From calm to crowd: how seasonal tourism affects the liveability and daily rythms of long-term residents in the village centre of Zoutelande
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2025-06-20
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This study explores how seasonal tourism affects the socio-spatial liveability and daily rhythms of long-term residents in the village centre of Zoutelande. It draws on eight semi-structured interviews and applies the theoretical frameworks of Lefebvre’s rhythmanalysis and Doxey’s Irritation Index to understand how residents experience and respond to tourism within a coastal village context. By combining these perspectives, the research offers a distinctive analytical lens that connects spatio-temporal dynamics with emotional attitudes.
The findings reveal that although seasonal tourism occasionally disrupts residents’ everyday rhythms, particularly through crowding, many adapt to these shifts. Tourism provides both direct benefits, through income for residents who rent out accommodations, and indirect benefits, by supporting the continuation of local services and events. As such, tourism is widely regarded as a key driver of the village’s economy and continuity, with residents more often expressing concern about a potential decline in tourism than its further growth.
While a few residents are concerned about the increasing number of hotels and apartments and the potential impact on the village’s character and spatial quality, most express a generally positive attitude. This view is shaped by economic advantages, emotional ties to place, and long-term habituation to the seasonal presence of tourists.
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