El turismo urbano como oferta turística alternativa en Medellín: comportamientos espaciales de la ciudad como destino turístico
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El proyecto de investigación «Actualización e implementación del inventario de atractivos turísticos de la ciudad de Medellín y sus corregimientos», en convenio de asociación con la Subsecretaría de Turismo de la Alcaldía de Medellín realizado para el año 2016, dejó los siguientes interrogantes: ¿Existe una oferta clara de recorridos turísticos,tanto culturales como ambientales, en Medellín?, y ¿cómo pueden los recursos identificados y valorados en el inventario turístico contribuir a que dicha oferta satisfaga las necesidades del turista que llega a Medellín actualmente? Abordar este cuestionamiento es fundamental en este artículo, que busca una reflexión acerca del reconocimiento y valoración de la oferta turística local y el modelo de gestión de la ciudad desde sus inicios. Esta reflexión permite evidenciar manifestaciones y comportamientos espaciales que generan hoy oportunidades a las comunidades de una manera incluyente e irradian una nueva imagen de ciudad emergente, resiliente de sus dificultades e innovadora en sus acciones, como pocas en el mundo; también permite identificar nuevas oportunidades de ciudad para su ordenación e intervención planificadora hacia el futuro, en las que todos deben prepararse para aumentar y conservar la posibilidad de optimizar el desarrollo económico y social local de manera sostenible y competitiva.
The research project “Update and implementation of the inventory of Medellín city’s tourist attractions and its districts”, carried out in 2016 in collaboration with the Undersecretariat of Tourism of the City Hall of Medellín, raised the following questions: Is there a clear offer of cultural and environmental tourist tours in Medellín? How can the resources identified and assessed in the tourism inventory contribute to an offer that meets the needs of tourists visiting Medellín today? This paper focuses on these questions and aims to reflect on the recognition and assessment of the local tourism offer as well as on the management model of the city from its inception. This analysis shows manifestations and spatial behaviors that create inclusive opportunities for communities, and project a new image of an emergent city which is resilient in the face of difficulties and innovative in its actions, like few in the world. It also allows to identify new opportunities for urban planning and future intervention, for which everyone must be willing to increase and maintain the possibility of optimizing local economic and social development in a sustainable and competitive way.
The research project “Update and implementation of the inventory of Medellín city’s tourist attractions and its districts”, carried out in 2016 in collaboration with the Undersecretariat of Tourism of the City Hall of Medellín, raised the following questions: Is there a clear offer of cultural and environmental tourist tours in Medellín? How can the resources identified and assessed in the tourism inventory contribute to an offer that meets the needs of tourists visiting Medellín today? This paper focuses on these questions and aims to reflect on the recognition and assessment of the local tourism offer as well as on the management model of the city from its inception. This analysis shows manifestations and spatial behaviors that create inclusive opportunities for communities, and project a new image of an emergent city which is resilient in the face of difficulties and innovative in its actions, like few in the world. It also allows to identify new opportunities for urban planning and future intervention, for which everyone must be willing to increase and maintain the possibility of optimizing local economic and social development in a sustainable and competitive way.
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transformación, resiliencia, turismo cultural urbano y rural, espacialidad turística local, ordenación y planificación territorial turística, transformation, resilience, cultural urban and rural tourism, local spatial tourism, tourist land regulation and planning