The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding over tourism contribute to a vibrant city. This will be explored based on a campsite located near Örnsköldsvik city center and how it affects the city retail. This campsite is under investigation by the municipality to be relocated, to make room for exclusive and attractive residences. This suggestion has been criticized by the residents in the municipality due to their thoughts that it will conduce to negative effects on the city retail. The study is based on a qualitative research method. Five interviews have been made to investigate the tourists meaning to retail and if distance has an effect. This study showed that the tourists at the city campsite are important for retail in the city center. It enables an increased movement of people in the city, which leads to a vibrant city center. It also contributes to promoting social sustainability, by enabling relatively cheap accommodation close to the city center. This in turn generates inclusion and access to service for a greater variety of social groups. However, it did not account for a large amount of consumption. The geographical distance proved to be important for the propensity to visit the restaurants, while accessibility was more important than the physical distance for the number of tourists who visited the shops.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-197620 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Nordin, Johanna |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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