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An econometric approach to crowding in touristic city centres

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  • Bart Neuts

    (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)

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Using a common property resource conceptualization, this article introduces a new methodology for crowding valuation in touristic city centres. Crowding issues are defined in terms of utility gains or losses through a stated-preference choice experiment, making it possible to quantify crowding disturbances in monetary terms. The proposed method is applied to the case of Antwerp, Belgium, specifically focusing on the effect of use density on local inhabitants. The case study serves to reveal quantitatively the theorized quadratic effects of crowding on the space utility of residents. Potential utility effects of different crowding levels are discussed and compared to actual use levels. The methodology provides new opportunities for threshold optimization in crowding-sensitive urban areas, taking into account a community-based norm development.

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  • Bart Neuts, 2016. "An econometric approach to crowding in touristic city centres," Tourism Economics, , vol. 22(5), pages 1055-1074, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:22:y:2016:i:5:p:1055-1074
    DOI: 10.5367/te.2015.0477
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