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Plastic use sustainable change in Portugal: an analysis on tourism stakholders' actions and programmes

dc.contributor.authorNunes, Dilia Cristina dos Santos Rafael
dc.contributor.authorLessa, Joana de Carvalho
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-08T10:58:13Z
dc.date.available2021-09-08T10:58:13Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractStudies indicate that 80 % of all Tourism in Europe is held in coastal areas. In Portugal the number grows to 90 %, a fact that raises two distinct but equally relevant types of concerns: on one side the pressure for maintaining the shorelines and beaches clean and aesthetically appraisable for visitors, and on the other side, the potential massification of tourism that stands on the opposite end towards preserving the environment of tourism locations. This study focuses on the relevance of the oceans' preservation for the tourism sector in Portugal, specifically in the Algarve, and on how sustainability is being addressed regarding plastic use and its negative outcome, particularly marine litter and the damages it inflicts on coastal areas. The methodology adopted was literature review and case studies analysis of a set of governmental, non-governmental and private tourism sector stakeholder's actions and programmes. Findings suggest that the promotion of circular economy is a path several organizations are already undertaking in order to address plastic use towards a more sustainable planet and Tourism development. Results also indicate that Design is an important facilitator for the change of the tourism sector towards this new circular economy model.
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.issn1647-3183
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17064
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherCIEO, RESEARCH CENTER SPATIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCoastal Tourism
dc.subjectDesign and circular economy
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectMarine litter
dc.subjectOceans' preservation
dc.subject.otherSocial Sciences - Other Topics
dc.titlePlastic use sustainable change in Portugal: an analysis on tourism stakholders' actions and programmes
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage22
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage2
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
oaire.citation.volume9
person.familyNameLessa
person.givenNameJoana
person.identifier.ciencia-idF71D-5724-0231
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7824-8776
rcaap.rightsopenAccess
rcaap.typearticle
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