Sparsely populated areas offer an opportunity to invigorate studies on tourism saturation.Encourage the research

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated challenges and recommendations and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 2 journals.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Touristification, Depopulation and Urban Change in a Historic City: Evidence from Córdoba, Spain (2026) · Urban Science · doi

  The study identifies the challenge of managing excessive growth in visitor numbers and tourist congestion. The paper notes the challenge of balancing heritage conservation, tourism growth, and residential liveability. The research highlights the need to consider the complex interplay of historical, socio-economic, urban planning, and demographic factors that explain the trends of demographic decline and functional and urban changes.

  generalstated challenges
  Keywords: study identifies challenge managing excessive growth visitor numbers
• A Spanish regional perspective of influence of spending and length of stay effect on market segmentation in international inbound tourism: the case of low-density territories (2026) · Quality & Quantity · doi

  Sparsely populated areas offer an opportunity to invigorate studies on tourism saturation.Encourage the research and analysis of the less- populated regions and apply mixed quantitative techniques to obtain more robust conclusions Involving the role of tourism in demographic evolution studies can help reverse depopulation or at least slow its advance

  generalrecommendationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: populated tourism sparsely areas offer opportunity invigorate saturation encourage less regions apply mixed quantitative techniques
• The Tourism–Housing Nexus in Portugal: Recent Change, Correlation Evidence, and Residents’ Perceptions (2026) · Urban Science · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the relationship between tourism dynamics and housing systems. It highlights the need for a more nuanced understanding of the complex interactions between tourism growth, platform-mediated accommodation, and real estate pressures. The study suggests that prior research has focused on visitor numbers alone, rather than the institutions and actors that capture tourism-driven rents.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap understanding relationship between tourism dynamics
• The Tourism–Housing Nexus in Portugal: Recent Change, Correlation Evidence, and Residents’ Perceptions (2026) · Urban Science · doi

  The study identifies the challenge of balancing tourism development with the protection of local resources and communities. It highlights the need to address the complex interactions between tourism growth, platform-mediated accommodation, and real estate pressures. The study suggests that integrated regulatory and planning responses are needed to address tourism-housing pressures.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies challenge balancing tourism development protection local

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