RT Journal Article
T1 Evolving mass tourism constructs and capitalist exploitation of the coast: from sustainable density and urban morphology to iconic megastructure.
A1 Rosa-Jiménez, Carlos
A1 Nebot-Gómez-de-Salazar, Nuria
A1 García-Moreno, Alberto Enrique
K1 Litoral
K1 Turismo
K1 Gentrificación
K1 Arquitectura
AB T he tourism construct is a disruptive capitalist production of space that has generated and is generating new urban forms. Many architectural and morphological studies have specifically analysed its different models, but there is a lack of studies comparing their features. This comparative study examines four types of tourism construct related to the evolution of capitalism (including pre-Fordism, Fordism, and post-Fordism) and different types of tourist cities. Architectural iconicity, morphological patterns, and spatial metrics are analysed in relation to the economic, social, and cultural characteristics generated. The results suggest that high-density pre-Fordist and Fordist tourism constructs facilitate social relations and a greater capacity to generate the city, whereas lower-density post-Fordist constructs have higher environmental costs (an increase in private green areas and bodies of water) and social costs due to architectural iconicity. The article assesses the relationship between the architectural and urban variables to be considered in the planning tourist destinations in the capitalist production of tourist space.
PB Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
YR 2023
FD 2023-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31107
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31107
LA eng
NO Rosa Jiménez, Carlos; Nebot Gómez de Salazar, Nuria; García-Moreno, Alberto E. (2023). Evolving mass tourism constructs and capitalist exploitation of the coast: from sustainable density and urban morphology to iconic megastructure. Urbani Izziv, 34(1), 79-91
NO This article presents some of the findings of the research project Residence and Residential Tourism: Processes and Conflicts (CSO201348155-P), funded by the Ministry of the Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness (Spain).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026