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Journal article
Published: 15 July 2021 in Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles
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One of the major challenges’ tourism faces today is climate change, which inevitably involves adjusting many destinations and tourists to new scenarios. For that, a literature review about the link between tourism and climate is mandatory. Therefore, the present paper aims to establish the evolution of the relationship between tourism and climate, since relevant studies were published from 1940 to 2020. A bibliometric analysis using qualitative and quantitative methods were used for measuring the coverage ratio of tourism and climate (change) in spatial-temporal studies. Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases were used to carry out an in-depth analysis based on 889 publications related to tourism climatology. These were synthesized in attributes and codes (e.g. location, journal name, geographic level, methods of analysis, results, implications, and trends). It is true that in the context of tourism research, themes and assumptions give or take a few exceptions, remain constant. Most of the 889 studies analyzed focused on climatological hotspots, such as impacts of climate change on tourism (28.4%) and urban and bioclimatic comfort of tourists in affected destinations (13.2%), with a lower coverage of tourism-related topics such as policies of climate change in tourism (6.1%) or strategies and concrete options to re-enable tourist destinations for climate change (0.2%). The research methods, procedures and results can contribute to advance tourism climatology to a new phase of theoretical and practical application for tourism planning.

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Hélder Lopes; Paula Remoaldo; Maurício Silva; Vitor Ribeiro; Javier Martín Vide. Climate in tourism’s research agenda: future directions based on literature review. Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles 2021, 1 .

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Hélder Lopes, Paula Remoaldo, Maurício Silva, Vitor Ribeiro, Javier Martín Vide. Climate in tourism’s research agenda: future directions based on literature review. Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles. 2021; (90):1.

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Hélder Lopes; Paula Remoaldo; Maurício Silva; Vitor Ribeiro; Javier Martín Vide. 2021. "Climate in tourism’s research agenda: future directions based on literature review." Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles , no. 90: 1.

Journal article
Published: 04 June 2021 in Sustainability
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The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak (in early 2020) has dictated significant changes in society and territories by anticipating trends, changing priorities, and creating challenges, which are manifested in the territories. These are influenced by the levels of economic, cultural, and social restructuring, in the measures implemented by public administration or in attempts to redefine strategies for tourism destinations. This paper examines the perceptions and behaviors of tourists before and during COVID-19 in the municipality of Porto, the main area of the Porto Metropolitan Area, in Portugal. Research was based on the application of a questionnaire survey, probing the sensitivity of tourists to the crisis in the decision-making of daily routines, as well as future travel plans in the presence of a serious health concern. A total of 417 surveys were collected in the summers of 2019 and 2020. In addition to descriptive statistics, this paper also includes the results of the analysis of explanatory factors, being a reference for future studies. There were significant changes in the use of public space and the way tourist visits are handled, namely: (i) the concentration of visiting time (shorter visit than usual in certain tourist profiles); (ii) spatially limited visiting areas; and (iii) the ability to attract standard tourists from certain countries where tighter lockdown rules were imposed. Main implications of this study are reflected in the challenges that are imposed on the local agenda, where traditional problems are added to the responsibilities in crisis management and the ability to establish a third order of intervention in tourism.

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Hélder Da Silva Lopes; Paula Remoaldo; Vitor Ribeiro; Javier Martín-Vide. Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourist Risk Perceptions—The Case Study of Porto. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6399 .

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Hélder Da Silva Lopes, Paula Remoaldo, Vitor Ribeiro, Javier Martín-Vide. Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourist Risk Perceptions—The Case Study of Porto. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6399.

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Hélder Da Silva Lopes; Paula Remoaldo; Vitor Ribeiro; Javier Martín-Vide. 2021. "Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourist Risk Perceptions—The Case Study of Porto." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6399.

Journal article
Published: 12 December 2020 in Sustainability
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Creative tourism is a quite recent tourism segment that has been rapidly diffused all over the world. Nevertheless, studies on this segment were not concerned, until present, with the differences in gender intention, evaluation and the overall satisfaction regarding creative tourism activities. For that, this paper examines these three components from a gender perspective regarding the creative tourism activities developed by CREATOUR pilots in the northern region of mainland Portugal between 2017 and 2019. The methods used were quantitative in nature. Five hundred and ninety-five questionnaires were applied to the participants in the 45 creative tourism activities developed by the 10 pilot institutions selected to join the CREATOUR project (Creative Tourism Destination Development in Small Cities and Rural Areas). The questionnaire used consisted of 31 closed questions aimed at the profile, the motivations, the perception and the evaluation of activities by the participants. It used descriptive statistics and discriminate analysis. The main results show that men and women had similar demographic characteristics (e.g., age and educational level), but they were significantly different in some variables, such as their intention to participate in creative activities, and their evaluation and overall satisfaction with their personal experiences. It is statistically confirmed that, based on their experiences in creative tourism, men and women fall into different clusters.

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Paula Remoaldo; Mansour Ghanian; Juliana Alves. Exploring the Experience of Creative Tourism in the Northern Region of Portugal—A Gender Perspective. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10408 .

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Paula Remoaldo, Mansour Ghanian, Juliana Alves. Exploring the Experience of Creative Tourism in the Northern Region of Portugal—A Gender Perspective. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (24):10408.

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Paula Remoaldo; Mansour Ghanian; Juliana Alves. 2020. "Exploring the Experience of Creative Tourism in the Northern Region of Portugal—A Gender Perspective." Sustainability 12, no. 24: 10408.

Book chapter
Published: 01 December 2020 in A Universidade do Minho em tempos de pandemia
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Paula Remoaldo. Criatividade em turismo em período de pandemia COVID-19 - a ambição e o papel do local no global. A Universidade do Minho em tempos de pandemia 2020, 255 -277.

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Paula Remoaldo. Criatividade em turismo em período de pandemia COVID-19 - a ambição e o papel do local no global. A Universidade do Minho em tempos de pandemia. 2020; ():255-277.

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Paula Remoaldo. 2020. "Criatividade em turismo em período de pandemia COVID-19 - a ambição e o papel do local no global." A Universidade do Minho em tempos de pandemia , no. : 255-277.

Journal article
Published: 12 September 2020 in Tourism Management Perspectives
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Although cultural tourists increasingly seek to experience cultural events actively and to directly engage in creative activities, empirical knowledge about the creative tourist remains limited. This study aims to characterize the motivations and profile of creative tourists. The data was collected through a survey of participants in creative tourism activities in Portugal developed by 40 pilot institutions of the CREATOUR project during 2017 and 2018, with 814 usable questionnaires collected and validated. The questionnaire had 30 questions and marked the first time this kind of research was conducted in Portugal. The questionnaire included questions on: the composition of their travel companions, their previous participation in a creative tourism experience, reasons for visiting the destination, their characterization of the creative tourism experience, an evaluation of their creative tourism experience, and their socio-demographic profile. Using a cluster analysis to analyse the data, three clusters were found: Novelty-Seekers, Knowledge and Skills Learners, and Leisure Creative-Seekers.

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Paula Remoaldo; Jaime Serra; Noémi Marujo; Juliana Alves; Alexandra Gonçalves; Sónia Cabeça; Nancy Duxbury. Profiling the participants in creative tourism activities: Case studies from small and medium sized cities and rural areas from Continental Portugal. Tourism Management Perspectives 2020, 36, 100746 -100746.

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Paula Remoaldo, Jaime Serra, Noémi Marujo, Juliana Alves, Alexandra Gonçalves, Sónia Cabeça, Nancy Duxbury. Profiling the participants in creative tourism activities: Case studies from small and medium sized cities and rural areas from Continental Portugal. Tourism Management Perspectives. 2020; 36 ():100746-100746.

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Paula Remoaldo; Jaime Serra; Noémi Marujo; Juliana Alves; Alexandra Gonçalves; Sónia Cabeça; Nancy Duxbury. 2020. "Profiling the participants in creative tourism activities: Case studies from small and medium sized cities and rural areas from Continental Portugal." Tourism Management Perspectives 36, no. : 100746-100746.

Journal article
Published: 03 September 2020 in Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
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A large number of destinations have been experimenting a changeover from the current massified cultural tourism to a creative tourism model. In this new model of tourism, urban territories have been privileged by its implementation, and in the past 20 years, urban studies on cultural and creative industries and initiatives have been taking place in large cities marginalizing small-sized cities and specifically rural areas. This article envisages assessing the differences between rural and urban institutions/platforms, mainly certified by the Creative Tourism Network, in what concerns the practices and offers in creative tourism worldwide. A database of 20 items was organized and a typology was used to categorize the type of territory of intervention for each institution. A total of 24 institutions from several countries were surveyed and a qualitative analysis was done and supported by the narratives of their leaders. Urban areas revealed to have a more active and diverse creative tourism activities. The results provide the need for more consolidated communication strategies and partnerships for these activities to become economically more sustainable. In addition, this research provides researchers and practitioners relevant information of how creative tourism is developed in rural and urban territories, the gaps and lack of information, and all the possible directions toward the development of the creative tourism industry.

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Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos; Isabel Freitas; Ricardo Gôja; Juliana Araújo Alves; Vitor Ribeiro; Miguel Pereira; Carla Xavier. An International Overview of Certified Practices in Creative Tourism in Rural and Urban Territories. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research 2020, 1 .

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Paula Remoaldo, Olga Matos, Isabel Freitas, Ricardo Gôja, Juliana Araújo Alves, Vitor Ribeiro, Miguel Pereira, Carla Xavier. An International Overview of Certified Practices in Creative Tourism in Rural and Urban Territories. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. 2020; ():1.

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Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos; Isabel Freitas; Ricardo Gôja; Juliana Araújo Alves; Vitor Ribeiro; Miguel Pereira; Carla Xavier. 2020. "An International Overview of Certified Practices in Creative Tourism in Rural and Urban Territories." Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research , no. : 1.

Review
Published: 28 July 2020 in Applied Sciences
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This paper summarizes the presently available knowledge about the association between low-frequency noise and its effects on health. A database was constructed with a total of 142 articles published between 2016 and 2019 regarding low-frequency noise exposure and its effects on health. A total of 39 articles were analysed in depth. The articles were divided into categories according to the effects on human health addressed. Regarding the emitting source, there was a greater number of articles addressing issues related to sources of environmental noise and noise from wind turbines. As for the effects generated on human health, there was a greater number of articles referring to the effects on sleep disorders, discomfort, sensitivity to and irritability from noise, annoyance, hearing loss, and cardiovascular diseases, and these effects are analysed in more detail in the present article.

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Juliana Alves; Filipa Paiva; Lígia Silva; Paula Remoaldo. Low-Frequency Noise and Its Main Effects on Human Health—A Review of the Literature between 2016 and 2019. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 5205 .

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Juliana Alves, Filipa Paiva, Lígia Silva, Paula Remoaldo. Low-Frequency Noise and Its Main Effects on Human Health—A Review of the Literature between 2016 and 2019. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (15):5205.

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Juliana Alves; Filipa Paiva; Lígia Silva; Paula Remoaldo. 2020. "Low-Frequency Noise and Its Main Effects on Human Health—A Review of the Literature between 2016 and 2019." Applied Sciences 10, no. 15: 5205.

Journal article
Published: 25 January 2020 in Geosciences
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This article analyses the managerial practices implemented by international organisations that provide platforms for promoting and carrying out creative tourism activities and workshops. The methodology of this research was conducted in four phases. The first phase consisted of Internet-based research to identify organisations involved in creative tourism and 24 institutions were found. In the second phase, we analysed the information provided on the institutions’ websites. In the third phase, we prepared an interview script and sent it to those institutions. We received 12 positive replies and held a semi-structured interview with those managers. In the last phase, the narratives of the interviews were subjected to content analysis. The 12 managers interviewed, between the ages of 35 and 56, belong to public and private entities and lead technical teams. The studied institutions displayed good practices for creative tourism and strategic lines to consolidate this tourist product in the future. This study is pertinent and original because no international study has analysed in detail the management practices implemented by creative tourism platforms and a consistent characterisation of the profile of the creative tourist is yet to be outlined. It can also help institutions involved in creative tourism to better understand the international state of the field in this tourism segment.

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Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos; Ricardo Gôja; Juliana Alves; Nancy Duxbury. Management Practices in Creative Tourism: Narratives by Managers from International Institutions to a More Sustainable Form of Tourism. Geosciences 2020, 10, 46 .

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Paula Remoaldo, Olga Matos, Ricardo Gôja, Juliana Alves, Nancy Duxbury. Management Practices in Creative Tourism: Narratives by Managers from International Institutions to a More Sustainable Form of Tourism. Geosciences. 2020; 10 (2):46.

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Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos; Ricardo Gôja; Juliana Alves; Nancy Duxbury. 2020. "Management Practices in Creative Tourism: Narratives by Managers from International Institutions to a More Sustainable Form of Tourism." Geosciences 10, no. 2: 46.

Journal article
Published: 17 December 2019 in Applied Sciences
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Noise pollution is the second most harmful environmental stressor in Europe. Portugal is the fourth European country most affected by noise pollution, whereby 23.0% of the population is affected. This article aims to analyze the effects of exposure to low frequency noise pollution, emitted by power poles and power lines, on the population’s well-being, based on a study of “exposed” and “unexposed” individuals in two predominantly urban areas in north-western Portugal. To develop the research, we used sound level (n = 62) and sound recording measurements, as well as adapted audiometric test performance (n = 14) and surveys conducted with the resident population (n = 200). The sound levels were measured (frequency range between 10 to 160 Hz) and compared with a criterion curve developed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The sound recorded was performed 5 m away from the source (400 kV power pole). Surveys were carried out with the “exposed” and “unexposed” populations, and adapted audiometric tests were performed to complement the analysis and to determine the threshold of audibility of “exposed” and “unexposed” volunteers. The “exposed” area has higher sound levels and, consequently, more problems with well-being and health than the “unexposed” population. The audiometric tests also revealed that the “exposed” population appears to be less sensitive to low frequencies than the “unexposed” population.

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Juliana Araújo Alves; Lígia Torres Silva; Paula Remoaldo. How Can Low-Frequency Noise Exposure Interact with the Well-Being of a Population? Some Results from a Portuguese Municipality. Applied Sciences 2019, 9, 5566 .

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Juliana Araújo Alves, Lígia Torres Silva, Paula Remoaldo. How Can Low-Frequency Noise Exposure Interact with the Well-Being of a Population? Some Results from a Portuguese Municipality. Applied Sciences. 2019; 9 (24):5566.

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Juliana Araújo Alves; Lígia Torres Silva; Paula Remoaldo. 2019. "How Can Low-Frequency Noise Exposure Interact with the Well-Being of a Population? Some Results from a Portuguese Municipality." Applied Sciences 9, no. 24: 5566.

Research article
Published: 09 December 2019 in Tourism and Hospitality Research
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Recommendation from family and friends is considered to be the most credible source in the travel decision-making process. Since studies on destination loyalty focus on this variable, this study investigated tourists’ motivations, perceived attributes of the city and satisfaction obtained from the visit by comparing the following two groups: those who indicated that they obtained travel information from relatives/friends ( n = 120) and those who obtained information from other sources ( n = 186). The research methodology consists of a quantitative approach based on a self-administered survey applied to travellers who visited Braga (a medium sized city located in the Northwest of Portugal), during 2017. The results indicated that there were some significant differences between the two groups with respect to demographic characteristics, tourists’ motivations and perceived attributes of the city. However, the groups did not differ in their global image of the destination and intention to recommend it to relatives and friends.

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Paula Remoaldo; Laurentina Vareiro; José Cadima Ribeiro; Jéssica De Abreu; Ana Bettencourt. Satisfaction with Braga (Portugal) and recommendation: A comparison between information coming from relatives/friends and from other sources. Tourism and Hospitality Research 2019, 20, 345 -357.

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Paula Remoaldo, Laurentina Vareiro, José Cadima Ribeiro, Jéssica De Abreu, Ana Bettencourt. Satisfaction with Braga (Portugal) and recommendation: A comparison between information coming from relatives/friends and from other sources. Tourism and Hospitality Research. 2019; 20 (3):345-357.

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Paula Remoaldo; Laurentina Vareiro; José Cadima Ribeiro; Jéssica De Abreu; Ana Bettencourt. 2019. "Satisfaction with Braga (Portugal) and recommendation: A comparison between information coming from relatives/friends and from other sources." Tourism and Hospitality Research 20, no. 3: 345-357.

Earlycite article
Published: 02 December 2019 in International Journal of Event and Festival Management
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to address the gaps in research on strategic planning for the social impacts of small-scale events in rural areas and small cities. This is achieved by investigating the social utility inferred by small-scale art festivals with a creative tourism element in terms of increasing social capital and positive social change, from an event stakeholder perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe identified gap in knowledge is addressed by using interviews and fieldnotes from participant observation to co-create meaning with the organizers of four small-scale art festivals in small cities and rural areas in Portugal. Theoretical frameworks relating to creative tourism development and social capital creation are used to analyze the social utility of small-scale art festivals.FindingsCreative tourism activities are integrated within small-scale art festivals in small cities and rural areas in various ways, mainly through art-related workshops. Significant empirical data give insight into how small-scale art festivals create social value by increasing the host community’s pride and reinforcing the social fabric of the festival’s local and “portable” community, in part through these creative tourism activities.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the limitations of this study is that it focuses on the perspectives and insights of the festival organizers. An analysis of the festival participants’ views, local community stakeholder analysis and community impact analyses would offer further insights into how the creative tourism experiences and other moments of shared meaning generation within small-scale art festivals influence the creation of social utility.Originality/valueThis paper offers insights into how creative tourism activities are being integrated into small-scale art festivals in small cities and rural contexts, and how these activities foster social connections among festival participants and with the local community. This addresses significant gaps in the literature on strategic planning for the social impacts of events, particularly in the context of small-scale events in rural areas/small cities, and the strategic value of including creative tourism activities within small-scale festivals.

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Fiona Bakas; Nancy Duxbury; Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos. The social utility of small-scale art festivals with creative tourism in Portugal. International Journal of Event and Festival Management 2019, 10, 248 -266.

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Fiona Bakas, Nancy Duxbury, Paula Remoaldo, Olga Matos. The social utility of small-scale art festivals with creative tourism in Portugal. International Journal of Event and Festival Management. 2019; 10 (3):248-266.

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Fiona Bakas; Nancy Duxbury; Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos. 2019. "The social utility of small-scale art festivals with creative tourism in Portugal." International Journal of Event and Festival Management 10, no. 3: 248-266.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2019 in Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
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The recognition of the role of tourism planners in seeking to contribute to local residents’ well-being by mitigating the potential costs of tourism development has been given more attention in the last decades. Several studies on the perception of positive or negative impacts, based on sustainability (namely the three pillars: economic, sociocultural and environmental) have been developed. However, the studies have been somewhat limited in terms of approaches, namely with respect to the contribution and participation of stakeholders. In this study, we attempted to use a bidirectional analysis of involvement and tourism knowledge to segment the residents and analyse their perception of the impacts. A total of 373 valid surveys were applied in a rural mountainous municipality (Boticas) during 2015 and 2016. In this municipality, tourism (activity) is an emergent activity. The results show that more informed and more involved residents have more positive perceptions of tourism than other groups, while less informed and less involved residents have more negative perceptions of it. The study contributes to increasing the knowledge about residents’ perceptions of tourism, adding the aspects of involvement, especially in rural areas. This type of proposal can be applied to any destination to help manage residents’ opinions and, consequently, their support of tourism development.

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Hélder Da Silva Lopes; Paula Remoaldo; Vítor Ribeiro. Residents’ perceptions of tourism activity in a rural North-Eastern Portuguese community: a cluster analysis. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 2019, 46, 119 -135.

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Hélder Da Silva Lopes, Paula Remoaldo, Vítor Ribeiro. Residents’ perceptions of tourism activity in a rural North-Eastern Portuguese community: a cluster analysis. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series. 2019; 46 (46):119-135.

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Hélder Da Silva Lopes; Paula Remoaldo; Vítor Ribeiro. 2019. "Residents’ perceptions of tourism activity in a rural North-Eastern Portuguese community: a cluster analysis." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 46, no. 46: 119-135.

Artigos
Published: 01 December 2019 in Saúde e Sociedade
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Resumo Este artigo tem por base uma investigação realizada entre novembro de 2013 e janeiro de 2017, na Universidade do Minho (Portugal), sobre os docentes da Universidade Óscar Ribas (UOR) (Angola). Foi alicerçado num referencial teórico, a Psicodinâmica do Trabalho de Christophe Dejours, e teve como objetivos analisar os sintomas biopsicossociais e os sentimentos de prazer e/ou de sofrimento relacionados com o trabalho docente. Foi utilizada a metodologia quantitativa, que teve por base a aplicação de um questionário e duas escalas a 56 docentes da UOR. Verificou-se um nível moderado de prazer em 54% dos docentes e um nível moderado de sofrimento em 41% dos docentes inquiridos, o que revela o uso de estratégias defensivas, de forma a subverter o sofrimento gerado pelo trabalho. A identificação com as tarefas, a liberdade para falar no trabalho e a solidariedade entre colegas são os principais reveladores de prazer. Por outro lado, o estresse, o desgaste, os sentimentos de insatisfação, de injustiça, de indignação e esgotamento emocional, revelaram ser os principais indicadores de sofrimento. Os principais sintomas assinalados foram: físicos (alterações de sono, dores de cabeça e dores no corpo); sociais (dificuldades no relacionamento familiar e o desinteresse pelas pessoas); e psíquicos (irritabilidade e tristeza). Constatou-se ainda que os docentes de nacionalidade angolana são os que exibem melhores resultados gerais em termos de prazer, menos sofrimento e menos sintomatologia relacionada com o trabalho.

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Liliana Pena; Paula Remoaldo. Psicodinâmica do Trabalho: um estudo sobre o prazer e o sofrimento no trabalho docente na Universidade Óscar Ribas. Saúde e Sociedade 2019, 28, 147 -159.

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Liliana Pena, Paula Remoaldo. Psicodinâmica do Trabalho: um estudo sobre o prazer e o sofrimento no trabalho docente na Universidade Óscar Ribas. Saúde e Sociedade. 2019; 28 (4):147-159.

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Liliana Pena; Paula Remoaldo. 2019. "Psicodinâmica do Trabalho: um estudo sobre o prazer e o sofrimento no trabalho docente na Universidade Óscar Ribas." Saúde e Sociedade 28, no. 4: 147-159.

Journal article
Published: 13 November 2019 in GeoHealth
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Background Health policies seek to promote access to health care and should provide appropriate geographical accessibility to each demographical functional group. The dispersal demand of health care services and the provision for such services at fixed locations contribute to the growth of inequality in their access. Therefore, the optimal distribution of health facilities over the space/area can lead to accessibility improvements and to the mitigation of the social exclusion of the groups considered most vulnerable. Requiring for such, the use of planning practices joined with accessibility measures. However, the capacities of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in determining and evaluating spatial accessibility in health system planning have not yet been fully exploited. Methods This paper focuses on healthcare services planning based on accessibility measures grounded on the network analysis. The case study hinges on mainland Portugal. Different scenarios were developed to measure and compare impact on the population's accessibility. It distinguishes itself from other studies of accessibility measures by integrating network data in a spatial accessibility measure: the enhanced two‐step floating catchment area (E2SFCA). Results The convenient location for healthcare facilities can increase the accessibility standards of the population and consequently reduce the economic and social costs incurred. Recently the Portuguese government implemented a reform that aimed to improve, namely the access and equity in meeting with the most urgent patients. It envisaged, in terms of equity, the allocation of 89 emergency network points that ensured more than 90% of the population be within 30 minutes from any one point in the network. Consequently, several emergency services were closed, namely in rural areas. Conclusion This reform highlighted the need to improve the quality of the emergency care, accessibility to each care facility and equity in their access. Hence, accessibility measures become an efficient decision‐making tool, despite its absence in effective practice planning. According to an application of this type of measure, it was possible to verify which levels of accessibility were decreased, including the most disadvantaged people, with a larger time of dislocation of 12 minutes between 2001 and 2011.

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H. S. Lopes; Vitor Ribeiro; P. C. Remoaldo. Spatial Accessibility and Social Inclusion: The Impact of Portugal's Last Health Reform. GeoHealth 2019, 3, 356 -368.

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H. S. Lopes, Vitor Ribeiro, P. C. Remoaldo. Spatial Accessibility and Social Inclusion: The Impact of Portugal's Last Health Reform. GeoHealth. 2019; 3 (11):356-368.

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H. S. Lopes; Vitor Ribeiro; P. C. Remoaldo. 2019. "Spatial Accessibility and Social Inclusion: The Impact of Portugal's Last Health Reform." GeoHealth 3, no. 11: 356-368.

Journal article
Published: 10 March 2019 in Sustainability
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The European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) is the most ambitious cultural, collaborative programme in Europe. Up until 2000, ECOC projects were hosted by several national capitals and principal cultural cities in Europe. In the second phase, the programme also began to discover second-tier and less well-known cities hidden in the shadow of the cultural capitals. This paper focuses on assessing different ECOC strategies (traditional versus radical) and the corresponding legacies of two medium-sized cities: Guimarães (ECOC in 2012, Portugal) and Košice (ECOC in 2013, Slovakia). Cultural heritage is identified by the capacity of culture to change development trajectory and to boost the economy of cities. The strategies and legacies of Guimarães and Košice have revealed themselves to be comparatively different, especially due to their differences with respect to UNESCO cultural heritage. While Guimarães partially succeeded in enhancing its position as a tourist attraction and the visibility of its historical cultural heritage, the industrial city of Košice is an example of more radical and dynamic culture-led form of development, overcoming the provincialism of the city. Most importantly, and due to the strengthening pride of the locals, both ECOC cities have stepped out of the shadow of stronger cultural capitals in their countries. This joint research offers the possibility of a first-hand comparison of traditional and radical approaches and an in-depth interpretation of their legacies after a period of five years, explaining the mechanisms of forming different legacies in two types of ECOC cities. The results can help future ECOC cities to set their strategies in relation to their desired cultural and economic development.

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Oto Hudec; Paula Cristina Remoaldo; Nataša Urbančíková; José António Cadima Ribeiro. Stepping Out of the Shadows: Legacy of the European Capitals of Culture, Guimarães 2012 and Košice 2013. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1469 .

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Oto Hudec, Paula Cristina Remoaldo, Nataša Urbančíková, José António Cadima Ribeiro. Stepping Out of the Shadows: Legacy of the European Capitals of Culture, Guimarães 2012 and Košice 2013. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (5):1469.

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Oto Hudec; Paula Cristina Remoaldo; Nataša Urbančíková; José António Cadima Ribeiro. 2019. "Stepping Out of the Shadows: Legacy of the European Capitals of Culture, Guimarães 2012 and Košice 2013." Sustainability 11, no. 5: 1469.

Research article
Published: 28 January 2019 in International Journal of Tourism Research
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This study investigates the likelihood of tourists to repeat a visit to a cultural destination. We use a sample of 432 tourists who had visited Guimarães, Portugal. A cluster analysis separates visitors according to their opinion of the city's attributes. Afterward, a logistic regression analyses the variables that affect the likelihood of revisiting, taking into account the three clusters obtained. Results showed that, among the total sample, global quality of the destination had the biggest influence on the tourists' decision of whether to revisit the destination, whereas the least important reason was prior visits. These influential factors varied when different cluster group compositions were considered.

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Laurentina Vareiro; José Cadima Ribeiro; Paula Cristina Remoaldo. What influences a tourist to return to a cultural destination? International Journal of Tourism Research 2019, 21, 280 -290.

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Laurentina Vareiro, José Cadima Ribeiro, Paula Cristina Remoaldo. What influences a tourist to return to a cultural destination? International Journal of Tourism Research. 2019; 21 (2):280-290.

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Laurentina Vareiro; José Cadima Ribeiro; Paula Cristina Remoaldo. 2019. "What influences a tourist to return to a cultural destination?" International Journal of Tourism Research 21, no. 2: 280-290.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2019 in A Research Agenda for Creative Tourism
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A consensus has not yet been reached worldwide regarding the concept of creative tourism. Since 2000, it has been considered as a kind of tourism that can offer tourists the opportunity to co-create and develop their creative potential. Internationally, networks and platforms have been developed to profile and promote this kind of tourism but these organizations have not been systematically examined. In 2017, an investigation was carried out to identify and analyze existing practices, primarily using qualitative methods and focusing on content analysis. Research was conducted using Google (to locate websites) and a database with 20 analysis topics was created. An in-depth analysis was made of the platforms and networks in creative tourism that are being developed worldwide, and the initiatives undertaken by each institution. The main results show that not all initiatives referred to as ‘creative experiences’ have identifiable creative content or focus, or can be considered to have something to do with co-creation. Some of the institutions have more learning experiences than creative ones. Most of them can be found in southern Europe and the existing ones may still be diversified in the future.

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Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos; Isabel Freitas; Hélder Da Silva Lopes; Vitor Ribeiro; Ricardo Gôja; Miguel Pereira. Good and not-so-good practices in creative tourism networks and platforms: an international review. A Research Agenda for Creative Tourism 2019, 167 -181.

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Paula Remoaldo, Olga Matos, Isabel Freitas, Hélder Da Silva Lopes, Vitor Ribeiro, Ricardo Gôja, Miguel Pereira. Good and not-so-good practices in creative tourism networks and platforms: an international review. A Research Agenda for Creative Tourism. 2019; ():167-181.

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Paula Remoaldo; Olga Matos; Isabel Freitas; Hélder Da Silva Lopes; Vitor Ribeiro; Ricardo Gôja; Miguel Pereira. 2019. "Good and not-so-good practices in creative tourism networks and platforms: an international review." A Research Agenda for Creative Tourism , no. : 167-181.

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Published: 01 December 2018 in Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
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The Brazilian official statistics show that the country is mainly urban, while authors including Veiga (2002) and Miranda and Silva (2013) present a more rural Brazil. The absence of a uniform way to define the rural areas in Brazil has led to diffused data about rural Brazil’s size. Therefore, are Brazilian regions predominantly urban, rural or intermediate? This paper applies the rural definition methodologies from Eurostat/European Union to the municipalities of Brazil. The results show the predominance of the intermediary category in Brazilian territory, while the population mostly lives in urban areas. However, due to methodological characteristics, this paper reinforces the necessity of developing other methodologies which would be able to identify rurality and urbanity, considering socioeconomic dimensions.

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Gustavo Bastos Braga; Ana Louise De Carvalho Fiúza; Paula Cristina Remoaldo. Eurostat methodology applied to the characterization of rural and urban Brazilian spaces. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 2018, 42, 151 -162.

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Gustavo Bastos Braga, Ana Louise De Carvalho Fiúza, Paula Cristina Remoaldo. Eurostat methodology applied to the characterization of rural and urban Brazilian spaces. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series. 2018; 42 (42):151-162.

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Gustavo Bastos Braga; Ana Louise De Carvalho Fiúza; Paula Cristina Remoaldo. 2018. "Eurostat methodology applied to the characterization of rural and urban Brazilian spaces." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 42, no. 42: 151-162.

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Published: 28 November 2018 in Spatial Analysis, Modelling and Planning
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The use of new photo-sharing services in social networks has favoured a perception of the interests of locals and visitors. The photos presented in these networks are geocoded by the users, residents or visitors, allowing extensive databases to be obtained. The research that was conducted between 2015 and 2016 followed an essentially quantitative approach. Based on the georeferenced photos on social networks, the main distribution patterns of places of interest to tourists, visitors and residents were analysed in a rural emergent tourist destination in northeastern Portugal. We used geographical information systems (GISs) to apply various spatial and statistical analysis techniques. One the main conclusions was that there is a high number of natural and cultural heritage locations with tourism potential, and, in some cases, their accessibility standards make them favourable destinations for tourists.

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Hélder Tiago Da Silva Lopes; Paula Remoaldo; Vitor Ribeiro. The Use of Photos of the Social Networks in Shaping a New Tourist Destination: Analysis of Clusters in a GIS Environment. Spatial Analysis, Modelling and Planning 2018, 1 .

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Hélder Tiago Da Silva Lopes, Paula Remoaldo, Vitor Ribeiro. The Use of Photos of the Social Networks in Shaping a New Tourist Destination: Analysis of Clusters in a GIS Environment. Spatial Analysis, Modelling and Planning. 2018; ():1.

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Hélder Tiago Da Silva Lopes; Paula Remoaldo; Vitor Ribeiro. 2018. "The Use of Photos of the Social Networks in Shaping a New Tourist Destination: Analysis of Clusters in a GIS Environment." Spatial Analysis, Modelling and Planning , no. : 1.

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Published: 22 November 2018 in Current Womens Health Reviews
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Background:Infertility has been considered as a serious public health problem. Nevertheless, it is still very difficult to assess the epidemiology of this individual and public health problem. On the other hand, promotion of access to infertility treatments must be treated as a priority to national and regional policies.Objective:The aim was to evaluate the perception of women concerning the barriers and access to infertility consultations.Methods:Socio cultural and economic access to infertility consultations is detached and three municipalities of the northwest of Portugal were chosen as an example of a peripheral country. A quantitative/qualitative study was done with 60 women.Results:Three dimensions were evaluated: geographic and structural and functional access, economic access and sociocultural access. The main barriers were mainly identified in the last two dimensions. The economic access was less well evaluated by women bearing the cost of treatment (medication, and concentration of costs in a short period) which is difficult to bear.Conclusion:This can justify a greater involvement of the Portuguese Government, by developing policies for the reimbursement of part of the costs. Also, some changes in structural and functional access must be done with special regard to the separation of the infertility consultations from the reproductive medicine section. The setting of the teams, with a follow-up by the same team of health professionals is also needed.

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Paula Cristina Almeida Cadima Remoaldo; Maria De Fátima Da Silva Vieira Martins; Juliana Patricia Alves Faria; Paula Veiga. Access to Infertility Consultations “What Women Tell Us About it”? Current Womens Health Reviews 2018, 15, 75 -83.

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Paula Cristina Almeida Cadima Remoaldo, Maria De Fátima Da Silva Vieira Martins, Juliana Patricia Alves Faria, Paula Veiga. Access to Infertility Consultations “What Women Tell Us About it”? Current Womens Health Reviews. 2018; 15 (1):75-83.

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Paula Cristina Almeida Cadima Remoaldo; Maria De Fátima Da Silva Vieira Martins; Juliana Patricia Alves Faria; Paula Veiga. 2018. "Access to Infertility Consultations “What Women Tell Us About it”?" Current Womens Health Reviews 15, no. 1: 75-83.