Uploaded on 2014-12-06 by FernandoRM

As main **flow**, we have over **9 million tourists** annually visiting the Costa del Sol; associated with this **flow** of comings and goings, point out others. In principle, visitors come for several permanent **stocks** of which disponde the city; **good weather, cuisine, beaches, cultural**, etc. In addition to the **flow** of comings and goings of visitors, originate in turn flows other partners: - **Variable power consumption** between the **stock**, the fixed cost of the 570,000 inhabitants of the city, and the **highest peaks** marked by millions of visitors in summer. - **greater consumption of territory** produced by visitors down here a second home, more urbanized territory, and in turn generating a **new flow** with their comings and goings between their country of residence origin and summer residence in Málaga. - **high variability of the effectiveness of regional infrastructure**, as should respond to very **different population levels**: very high in summer, and much lower in low tourist season. - The stock **artistic heritage of the city** is also affected by a flow of **increase or decrease of the cultural offer**, according to the increased supply or demand of visitors. - The **flow of cruise ships** visiting the city produces an effect on the **stock of natural heritage** Alboran Sea off the coast of Málaga, for various reasons such as oil spills from boats **Knowledge** of these high levels of variability resulting from seasonal tourism, the needs of the entertainment industry and cultural tourism, and real capacity that the city can assume without adversely affecting are essential to regulate the relationship between stocks and flows. Avoid overloading yet, **sizing infrastructure and offers** to adequately respond to visitors to the city will provide **necessary resilience** to recover from the tourist pressure, and use it to their advantage. ![Afluencia de turistas_Calle San Agustín_Museo Picasso Málaga][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14178848133087102.jpg