Review article
THE IMPACT OF THE CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL TOURISM ON LIFESTYLE CHANGES IN OLD TOWNS ON THE CROATIAN COAST
Ivica Poljičak
orcid.org/0000-0001-7508-5502
; Veleučilište u Šibeniku, Šibenik, Hrvatska
Abstract
In this paper the contemporary cultural tourism is primarily considered in the light of the impact on lifestyle changes in old towns on the Croatian coast. The development of tourism since the mid-60s of the 20th century has had a significant impact on economy and spatial aspects of the Croatian coast. At the beginning of the 21st century the development of cultural tourism seems to greatly influence lifestyle changes in old towns on the Croatian coast. In the recent years historic town centres on the Croatian coast have become a stage for numerous tourists from all over the world. In historic town centres two processes are simultaneously going on: decay and revitalisation. In this respect, cultural tourism is a source of economic evaluation of cultural heritage, which (in)directly affects different forms of revitalisation in old towns. However, along with the positive changes, there have been some consequences that do not contribute to the revitalisation of life in historic town centres. It is a responsibility of local communities to make a sustainable programme of revitalisation of historic town centres in which the role of cultural tourism is indispensable.
Keywords
cultural tourism; historic town centres; revitalisation
Hrčak ID:
124905
URI
Publication date:
18.7.2014.
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