Urban sustainable tourism – reality or utopia?

Sylwia Kaczmarek; Jacek Kaczmarek

doi:10.18778/1231-1952.29.2.02

Authors

Sylwia Kaczmarek University of Lodz, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies and Geoinformatics, Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Lodz, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7737-4455
Jacek Kaczmarek University of Lodz, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies and Geoinformatics, Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Lodz, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1750-1592

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1231-1952.29.2.02

Keywords:

city, space of exchange, urban tourism, sustainable urban tourism

Abstract

The essence of the city’s existence is its function of exchange, the subjects of which are products and goods, knowledge, information, capital, impressions, experience, and the participants of this process are residents and newcomers. Tourists in the city’s exchange space are part of the newcomer community, interact with residents, share city amenities, but have different needs and expectations than residents, leading to conflict. Based on research conducted in several cities, the article presents critical considerations regarding the concept of sustainable development and sustainable urban tourism, and then proposes a new formula for its planning and implementation focused on education as a trigger for positive action.

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