dynamic wireless charging infrastructure are derived. By referring to this research, urban tourism can handle transportation issues from a sustainable point of view. Moreover, urban tourism will have a better chance of attracting tourists by conserving heritage sites and by facilitating outdoor activities with electric personal mobility.

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Urban Industrial Tourism: Cultural Sustainability as a Tool for Confronting Overtourism—Cases of Madrid, Brussels, and Copenhagen

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13094694 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 4694

Author(s):

Carmen Hidalgo-Giralt ◽

Antonio Palacios-García ◽

Diego Barrado-Timón ◽

José Antonio Rodríguez-Esteban

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Reference Data ◽

Urban Tourism ◽

Industrial Heritage ◽

Cultural Sustainability ◽

Cultural Spaces ◽

Patterns Of Behavior ◽

Historic City ◽

Selection Of ◽

Industrial Tourism

The chief objective of this research was to analyze how the industrial heritage of three European capitals—Madrid, Brussels, and Copenhagen—has been integrated into the dynamics of their urban tourism, thereby generating new resources and cultural spaces. In regards to the latter point, this study poses the working hypothesis that industrial heritage can function as a tool for cultural sustainability, which allows for deconcentration away from historic city centers subjected to significant overtourism. To verify this hypothesis, a methodology has been designed based on the selection of specific indicators and the creation of maps, taking as reference data from the Tripadvisor travel portal. The results obtained are truly encouraging, and it would be interesting to expand this study by incorporating new case studies to allow us to discern additional patterns of behavior around urban industrial tourism.

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