Turismo urbano-cultural y patrimonio histórico. La extraña pareja

A finales de siglo, mientras el turismo era litoral y las ciudades se expandían en sus áreas metropolitanas, los centros urbanos se degradaban. Se creía que el turismo de calidad era el urbano-cultural y era una solución a este deterioro. Actualmente, se considera un negocio mercantil que afecta negativamente, tanto al patrimonio material, mediante la urbanalización, como al inmaterial mediante la gentrificación. Las metas de los ODS, a pesar de omitir explícitamente al patrimonio, pueden y deben instrumentalizarse para su protección mediante el turismo.

At the end of the century, while tourism was concentrated on the coasts and cities were expanding in their metropolitan areas, urban centres were deteriorating. It was believed that quality tourism was urban-cultural and a solution to this degradation. Today, it is seen as a commercial enterprise that negatively affects both tangible heritage through urbanisation and intangible heritage through gentrification. Although the Sustainable Development Goals do not explicitly mention heritage, they can and should be used to protect it through the preservation of tourism.