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Literary tourism in northern Portugal and its contribution to regenerative tour...

Literary tourism has been the subject of new studies and new approaches in the academic context, not only from a historical and cultural perspective, but also for the benefit of the local community and the progress of the territory This chapter aims to present an embryonic reflection on the importance that literary tourism could represent for the benefit of regenerative tourism and the long- term preservation o...

A preliminary perspective on motivations in literary tourism: an exploratory st...

Literary tourism includes moments and visits to places related to literary works and their writers and is categorized as cultural tourism. The motivation of literary tourists can vary between the desire to find some intellectual exchange in these spaces or an interest in expressing their admiration, the desire to honor writers, their work or literature. The purpose of this chapter is to understand the specific ...

Bacia Carbonífera do Douro: Novos Desenvolvimentos

Quadros das Divisões Estratigráficas

O presente volume diz, essencialmente, respeito à organização de um Thesaurus, acompanhado das respetivas notas (veja-se item 3), que integra a terminologia das unidades cronostratigráficas/geocronológicas relativas a: (i) Quadro das Divisões Estratigráficas Internacionais; (ii) Quadro das Divisões Estratigráficas do Ordovícico Ibero-Boémico e sua correlação com os sistemas internacional e do Reino Unido; (iii)...

Quadros das Divisões Estratigráficas: Vade-Mécum

O presente trabalho é um resumo, para facilitar a utilização prática da temática tratada na obra mais desenvolvida dada à estampa sob o título Quadro das Divisões Estratigráficas, integrada na série Thesaurus de Ciências da Terra e editada pela Academia de Ciências de Lisboa (Cardoso et al. 2023). Este vade-mécum corresponde, outrossim, a um parecer consolidado sobre o mesmo assunto, elaborado conjuntamente pel...

Sustainability perspectives of rural and urban luxury hotels

Sustainability and luxury are topics of research at an individual level, but the relationship between them is still somewhat ambiguous. Sustainability aims to protect and preserve the environment, encourages the conscious use of resources, and promotes good community involvement. Luxury, on the other hand, is considered materialistic consumption to satisfy individual pleasures, referring to the exclusive and pe...

European Union food geographical indication qualifications: a systematic litera...

European Union (EU) Geographical Indication (GI) qualifications represent food products quality and reputation from specific geographical origins, connected with specific food production and/ or transformation, from diversified EU territories. Several studies show that food products demand increases once they are recognized as GI products, mainly by international tourists. On the other hand, constructs such as ...

Sustainable tourism development: literature review for a new conceptual model

This study contributes to the ongoing discourse on sustainable tourism by developing a conceptual model that identifies twelve key dimensions crucial to this industry's sustainable development. Based on a thematic literature review, the research encompasses the sustainable principles, the triple bottom line approach, along with accessibility and infrastructure, health and safety, technology integration, effecti...

A preliminary perspective on motivations in literary tourism: an exploratory st...

Literary tourism includes moments and visits to places related to literary works and their writers and is categorized as cultural tourism. The motivation of literary tourists can vary between the desire to find some intellectual exchange in these spaces or an interest in expressing their admiration, the desire to honor writers, their work or literature. The purpose of this chapter is to understand the specific ...

Synergistic combination of essential oil and organic acid: substitute for potas...

Background: Chemical preservatives, such as potassium sorbate (PS), are widely used in food preservation; however, they raise concerns due to potential health risks and increasing consumer demand for clean-label products. The replacement of synthetic antimicrobials with natural antimicrobial has emerged as a sustainable strategy to improve food quality and shelf life. Propionic acid (PA) and lemongrass essentia...