Modeling nature-based and cultural recreation preferences in mediterranean regions as opportunities for smart tourism and diversification
| Autor: | Thomas Panagopoulos, Eric Vaz, André Samora-Arvela, Jorge Ferreira |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais (CICS.NOVA - NOVA FCSH), Departamento de Geografia e Planeamento Regional (DGPR) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:TJ807-830
Geography Planning and Development Sustainable tourism lcsh:Renewable energy sources Urban density Smart tourism 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Diversification (marketing strategy) Destinations 01 natural sciences smart tourism Mobile applications 0502 economics and business SDG 13 - Climate Action Nature recreation sustainable tourism Recreation Environmental planning lcsh:Environmental sciences 0105 earth and related environmental sciences lcsh:GE1-350 Dieta mediterrânica Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants 05 social sciences SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Cultural tourism mobile applications lcsh:TD194-195 Geography nature recreation Sustainability SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production 050212 sport leisure & tourism Tourism |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 1 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 433 (2020) |
| Popis: | The tourism and recreational offer of Mediterranean destinations involves, essentially, the promotion of mass tourism, based on the appeal of the sun and beach, and the quality of its coastal assets. Alongside the impacts of climate change, poor tourism diversification represents a threat to the resilience of the territory. Thus, heterogenization of noncoastal tourism products presents an opportunity to strengthen regional resilience to present and future challenges, hence the need to study, comparatively, the complementary preferences of tourists and residents of these regions in order to unveil their willingness to diversify their recreational experience, not only in coastal spaces, but also&mdash and especially&mdash in interior territories with low urban density. Consequently, this strategic option may represent a way of strengthening resilience and sustainability through diversification. In this context, a survey was conducted among 400 beach tourists and 400 residents of a case study&mdash namely, three municipalities of the Algarve region in southern Portugal&mdash in order to analyze their degree of preference for activities besides the sun and beach, such as nature-based and cultural tourism activities, and to probe the enhancement potential of each tourism and recreational activity through the various landscape units considered by experts, stakeholders, and tour operators. The respective degree of preference and enhancement potential were indexed to the area of each landscape unit. Subsequently, respecting the existing recreational structure and constraints, a suitability map for territory enhancement and the implementation of smart tourism practices for each tourism activity and landscape unit is presented. Results show a significant preference for noncoastal outdoor recreational activities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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