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- The tourism position in the Algarve economic structure: a regional analysisPublication . Andraz, Jorge Miguel; Silva, João Albino; Viegas, CarlosThis paper analyses the evolution of the Algarve’s economic structure and the position achieved by tourist activity in the region between 1995 and 2003 to evaluate the region’s degree of specialization on tourism. The methodology applies the regional analysis tools, in particular the location and specialization indicators and the analysis is developed both at the inter-regional and intra-regional levels. The results suggest that the Algarve is the second most specialized region in the country, together with the region of Madeira, and behind the region of Azores. In the basis of this phenomenon are the sector of hotels and restaurants, which is directly connected to tourism, and other sectors such as fishery, trade, transports, communications and other services, which are indirectly connected to tourism. Furthermore, the focuses of concentration are limited to the coast line, with particular relevance in the areas of Albufeira, Vila do Bispo and Portimão.
- The Interview: methodological framework in the study of 'tourism and economics: the Faro Airport (1946-73)'Publication . Pereira, Renato Nuno; Leite, Joaquim da Costa; Silva, João AlbinoThis methodological paper defines how to interview people regarding the decision-making process, construction and operation of Faro Airport and its role in the Portuguese tourism policy for the Algarve between 1946 and 1973. The interviewee’s age makes these interviews urgent and unique. We will hear retired workers and people who held head positions at the airport or in other relevant public or private organizations. The interviews will allow the access to data otherwise not attainable or not sufficiently evident in other sources, such as documents. The interview consists of hearing the stories of the people, as a narrative, being the interview a semi-structured, guided and unstructured mix. The use of photographs during the interview will help respondents recall events that occurred decades ago. The interviewee will be selected by snowball sampling technique. Content analysis is the method to obtain data from the transcripts of the interviews, in order to construct a coherent narrative and with the contribution of all the interviews and interviewee. As field instruments, we will use an informed consent form, photographs and the confidentiality form after the interview, which responds to the ethical requirement for confidentiality, consequences of the interview and the role of the researcher.
- The interview: methodological framework in the study of "Tourism and economics: the Faro airport (1946-73)"Publication . Pereira, Renato Nuno; Leite, Joaquim da Costa; Silva, João AlbinoThis methodological paper defines how to interview people regarding the decision-making process, construction and operation of Faro Airport and its role in the Portuguese tourism policy for the Algarve between 1946 and 1973. The interviewee’s age makes these interviews urgent and unique. We will hear retired workers and people who held head positions at the airport or in other relevant public or private organizations. The interviews will allow the access to data otherwise not attainable or not sufficiently evident in other sources, such as documents. The interview consists of hearing the stories of the people, as a narrative, being the interview a semi-structured, guided and unstructured mix. The use of photographs during the interview will help respondents recall events that occurred decades ago. The interviewee will be selected by snowball sampling technique. Content analysis is the method to obtain data from the transcripts of the interviews, in order to construct a coherent narrative and with the contribution of all the interviews and interviewee. As field instruments, we will use an informed consent form, photographs and the confidentiality form after the interview, which responds to the ethical requirement for confidentiality, consequences of the interview and the role of the researcher.
- O Impacte do ensino superior público na região do AlgarvePublication . Silva, João Albino; Santos, Sérgio Pereira dos; Gomes, LuisO presente relatório é o resultado de um esforço de reflexão e análise desenvolvido no âmbito de um trabalho de equipa, coordenado pela Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional (APDR), e integrando equipas pertencentes a várias instituições universitárias, entre as quais, a Universidade do Algarve, a Universidade de Coimbra, a Universidade de Aveiro, a Universidade da Beira Interior, o Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, o Instituto Politécnico de Viseu e o Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco. Constitui seu principal objectivo analisar as Escolas de Ensino Superior Público (EESP) como “Unidades de Produção” e o seu impacte económico na região objecto de estudo. Com a análise de impacte económico procura-se avaliar a actividade económica gerada, local e regionalmente, em resultado da existência das EESP. Esta actividade é normalmente quantificada tendo por base o valor do que se produz, o rendimento que se gera e o emprego que se cria.
- Turismo e o dinamismo económico regional: evidência da região do AlgarvePublication . Andraz, Jorge Miguel; Silva, João Albino; Viegas, CarlosEste trabalho analisa a evolução da estrutura económica da região do Algarve e o posicionamento da actividade turística entre 1995 e 2003 através da aplicação da análise Shift-share aos níveis inter-regional e intra-regional, tendo como objectivo central averiguar se o crescimento da região tem sido beneficiado pela sua estrutura produtiva. Os resultados sugerem que, no contexto nacional, o Algarve tem tirado dividendos positivos da sua estrutura económica, quer pela especialização nos ramos mais dinâmicos da economia nacional, quer pela existência de importantes vantagens comparativas relativamente às restantes regiões nos seus pólos de especialização nos quais se encontram os sectores ligados directa e indirectamente à actividade turística. Contudo, ao nível da região são identificadas disparidades regionais motivadas por diferentes níveis de crescimento dos concelhos, tendo-se concluído que os ramos directamente ligados ao turismo têm-se apresentado como ameaças devido ao seu fraco dinamismo de crescimento.
- Determinantes do crescimento económico em Portugal: Uma abordagem sectorial para a região do AlgarvePublication . Andraz, Jorge Miguel; Silva, João Albino; Viegas, CarlosEste trabalho procura identificar os sectores de actividade que estiveram na base do crescimento económico da região do Algarve, a região sul de Portugal continental, bem como os estímulos de crescimento que conseguiram transmitir aos sectores endógenos da região no período entre 1995 e 2003. Com a adopção do modelo de Base Económica, aos níveis inter-regional e intra-regional, os resultados sugerem que foram os ramos directamente e indirectamente ligados ao turismo, como o Alojamento e Restauração, a pesca, o Comércio e a Construção que constituíram o motor de crescimento da região. Contudo se registou uma redução do grau de indução destes ramos sobre as actividades não básicas da região. A análise demonstra que a economia regional é bastante tercearizada e o emprego básico encontra-se essencialmente nos concelhos com freguesias litorais, entre as cidades de Lagos e Faro, que possuem uma estrutura económica directamente ligada ao turismo através do ramo do Alojamento e da Restauração e indirectamente, através dos ramos do imobiliário e Alugueres e do comércio e outros.
- Tourists’ perceptions about the tourism in the Algarve: contributions for a sustainable tourism developmentPublication . Silva, João; Andraz, Jorge; Pereira, LN; Nunes, Rui Miguel da Cunha; Rijo, Ana RitaSince the construction of Faro Airport in 1965, the Algarve has developed into a mass tourism (Costa, 2005) and sun, sea and sand destination (Do Valle et al., 2012), becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe (Andraz & Rodrigues, 2016), and a crucial one for Portugal (Soler et al., 2019). The 5,412 square kilometre region has several features contributing to its atractiveness, such as mild weather conditions, over 3,000 hours of sunshine per annum and low rainfall (Visit Algarve, 2018). Natural areas occupy 70% of the 318 km Algarvian Coast and 37% of its territory consists of natural reservations, nature parks or protected landscape areas (Visit Algarve, 2018). The region hosts 31 of the 70 golf courses of Portugal and is a reputable golf destination, having received titles such as “Best Worldwide Golf Destination” by the International Association of Golf Tour Operator (IAGTO) on several occasions (Oliveira et al., 2019). The main source markets of the Algarve are domestic tourism and Europeans seeking a beach or golf holiday (Oliveira et al., 2019). With its high contribution to the GDP, the region strongly relies on tourism as a contributor to the economy (Do Valle et al., 2012).