EXPLORING THE URBAN HYDROSOCIAL CYCLE IN TOURIST ENVIRONMENTS

摘要: This contribution attempts to examine first how different theoretical and methodological perspectives from Geography environmental sciences explore water flows their physical social dimensions in the city, as well changes response emerging urban complexities challenges. Using particular framework provided by Urban Political Ecology, I look at of unfold influence urbanization process and, turn, are influenced urbanization. In second part, attention is paid coastal areas Mediterranean candidate laboratories analysis under political ecology since they subject rapid processes change which plays a fundamental part. Case studies included include heritage towns (Venice) mass tourism resorts (Benidorm).