DWELLERS PERCEPTION ON TOURISM IN CITIES WITH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE. THE CASE OF VENICE

Abstract

A city is not a set of infrastructure regulated by a practical plan but an articulated, living organism that needs to always be in line with the needs and tastes of the inhabitants. At the center there is the human being and the best unit of measurement for the city will forever be the human scale. These indicators constitute of the relation between people and environment, people’s way of life and social relationships. Let’s place the people of Venice at the center of the plan. Venice for years has been a city of a great focus, in terms of its rare construction and urban development. By means of that, a massive number of tourists visit Venice every day, exploring its values and experiencing the city. Therefore, the focus of the research is intentionally based on the effects, contrasts, and the way how the people’s life is influenced. Is there a need for new quantitative tools, giving people of Venice a taste of what would be there if the city and the space is primarily for them then for the tourists? Considering the situation, numerous site investigations are carried out, a questionnaire for the inhabitants is prepared and based on the results possible scenarios are proposed.