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When heritage attracts too much : overtourism and cultural policy in Venice
Séminaire présenté par Andrea Baldin, Associate Professor of Cultural Economics, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
Abstract
The seminar presents recent and ongoing studies on the interaction between cultural production, tourism dynamics, and policy responses. The analysis relies on high-frequency mobility data derived from mobile phone networks, which allow for a detailed reconstruction of the presence and movements of different types of city-users over time.
Particular attention is devoted to the role of cultural events within urban cultural policy, highlighting potential tensions between their economic function (supporting tourism) and their social role in sustaining local communities, as well as their effects on the interaction between residents and visitors. The relationship between cultural programming and tourism flows is also examined, addressing whether cultural supply responds to tourist demand or actively shapes it.
Finally, preliminary evidence is presented on the effects of Venice’s daily access fee for day-trippers, situating it within a broader trend of pricing mechanisms applied to cultural public goods.
Bio
Andrea Baldin is Associate Professor of Cultural Economics at the Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at the Department of Business Humanities and Law, Copenhagen Business School. He is an applied economist whose main research interests include public cultural policies, non-market valuation techniques, and cultural tourism in overtouristed destinations. He is a member of the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) and of the Italian Society of Public Economics (SIEP).
12:30 - 14:00
Campus du Solbosch - ULB | Salle Rokkan
Bâtiment S, 12è étage, S12.234
44 avenue Jeanne, 1050 Bruxelles