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The urban revitalization of the coastal tourist destinations: An alternative for the Valencian Mediterranean tourist municipalities

Héctor Del Alcázar IndarteAdrián Ferrandis Martínez

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City modelRevitalización urbana sostenibleTransformación urbanaUrban transformationValencianlanguage.human_languageMunicipios turísticosTourist municipalitiesRecreation. LeisureTourist renovationGeographyRenovación turísticaMake cityTourism Leisure and Hospitality ManagementTurismelanguageHacer ciudadSustainable urban revitalizationUrban spaceHumanitiesGV1-1860Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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espanolLos municipios del litoral mediterraneo valenciano aumentaron sensiblemente su superficie construida por la irrupcion de la actividad turistica a mediados del siglo XX. A pesar de las ventajas iniciales, los problemas surgidos sobre el espacio urbano, por la naturaleza del modelo de desarrollo turistico utilizado, los dirigen hacia una perdida progresiva de su atractivo turistico. Ante esta circunstancia, se hace necesario intervenir sobre el espacio urbano, no solo para renovar el destino turistico sino tambien para corregir los problemas urbanos generados durante las ultimas decadas en unos municipios que supeditaron sus decisiones exclusivamente a las necesidades turisticas. Una opcion viable y mas sostenible, a medio y largo plazo, implica cambiar el modelo de desarrollo, tomando como referencia las caracteristicas de la ciudad tradicional. Sin embargo, la viabilidad y el grado de consecucion de esta transformacion estara en funcion de las particularidades del espacio urbano existente en cada caso. El resultado dependera del modelo de ciudad (Publica o Domestica) tomado como referencia para su desarrollo y de las caracteristicas urbanas (Compacta, Mixta o Dispersa) que le sean propias. EnglishThe municipalities on the Valencian Mediterranean coast expanded their urban area in response to the emergence of tourism in the middle of the twentieth century. Despite the initial advan-tages, the problems that have arisen in the urban space, due to the tourism development model used, have led them towards a progressive loss of tourist attractiveness during their different stages of evolution. Given this circumstance, it is necessary to intervene in the urban space, not only to renew the tourist destination but also to correct the urban problems gener-ated over recent decades in some municipalities that subordinated their decisions exclusively to the tourist needs. A viable and more sustainable option, in the medium and long term, implies changing the development model, taking as a reference the characteristics of the traditional city. However, the viability and the degree of achievement of this transformation will be based on the individual characteristics of the existing urban space in each case. Results will be based on the city model (Public or Domestic) used as reference for its development and on the urban characteristics (Compact, Mixed or Dispersed) that are specific to it.

10.14198/inturi2021.22.15http://hdl.handle.net/10045/116580