Deconcentration strategies as tools for preventing gentrification as perceived by residents of tourism destinations

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Negative effects of the influx of tourists	Location	Positive effects of the influx of tourists	Location
Drunk and aggressive tourists	Large/small	Better living conditions	Small
Insecurity	Large	Increased opportunities in the labor market	Large/small
Traffic jams and disruptions	Large/small	Higher earnings	Large/small
Difficulty finding parking spaces	Large	Better cultural offers in the town, organizing more events	Large/small
Congestion on public transport	Large	Learning about cultures through contact with people from other countries and regions	Large/small
General crowding in the city making everyday life and recreation difficult	Large	Better communication in the city (which develops due to the need to meet increased transport needs)	Large
Environmental pollution, e.g., littering the beach, lack of waste segregation by tourists	Large/small	Improvement in infrastructure and the gastronomic offer	Large/small
Increase in product prices	Large/small
A tiring frequent question for directions	Large

Size of town	Most common answers	Sample reviews
Large cities	Reluctance to disperse tourist traffic: to be able to predict where crowding is present Positive attitude toward the deconcentration of tourist traffic	“I would prefer tourists to stay concentrated where they are because I will have peace in places known only to me”.“Such distraction is unnecessary; residents know where to meet tourists and where they can have peace”.“When tourists are concentrated, I have more freedom to move around and enjoy ‘my’ attractions”.“The number of tourists concentrated in one place disturbs the residents less than the same number of tourists scattered”.“If the tourists dispersed, more residents would come to the Market Square”.“It would be good for us if there was tourist traffic in many places, and more of us would benefit from it”.“It is very positive to develop and create new attractions in new places, which allows young people to find work”.
Small towns	Deconcentration is unimportant; what matters is the promotion of existing tourist attractions to attract visitors to small towns.	“It would be good if tourists also came to us, it would provide our town with new jobs”.