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Research paper thumbnail of Tourism in European heritage cities

Annals of Tourism Research, 1996

Heritage cities attract many visitors, generating benefits and costs. When the costs exceed the b... more Heritage cities attract many visitors, generating benefits and costs. When the costs exceed the benefits, tourism development is no longer sustainable, and interventions become necessary. In order to develop guidelines to help heritage cities manage their tourism more adequately, the tourism market and policy of seven art cities were analyzed:

Research paper thumbnail of Se le politiche territoriali hanno un'anima

Research paper thumbnail of The management of tourism in cities of art

Tourism Review, 1993

One of the major changes recently noted in the evolution of world tourism demand seems to be repr... more One of the major changes recently noted in the evolution of world tourism demand seems to be represented by the shift from “sun and beach” holidays to more active and special interest ones. This trend will affect some destinations more than others. There will be losers and winners.

Research paper thumbnail of Productive Capital in Italy: A Disaggregated Estimate by Sectors of Origin and Destination: 1985-88

Review of Income and Wealth, 1995

This study presents a series of matrices of the capital stock disaggregated both by branch of ori... more This study presents a series of matrices of the capital stock disaggregated both by branch of origin and by branch of destination for the years 1985 to 1988 for Italy. The tables, whose dimensions are 23 x 23, were constructed using the perpetual inventory method and are based on disaggregated time series of gross capital formation provided by Istat (Italian Statistical Institute). The tables refer to both gross and net capital (with straight-line depreciation) and have been tested on alternative hypotheses for the average expected service lives of capital goods and their survival functions.

Research paper thumbnail of The Venice problem: An approach by urban modelling

Regional Studies, 1978

Piasentin, U., Costa P. and Foot D.(1978) The Venice problem: an approach by urban modelling, Reg... more Piasentin, U., Costa P. and Foot D.(1978) The Venice problem: an approach by urban modelling, Reg. Studies 12, 579–602. This paper looks at the problem of Venice and begins with an analysis of the problem over the last 20 years. It is not sufficient to look just at the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Tourism in European heritage cities

Annals of Tourism Research, 1996

Heritage cities attract many visitors, generating benefits and costs. When the costs exceed the b... more Heritage cities attract many visitors, generating benefits and costs. When the costs exceed the benefits, tourism development is no longer sustainable, and interventions become necessary. In order to develop guidelines to help heritage cities manage their tourism more adequately, the tourism market and policy of seven art cities were analyzed:

Research paper thumbnail of Se le politiche territoriali hanno un'anima

Research paper thumbnail of The management of tourism in cities of art

Tourism Review, 1993

One of the major changes recently noted in the evolution of world tourism demand seems to be repr... more One of the major changes recently noted in the evolution of world tourism demand seems to be represented by the shift from “sun and beach” holidays to more active and special interest ones. This trend will affect some destinations more than others. There will be losers and winners.

Research paper thumbnail of Productive Capital in Italy: A Disaggregated Estimate by Sectors of Origin and Destination: 1985-88

Review of Income and Wealth, 1995

This study presents a series of matrices of the capital stock disaggregated both by branch of ori... more This study presents a series of matrices of the capital stock disaggregated both by branch of origin and by branch of destination for the years 1985 to 1988 for Italy. The tables, whose dimensions are 23 x 23, were constructed using the perpetual inventory method and are based on disaggregated time series of gross capital formation provided by Istat (Italian Statistical Institute). The tables refer to both gross and net capital (with straight-line depreciation) and have been tested on alternative hypotheses for the average expected service lives of capital goods and their survival functions.

Research paper thumbnail of The Venice problem: An approach by urban modelling

Regional Studies, 1978

Piasentin, U., Costa P. and Foot D.(1978) The Venice problem: an approach by urban modelling, Reg... more Piasentin, U., Costa P. and Foot D.(1978) The Venice problem: an approach by urban modelling, Reg. Studies 12, 579–602. This paper looks at the problem of Venice and begins with an analysis of the problem over the last 20 years. It is not sufficient to look just at the ...

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