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Antonio M. Nogués @[email protected] · 2025-10-04 · 12:00 UTC

« Understanding #touristification: conceptual boundaries and intersections with #gentrification and #overtourism »

Examining how the terms are used to disentangle the similarities among these 3 concepts.

Touristification appears a tourism‑driven urban change post‑2008, displacing residents, reshaping economies and space; unlike gentrification (class) or overtourism (crowding).

The paper calls for integrated policies for #housing, #commodification in #tourism contexts.

https://doi.org/10.1080/20565607.2025.2559889

#touristification #gentrification #overtourism #housing #commodification #tourism

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2025-09-09 · 08:20 UTC

Will the 'koala tourist park' save the endangered species?

"Habitat loss and fragmentation is the number one threat to koalas. Others include climate change, bushfires, disease, vehicle strikes and dog attacks."

"The NSW government says logging must immediately cease in areas to be brought into the park’s boundary. However, logging pressures can remain, even after national parks are declared. Forestry activities must cease completely, and forever, if the park is to truly protect koalas."

"What’s more, recreational activities, if allowed in the national park, may negatively impact koalas. For example, cutting tracks or building tourist facilities may fragment koala habitat and disturb shy wildlife."
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https://theconversation.com/koalas-are-running-out-of-time-will-a-140-million-national-park-save-them-264789
#biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #HabitatDestruction #roads #dogs #pets #NSWLogging #LoggingImpacts #FossilFuels #MidNorthCoast #KoalaTouristPark #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #encroachment #deforestation #nature #commodification #values #touristification #TouristPark

#biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #habitatdestruction #roads #dogs

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2025-07-08 · 04:09 UTC

Reclaimining a sense of place
Mobility and the right to stay in a milieu

"Touristification describes a situation where locals fear their home towns and cities are being developed, designed and managed to attract and accommodate tourists. This touristification process benefits commerce and industries that profit from catering to visitors. Everyone else misses out, or is literally pushed out by rising housing costs. Some places are overwhelmed by short-term overtourism...Local housing, for instance, is being sacrificed for holiday rentals, facilitated by agencies such as Airbnb. local communities do not feel heard or empowered by tourism models which are focused on growth."
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https://theconversation.com/overtourism-is-reshaping-communities-in-europe-could-australia-be-next-260173
#tourism #overtourism #Touristification #TouristDestinations #TouristTown #coast #noise #pollution #cars #Bellingen #BellingenShire #harm #community #displacement #FastTrackApprovals #airbnb #regulation #MarketForces #housing #commodification #degradation #LeDroitàlaVille #mobility #RightToStay