Paula Remoaldo

University of Minho · Departamento de Geografia (DGEO)

Throughout her life, the woman is confronted with tales of experiences and stories which are eternally passed on from parents to children, which in rare cases precede beliefs and myths determinants of their behaviours. These beliefs and myths generate fears and worries from which a woman bases the representation of her pregnancy. The main objective...

Man-made global warming is impacting recreation, events, and sports. Climate change affects the viability of outdoor activities, challenging sectors such as event management and sports. Tourism seeks adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change, highlighting the need for local governments to rethink urban areas to attract tourists commit...

Múltiplos estudos foram publicados nas últimas décadas sobre o Caminho de Santiago (um percurso milenar), vários dos quais sobre o Caminho Português de Santiago. Contudo, pouco se investigou sobre o seu potencial em matéria de ativação dos sentidos. O nosso texto centra-se na forma como o Caminho Português de Santiago pode impactar os cinco sentido...

As alterações climáticas causam impactes globais, mas têm particular incidência nas áreas urbanas. As soluções baseadas na natureza (SbN) emergem como alternativas importantes, aproveitando os processos naturais. Na Europa, as SbN são utilizadas principalmente nos ambientes urbanos para aumentar a resiliência a fenómenos climático-meteorológicos ex...

As Alterações Climáticas (AC) representam, tal como noutros contextos territoriais, um tema de crescente preocupação para os residentes da NUTS III do Tâmega e Sousa (TS), localizada na região Norte de Portugal. Para avaliar a vulnerabilidade climática de qualquer território, é necessário avaliar a exposição às AC e a capacidade de adaptação da sua...

O setor do turismo, embora vital para a economia portuguesa, está sob crescente pressão da degradação ambiental, perda de biodiversidade e alterações climáticas. As Soluções Baseadas na Natureza (SbN) estão a destacar-se como uma alternativa importante para proporcionar benefícios socioeconómicos e ambientais. O presente estudo avalia a aplicação d...

This study focuses on assessing tourists' perception of bioclimatic comfort in the urban context of Porto, Portugal, specifically in the areas of Avenida dos Aliados and Praça da Liberdade. The study examines the relationship between meteorological conditions, tourists' clothing choices, and their physical activity levels. The study integrates micr...

Creative Tourism is a recent tourist segment and an extension of Cultural Tourism. As this is a relatively recent concept that has gained prominence in recent years, the present research aims to understand the evolution of publications relating to Creative Tourism in the SCOPUS database. To that end, a bibliometric analysis was performed using qual...

This research aims to analyse business operators’ perception of the impact of the Portuguese Way of St. James and to assess the landscape situation along a total section of 115 kilometres. Perceptions were collected in a survey of 112 small operators between 2020 and 2021. The diversity and singular components of the landscape make it a pleasant ro...

O presente estudo tem como principal objetivo analisar a evolução dos estudos sobre o Caminho de Santiago através de uma análise bibliométrica de publicações indexadas na base de dados Scopus no período entre 1997 e 2023. É a primeira vez que este tipo de estudo é realizado para o período considerado. A informação recolhida nesta base de dados foi...

The pursuit of development has increasingly prioritized sustainability. Sustainable approaches to development and adopting people’s well-being as a main goal have substantial implications for the competitiveness of territories. When viewed through a nature lens, sustainability maintains a close connection with circular economy. If sustainability is...

Pilgrimage has been increasingly becoming more visible in tourism research, together with its contribution to territorial development. This research deals with the human five senses in the context of pilgrimage on the Portuguese St. James Way. Looking to the specific landscape of this route and seeking to understand the association between the huma...

This paper presents an indicator system for evaluating Creative Tourism activities developed in four regions of Portugal through CREATOUR’s pilot projects. It is a quantitative study based on primary and secondary sources. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the efficiency of those projects as decision-making units (DMUs). Data ana...

O turismo é uma das principais atividades económicas em muitos destinos, impulsionando as economias a nível local, regional e nacional. No entanto, trata-se de um setor altamente sensível ao ambiente natural e ao clima, além de contribuir significativamente para as emissões de gases com efeito de estufa (GHG). Com as alterações climáticas em curso...

O aumento da frequência e intensidade das ondas de calor tem contribuído para uma preocupação crescente com as questões do stress térmico em contexto urbano. No sentido de criar cidades mais resilientes, é crucial compreender o nível de preparação da população para fazer frente a episódios de calor extremo. No entanto, são poucas as investigações...

Tourism impacts are a widely studied topic and these can be classified as economic, sociocultural, and environmental. Considering that the resident is the most sensitive stakeholder to the impacts, these subjects are usually associated with research. Cultural events also end up generating impacts and understanding how residents perceive the sociocu...

The tourism industry has been increasingly viewed as an essential component of development processes, especially in certain low-density territories and islands. In turn, it is clear that residents play a fundamental role in the quality of tourists’ experiences and, consequently, for the success of a tourism destination. In this research, a cluster...

Holistic refers to a system which emphasizes the whole and the interdependence of its parts. In applying the concept to one’s life, it means a commitment to achieving a balance between wellbeing of the body, mind, and spirit. This compels tourists to search for activities that may bring balance to their lives, or to travel with the purpose of self-...

Urban heat stress is a growing concern due to the expected increase in frequency and intensity of heatwaves. To promote resilient cities, it is crucial to understand the preparedness levels of the population. However, minimal research has considered the perceived impacts of heat among urban inhabitants, namely through the combination of the objecti...

Pilgrimage travel has gained attention in recent years, and the Portuguese St. James Way has emerged as one of the most popular routes for pilgrims seeking spiritual, cultural, and personal growth. This study aims to identify the motivations, profile, and satisfaction levels of pilgrims walking the Portuguese St. James Way, with a particular focus...

Climate Change and Global Warming are affecting the environment and consequently people’s lives and property due to an increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme phenomena. This is particularly problematic in cities and is becoming an eco-environmental issue and a public health concern. In addition to global and regional warming there are t...

Thermal comfort is an important concept in the geographic scientific literature. Currently, as a concept its analysis considers the perceptions and sensations of comfort, the redefinition of public space, and the adaptation, mitigation, and resilience of various sectors of activity in coping with climate change (i.e., the tourism, recreation, and l...

O presente texto, de teor ensaístico, e a partir de revisão bibliográfica,propõe um resgate do percurso teórico-conceitual do que vem sendotratado como turismo criativo. Inicia-se por abordar, em um breve contextohistórico, a tipologia turismo cultural. Segue-se, a análise, abordando aeconomia criativa, campo de práticas que ganhou destaque em estu...

Residents are crucial stakeholders in tourism development and their perceptions towards this activity have been studied since the 1970s. Since then, studies in this area have expanded considerably, including review papers. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate this evolution and to explore critically methodologies applied in studies about reside...

The surface urban heat island is one of the main causes for the decrease in bioclimatic comfort in areas with heterogeneous surface patterns, especially in the summer. The municipality of Porto has characteristics of land use and roofing materials provide thermal and radiative properties that are widely disseminated. The present study seeks to infl...

This chapter pinpoints a chronological and a thematic literature review on the concept of Creative Tourism. Even if the concept emerged twenty-one years ago, its definition keeps being discussed, and different approaches are available. Born in the late 1990s, it developed rapidly. This rapid evolution resulted from a very open, flexible, and local...

Although there are not data to attest to the growth of various Creative Tourism experiences worldwide, the expectation of their increase is consistent with the strength of the nowadays markets and the strategies and changes needed to sustain this growth at the twenty-first century. So, it will be relevant to follow the new trends, changes and chall...

The objective of this research was to identify approximations between the microregion of Itajubá (BR) and the District of Braga (PT) within the scope of economic, social, and sustainable development from the Cultural Economics and Creative Tourism. Data production was carried out on two fronts: census bases of the National Institute of Statistics (...

Urban tourism's impact on intra-urban temperature differences and the latter's influence on thermal comfort in public space, in a context of climate change, is still not clear. When it comes to urban tourism, few are the studies which assess human thermal comfort in the form of visual and cartographic representation. This paper seeks to fill this g...

Santiago de Compostela is one of the best-known pilgrimage routes globally, and it connects many countries in Europe. Its historic center was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. This article aims to assess the types and quality of social interaction among residents and visitors (city users) of this particular World Heritage City. Ma...

This communication proposes to represent the spatial and temporal distribution of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) and its effects on thermal comfort in a context of tourism activity in a climate change scenario. This study is part of the thematic of tourism climatology, a topic that has not yet been addressed in Portugal and in international scope and...

The Portuguese Way of St. James is traveled by people seeking well-being, self-therapy, or answers to their personal and religious/spiritual issues. The evaluation of the landscape and its senses and how these may contribute to the well-being of pilgrims are subjects that have been little explored. This research was carried out to understand how th...

Existem muito estudos que se reportam ao Caminho de Santiago, mas poucos se têm dedicado à avaliação da paisagem e aos sentidos experienciados pelo peregrino. Barcelos é um município do Caminho Português a Santiago que constitui um bom laboratório de análise destes elementos. Tendo por base estes pressupostos foi realizado um estudo em 2020 e em 20...

When climate change became a global concern in the 1980s, mitigation was considered the best strategy to address all challenges. For a long time, it was thought possible to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), which, according to many experts, brought on an unfit adaptation. There are international agreements designed to...

The narrative of sustainable tourism transition in a context of adaptation to climate change is very relevant internationally. The availability and sharing of knowledge and information is a basic requirement for the successful planning of the tourism sector regarding this phenomenon. Planning adaptation in the urban tourism sector is widely regarde...

Even though the residents’ perceptions on the tourist activity have been thoroughly investigated in the last three decades, there are still few similar studies on destinations that are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The research presented in this article assesses the perception of the residents of the municipality of Santiago de Compostela...

A great diversity of definitions of creative tourists exist, ranging from those who refer to visitors of dance, art, or handicraft workshops, to those who include people who take up temporary artistic resi�dences to practice their creative expression and develop their art forms. In recent decades, we have observed the emergence of a new genera...

Residents' perceptions are a widely studied issue. However, there is still a gap regarding creative tourism, which has been presented as an alternative to more remote territories and/or with low territorial density. Gaps are still identified regarding gender differences and perceptions in creative events. In this context, this study aimed to identi...

A utilização de práticas colaborativas na investigação em turismo procura repensar os espaços face aos fluxos gerados pela atividade turística, às funções do espaço construído (edifícios, alojamentos, equipamentos e infraestruturas), à geração e estímulo de sociabilidades e à compreensão de intervenções pontuais. Este tipo de abordagem deve ter em...

A alteração climática designada de Ilha de Calor Urbano (ICU), que pode ocorrer ao nível local, incidindo nas áreas urbanas, tende a acentuar as diferenças existentes entre as áreas urbanas e rurais. Tendo por base estes pressupostos realizou-se, em 2019 e em 2020, um estudo que teve como principais objetivos: determinar a intensidade da ICU de sup...

A narrativa da transição do turismo sustentável para um contexto de adaptação às alterações climáticas é muito relevante nas políticas definidas a nível internacional. A disponibilidade e a partilha de conhecimento e de informação são requisitos básicos para o planeamento do setor turístico, nomeadamente em áreas urbanas. O planeamento do setor de...

This book provides a synthesis of current research and international best practice, including practitioner perspectives and a range of case study examples. It covers types of creative tourist, trends, designing and implementing creative tourism products, embedding activities in a community and place, and addressing sustainability challenges.

Methodological approaches on residents' perception to tourism. In this pedagogical chapter, the main methods of analyzing residents' perception of tourism are systematized. To assess the validity of these premises, the municipality of Boticas was used as a case study. Residents are a fundamental piece of the puzzle that must be put together to achi...

This article is featured in the Frontline section. The analysis of the impacts of the pandemic continues in “Socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Marriages in Spain”, where Ana Gutiérrez Sanchis, Paula Remoaldo and Carlos Martínez de Ibarreta Zorita, discuss the results of a study concerning marriages in Spain during the first wave o...

Tourism is one of the fastest growing economic sectors on an international scale. Based on this growth, it became necessary to consider climatic-meteorological conditions as determinants for boosting tourism in some geographical areas. The main objective of this paper is to characterize the perception of bioclimatic comfort of tourists who visited...

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,...

This paper seeks to analyse the relationship between regional development and creative tourism. Based on a bibliometric survey made through the use of the Google Scholar and Academia.edu databases, its main aim is to report the correlations found in the literature regarding the concepts of development and creative tourism. The literature review fol...

Este artigo analisa a relação entre desenvolvimento regional e o turismo criativo. A partir de um levantamento bibliométrico realizado nas bases de dados Google Scholar e Academia.edu, tem como objetivo principal identificar as relações encontradas na literatura entre os conceitos de desenvolvimento e os de turismo criativo. A revisão da literatura...

The Government of Spain declared the first State of Alarm and National Lockdown on 14th March 2020, which was extended until 21st June, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Those 3 months with a severe lockdown in Spain had a lot of consequences. It affected to all the demographic dynamics and, of course, other aspects such as health and economy. About ma...

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 administra...

O presente artigo analisa a relação entre patrimônio cultural imaterial e turismo na perspectiva de um dos agentes sociais que atua no campo patrimonial, o Estado, por meio das instituições responsáveis pelos processos de salvaguarda em Santa Catarina. Para tanto, explorou o significado atribuído a esta relação e verificou a presença de aspectos tu...

Abstract Purpose: The main objective of this paper is to analyse the perception of bioclimatic comfort by tourists who visited the city of Porto. The results of the investigation carried out during the summer of 2019, the winter of 2019-2020 and the summer of 2020 are presented. Methodology: The study is based on the use of primary data, resulting...

The reduced demographic dynamic of certain low-density areas, in conjunction with the inability to undertake local and regional public initiatives, in particular those that require the commitment of local stakeholders, has contributed to the weakness of the social and economic framework of such areas, including those in Portugal. In view of this fa...

The reduced demographic dynamic of certain low-density areas, in conjunction with the inability to undertake local and regional public initiatives, in particular those that require the commitment of local stakeholders, have contributed to the weakness of the social and economic framework of such areas, including those in Portugal. In view of this f...

The aim of this investigation is to identify the relationship which can be found in the literature between creative tourism and local development, using a bibliometric inventory made in scientific databases (Academia.edu, Econlit, Google Scholar, CAPES Journals, Redalyc, Scielo.org, SCOPUS, and Web of Science, among others) as research method. In g...

Desde a década de 1990 que tem sido significativa a aposta de inúmeras cidades, e, consequentemente, dos respetivos atores políticos, no acolhimento de grandes eventos. Nesse processo, as grandes cidades tomaram a liderança. Decorrente disso, este tipo de eventos vem constituindo uma importante temática da investigação realizada em turismo e em des...

Resumo: Os principais objetivos da nossa investigação realizada entre 2014 e 2015 foram os seguintes: identificar o perfil e as motivações do visitante enogastronómico em Guimarães; compreender o fenómeno designado por turismo de gastronomia e vinhos; contribuir para um melhor conhecimento do perfil dos visitantes do município de Guimarães. A ident...

O turismo é um dos setores económicos que mais tem crescido à escala internacional. Tendo por base este crescimento, torna-se necessário considerar as condições climático-meteorológicas como determinantes para o impulsionamento do turismo em algumas áreas geográficas, mais ainda no contexto de aquecimento global. Além disso, a avaliação de que form...

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 f...

Although the Galo de Barcelos (Barcelos rooster) has been used since many decades ago as a symbolic element of the Portuguese culture and as a tourist souvenir of Portugal, there are few studies that have focused on the impacts of tourism in the municipality where this icon was born. In addition to the ceramic tradition, there are other tourist res...

Nesta obra reúnem-se cerca de meia centena de textos que retratam, a partir de diferente experiências, perspetivas e olhares disciplinares, a forma como a pandemia provocada pelo vírus SARS-CoV-2 foi sentida na Universidade do Minho, a primeira universidade portuguesa a ser atingida pelos seus efeitos, a partir de 7 de março de 2020. Os contributos...

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 touri...

Tourism is a process constructed out of gendered societies and all aspects of tourism-related development and activity are embody in gender relations. Although it is commonly believed that nowadays the differences between the travel patterns of men and women are less pronounced than before, gender differences still remain. This study examines the i...

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...

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 wer...

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...

Over the years, cultural mapping methods have been used in several applications and contexts, for diverse cultural assets and to create new conditions for the development of local and regional resources. These methods were inspired by the development of big urban centres and regions, which have been the great engine of cultural mapping growth. The...

Over the years, cultural mapping methods have been used in several applications and contexts, for diverse cultural assets and to create new conditions for the development of local and regional resources. These methods were inspired by the development of big urban centres and regions, which have been the great engine of cultural mapping growth. The...

Os Big Data, e de forma específica os Location-Based Social Network-LBSN, apareceram como uma forma de valorizar a informação através de abordagens que relacionam as interações dos residentes e turistas, de modo a contribuir para uma gestão mais efetiva dos territórios. No presente estudo é concretizada uma análise nas fotografias compartilhadas no...