Mapping tourist hot spots in African cities based on Instagram images

Knowing in which areas tourists concentrate is fundamental for managing its effects. However, to date, research in this subject has mainly been carried out only in European and North American cities. The current article, in contrast, focuses on six African cities. We have analysed the spatial concen...

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Autor: Paül i Agustí, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2360
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Palabra clave:Urban tourism
User generated
Images
Instagram
African cities
Spatial analyst
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title Mapping tourist hot spots in African cities based on Instagram images
spellingShingle Mapping tourist hot spots in African cities based on Instagram images
Paül i Agustí, Daniel
Urban tourism
User generated
Images
Instagram
African cities
Spatial analyst
title_short Mapping tourist hot spots in African cities based on Instagram images
title_full Mapping tourist hot spots in African cities based on Instagram images
title_fullStr Mapping tourist hot spots in African cities based on Instagram images
title_full_unstemmed Mapping tourist hot spots in African cities based on Instagram images
title_sort Mapping tourist hot spots in African cities based on Instagram images
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Paül i Agustí, Daniel
author Paül i Agustí, Daniel
author_facet Paül i Agustí, Daniel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Urban tourism
User generated
Images
Instagram
African cities
Spatial analyst
topic Urban tourism
User generated
Images
Instagram
African cities
Spatial analyst
description Knowing in which areas tourists concentrate is fundamental for managing its effects. However, to date, research in this subject has mainly been carried out only in European and North American cities. The current article, in contrast, focuses on six African cities. We have analysed the spatial concentration of the images captured by Instagram users to identify the most visited locations. The results obtained show how there is a strong spatial concentration of images in African cities, little territorial continuity between the spaces visited, and a predominance of private attractions. These are important differences with respect to what has been described in the literature in other contexts.
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