Mikael presents an excerpt from the S03 episode of The Life-Sized City in Barcelona about the massive challenges cities face because of overtourism. Pre-pandemic, the city saw over 30 million tourists a year - as many as travel to Greece - and Mikael interviews the local activist from ABTS, Martí Cuso Coll about efforts being made to force policy changes that benefit the locals - instead of only the tourism industry.
It's about how destructive overtourism is, how NOT to use a tourist tax, cruise ships polluting cities and locals being pushed out of the most basic aspects of life in their own city.
A cautionary tale as we look towards post-pandemic travel patterns. This episode is a part of the developing brand called Life-Sized Travel.
Links Mikael mentions in the introduction:
Gadekamp 6 episodes:
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Life-Sized City urbanism podcast:
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100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead
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Aux vélos citoyens ! Danish urban design exhibition:
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The cyclist garbage can is produced in Denmark by:
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Citychangers.org
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0:00 Introduction
3:21 Overtourism in Barcelona
