Perceived environmental issues of tourism according to Italians 2024
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.