Methodological approach to a dynamic model for the analysis of the role of the attraction of creative residents in the urban development of tourist destinations

Identifier:  imarina:9280223

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9280223

Authors:  Soledad Beier, Lorena; Pedro Vigier, Hernan; Anton Clave, Salvador

Abstract:
This study proposes a hypothetical-deductive approach to the study of the urbanization development of tourist destinations, highlighting the role of the attraction of creative people. Specifically, the interrelationship between urban growth, tourism development and the residential attraction of creative people in destinations created by and for tourism is considered in a dynamic model of urban development (DMUD).Based on the law of diminishing returns, the proposed model shows that the urban growth of a tourist destination is associated over time with the growth of creative residents. This model also states that the attraction of creative people to particular destinations is caused by the substantiation of a set of factors related to the characteristics of the places. In short, the DMUD not only simplifies the interpretation of the role of creative residents in the urban development of tourist destinations, but also establishes the functional relationships that can be identified between their attraction, urban development and the evolution of destinations.