The paradox of atmosphere: Tourism, heritage, and urban liveability
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2023
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Elservier
Abstract
This paper discusses the paradox of atmosphere in urban tourism and reflects on how atmospheric production can become a tool to improve urban liveability. I draw on atmospheric theory and literature on tourism and atmospheres to describe the link between urban atmospheres and tourism experiences, and I draw on the literature on urban touristification to demonstrate the impacts of tourism activities in urban atmospheres and liveability. I contend that urban atmospheres must be recognized as a form of intangible heritage to ensure that urban liveability is guaranteed in touristified cities. Drawing on the notion of the affective right to
the city, I develop the notion of atmospheric justice as a principle for the recognition of atmosphere as heritage.
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Annals of Tourism Research 101 (2023) 103600
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Atmosphere; Urban tourism; Liveability; Intangible heritage; Atmospheric justice