A 2024 survey asked Italians about the main environmental issues that could be caused by tourism. That year, 46 percent of respondents believed that overbuilding and speculative building were the main problems related to tourism. Overbuilding refers to the act of exploiting land by building too much in a specific area. Meanwhile, 18 percent of the sample considered overtourism to be the main issue.
Perceived environmental issues caused by tourism according to residents in Italy in 2024
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Fondazione Univerde. (September 25, 2024). Perceived environmental issues caused by tourism according to residents in Italy in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118623/perceived-environmental-issues-caused-by-tourism-according-to-italians/
Fondazione Univerde. "Perceived environmental issues caused by tourism according to residents in Italy in 2024." Chart. September 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118623/perceived-environmental-issues-caused-by-tourism-according-to-italians/
Fondazione Univerde. (2024). Perceived environmental issues caused by tourism according to residents in Italy in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118623/perceived-environmental-issues-caused-by-tourism-according-to-italians/
Fondazione Univerde. "Perceived Environmental Issues Caused by Tourism According to Residents in Italy in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118623/perceived-environmental-issues-caused-by-tourism-according-to-italians/
Fondazione Univerde, Perceived environmental issues caused by tourism according to residents in Italy in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118623/perceived-environmental-issues-caused-by-tourism-according-to-italians/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Perceived environmental issues caused by tourism according to residents in Italy in 2024 [Graph], Fondazione Univerde, September 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118623/perceived-environmental-issues-caused-by-tourism-according-to-italians/
