VISITOR MANAGEMENT IN HERITAGE CITIES

This is the Executive Summary of 'Approaches to carrying capacity and visitor management in areas of cultural heritage in Europe', a final r eport to the Tourism Unit, DGXXIII, of the Commission of the European Communities. It brings together the findings of studies carried out jo intly by Oxford Brookes University, UK, the University of Venice, Ital y and Shankland Cox Environmental Planning, UK and focuses on approach es to carrying capacity and visitor management in small and medium-siz ed towns and cities in Europe.