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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - urban development pressure]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The invisible cost of Pollença's tourism model]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/83533564-f18d-4997-ae1a-c687458f7888_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>When speaking of tourist pressure in Mallorca, the image is usually that of a large hotel facade. In Pollença, however, the reality is different. The municipality has built a good part of its model on holiday rentals. Today it continues to be one of the municipalities with the most tourist-use homes in the Balearic Islands, and around 68% of tourist places correspond to this type of accommodation, a reality very different from that of other predominantly hotel destinations.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Rodríguez]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:13:46 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Discharges on the Colom promenade, in the Port of Pollença.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The bay accumulates decades of urban, tourist, and environmental pressure. The pollution episodes are only the most visible face of an ecosystem that has been showing signs of exhaustion for years.]]></subtitle>
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