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- Resiliência regional no Algarve: uma pesquisa qualitativa baseada na perceção de atores estratégicos da regiãoPublication . Santos, Fernanda Rosenberg; Pinto, Hugo Emanuel dos Reis Sales da CruzThis dissertation is based in a qualitative and exploratory research to understand the socio-economic resilience on the Portuguese region of the Algarve since it was impacted by the 2008 global economic crisis. The study is the result of a qualitative analysis exercise by applying a bottom-up method and includes specific aspects of the literature review based on evolutionary resilience. The study investigated the current path of the Algarve after the crisis, through objective questions based on the perception of the key actors in this region. Respondents sought to answer the main research questions: (a) What are the negative aspects of the 2008 crisis? and (b) What did the actors of the region draw as lessons from this crisis? In order to collect the main data for this research, the interviews were recorded and transcribed directly into a specific data storage system for qualitative analysis – MAXQDA. The results obtained show that the Algarve, as a tourist destination, is highly specialized in this sector. But sometimes this excessive specialisation causes constraints on the development of the other sectors and in the whole economy. In this research, the actors gain voice and share their views about the development of the region. Thus, for the Algarve region to guarantee the opportunity to growth, it has to share a governance system among the region's municipalities, improve public accessibility through inter municipal public transportation in the region, as well as to establish tools to strengthen the unique and expressive image of the Algarve.