A policy proposal to deal with excessive cultural tourism

Arbeitspapier

This paper presents a proposal to deal with cultural overtourism causing substantial negative e!ects. They burden the local population, tourists, and the natural environment by overcrowding, vandalism, and pollution. While at present tourism is suppressed by governments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will likely become a major issue again in the future. Our proposal allows us to think about the way cultural tourism should be organized in the future and how to mitigate the negative externalities a!ecting cultural heritage as well as the local population and the natural environment. As an innovation to overcome these problems, the heavily visited historical sites are to be replicated in a suitable nearby location. Advanced digital technology such as augmented and virtual reality, holograms, and digital twins are to be used to make the cultural sites attractive to all sorts of tourists.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CREMA Working Paper ; No. 2021-31

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Externalities ; Other Economic Systems: Political Economy; Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies ; Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General ; Cultural Economics: Public Policy ; Tourism: Policy ; Tourism Economics: General
• Subject: Overtourism ; innovation ; Revived Original ; copy ; digital technology

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Frey, Bruno S. ; Briviba, Andre
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
• (where): Zürich
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/246014
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET