A URV study finds that tourists who move around by car are also happy to use public transport in certain circumstances, thus presenting an opportunity for policies that boost destinations’ competitiveness and reduce the sector’s environmental impact
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For the next five years, he will coordinate a project involving twelve universities to analyse housing as a financial asset, understand the inequalities it generates and develop policies to reduce them
The training, the first in-person classes after COVID and the war, are being held this week at the Faculty of Tourism and Geography
She suggests creating social, cultural and musical spaces on the rooftops of the city of Bushehr to revive the tradition of the Iranian city.
The URV doctoral student Pablo Martin has developed devices to improve the coordination, efficacy and rapidity of lifeguard services on Catalan beaches
A study coordinated by the URV reveals the social exclusion associated with the tourism-driven transformation of eight European cities, including Barcelona
The Universitat Rovira i Virgili has published the results of the largest study to date on the mobility patterns of people visiting Barcelona and how their presence affects the local people
The SMARTDEST project, led by the URV, has studied the conditions of the workforce in the tourism sector in Barcelona to determine the social consequences of intensive tourism in cities
In conjunction with two universities from the Netherlands and France and organisations from the sector, the University is preparing the course with funding from the Erasmus Mundus Design Measures programme of the European Commission
It is the leading scientific organisation in the field of tourism research on a global scale
A website has been set up for fans of water sports to consult the best days for recreational activities on the coast depending on the type of sport or the level of difficulty, among other aspects.
Chemistry has once again been ranked top in Spain and Food Science is in the top seven and still in the world’s top 100. A total of 54 subjects are analysed, grouped into five areas of knowledge
Research led by the URV has determined the impact of the pandemic on the journeys made by residents and visitors to the Camp de Tarragona region and on the mental health of public transport users
Experts in climatology from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the State Meteorology Agency and the University of Bonn (Germany) make headway in identifying the most reliable methods that help to correct these biases
A study carried out by URV researchers in various districts of Barcelona confirms that the impact of the virus depends on the characteristics of each area
The move online and the opportunity to study part-time help students as they prepare for their professional careers
02/04/2020
Tourist cities: from benefits to threats
Mass tourism has transformed the nature of many cities to the detriment of their inhabitants. A European project led by the URV is seeking solutions to prevent the social exclusion of the most vulnerable groups living in these destinations
climate change can still offer opportunities, for instance, exploiting new farming methods or marketing extended tourist seasons
The GRATET Research Group, with the support of URV Solidària, provides the working methodology so that local stakeholders can draw up a tourism plan
A URV study analyses this type of tourism mobility and the business that the arrival of a cruise liner brings to the public spaces of the city