eprintid: 3876
rev_number: 7
eprint_status: archive
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dir: disk0/00/00/38/76
datestamp: 2022-07-13 11:23:39
lastmod: 2022-07-13 11:23:39
status_changed: 2022-07-13 11:23:39
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Jerkovic, Eva Lin
creators_id: S4167953
creators_email: e.l.jerkovic@student.rug.nl
title: Managing tourism for a better quality of life
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Many cities try hard to attract visitors for the benefits it brings to the local economy. Amsterdam is
one of the cities that became extremely successful in terms of visitor numbers. However, with a high
influx of tourists, there are also issues that were brought with it: overcrowdedness, unwanted
behaviour, nuisance etc. Municipality of Amsterdam, realising how these issues affect the locals’
quality of life in the city, came up with new measures to combat them (strengthening
neighbourhood identities, mixed-used development and more). Therefore, this paper aims to
answer how is tourism management improving Amsterdamers’ quality of life? by conducting
interviews and analysing Municipality’s policy document. Amsterdam’s experts on the tourism
industry in the city were participating in the interviews. The results showed some noticeable changes
(mostly regarding redistribution of the tourists) as well as how valuable and promising many
measures are, however, the measures are too recently implemented to be proven fruitful.
date: 2022
pages: 20
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Osborne, T.
tutors_name: Lowe, T.A.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: T.Osborne@rug.nl
tutors_email: T.A.Lowe@rug.nl
security: staffonly
keywords_local: overtourism
keywords_local: approach program
keywords_local: tourism issues
keywords_local: locals
keywords_local: quality of life
keywords_local: managing tourism
keywords_local: Amsterdam City Centre
keywords_local: tourism governance
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2022-07-13
citation:   Jerkovic, Eva Lin  (2022) Managing tourism for a better quality of life.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3876/1/FINAL_Bachelorthesis_s4167953.pdf