The impact of tourism on the transformation of public space on the example of the city of Dubrovnik

Turizam je glavna gospodarska djelatnost u gradu Dubrovniku koja se razvija i privlači sve veći broj stranih posjetitelja koji pristižu različitim prijevoznim sredstvima, a u najvećem broju kruzerima. U turističkom razvoju prostor zauzima bitno mjesto i potrebno ga je racionalno i kvalitetno iskoristiti, pritom uzimajući u obzir potrebe mnogobrojnih posjetitelja, ali i još važnije – potrebe lokalnog stanovništva. Tijekom lipnja 2020. godine provedeno je osam intervjua s osobama koje su se rodile, i do dan danas žive u gradu Dubrovniku. U sklopu istraživanja korištena je kvalitativna metodologija, a na uzorku lokalnog stanovništva koristila se metoda narativnog urbanizma, prikupljanje podataka kroz šetnju i razgovor sa sudionicima, mapiranje grada te fotografiranje određenih lokaliteta. Nakon prikaza relevantnih teorija i istraživanja dosad istaknutih u kontekstu ove teme, na temelju prikupljenih podataka prikazan je način na koji turizam oblikuje javni prostor, kvalitetu života i svakodnevicu lokalnog stanovništva grada Dubrovnika.Tourism is the main economic activity in city of Dubrovnik, it is constantly growing and attracting bigger numbers of foreign tourists arriving by different means of transport, the most tourist arriving by cruise ships. The growth of tourism sector mainly depends on available public spaces and those need to be rationally and efficiently used while considering the needs of many incoming visitors, but most importantly - considering the needs of local communities. During the month of June 2020, eight interviews were conducted with people who were born, and who still live in the city of Dubrovnik. For this research method of qualitative methodology was used, and for surveying local inhabitants the method of narrative urbanism, collecting the data through series of interviews with the participants, mapping the city and photographing certain areas of interest. After the representation of relevant theories and research that were so far discussed in the context of this topic, the way that tourism is moulding public space, the quality of living and every day life of local citizens was represented by the collected data in this research