Following the work developed under the Smartour project, we make available the Policy Brief: The Short-term rentals in the city of Lisbon.
It can be downloaded for free here
In September we will begin a series of seminars about the changing city, co-organised by the research projects Smartour, Sustainlis and Hopes. The first will be on 8 September, at Voz do Operário in Lisbon, at 5pm, and will be dedicated to the discussion of urban transformations caused by tourism and real estate speculation.
Entrance is free and all are welcome!
WEBINAR | Overtourism: an introduction to an evolving concept
Next Tuesday (October 27th) at 6:30 pm, SMARTOUR (FCT PTDC/GES-URB/30551/2017) and the CEG TERRITUR research group organized the conference “Overtourism: an introduction to an evolving concept”.
The conference will be held by Claudio Milano, Professor at Escola de Turismo Ostelea (Barcelona) and Universidade Autónoma de Barcelona. Milano is co-author of the book "Overtourism: Excesses, Discontents and Measures in Travel and Tourism" (CABI, 2019) and co-author of the "Research for TRAN Committee-Overtourism: impact and possible policy responses" for the European Parliament.
WEBINAR | La potencia turística del Mediterráneo. Un recorrido sobre la evolución turística de las islas Baleares desde la geografía crítica.
Next Tuesday (October 13th) at 6:30 pm, SMARTOUR (FCT PTDC / GES-URB / 30551/2017) and the CEG TERRITUR research group organized the conference "La potencia turística del Mediterráneo. Balearic Islands from critical geography ".
The conference will be held by Dr. Iván Murray, Professor at the Department of Geography of the University of les Illes Balears and author of the book Turismo y Capitalismo em Espanha (Alba Sud, 2015). Ivan Murray has a research experience of over 20 years of tourist development and impacts on the territory.
Communications at the XII Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa
The Smartour team presented several communications at the XII Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa held in Guimarães on the 13th, 14th and 15th of November 2019.
List of Communications and Authors:
Alojamento local, investimento imobiliário e desalojamento. O caso de Alfama em Lisboa. (Agustin Cocola-Gant & Ana Gago)
Airbnb e turismo: impactos na vida quotidiana. Proposta analítica. (Ana Gago & Agustin Cocola-Gant)
O processo de "airbnbização" de Lisboa e Porto. (José A. Rio Fernandes, Pedro Chamusca, Luís Carvalho & Thiago Mendes)
A sustentabilidade da cultura e turismo em contexto urbano: O caso do centro histórico do Porto. (Inês Gusman, Pedro Chamusca, José A. Rio Fernandes & Jorge Pinto)
O comércio como património: experiências em cidades do Noroeste de Portugal. (José A. Rio Fernandes, Pedro Chamusca & Marta Nestor)
Porto: o comércio e restauração em tempos de triunfo dos city-users. (Pedro Chamusca & José A. Rio Fernandes)
Conexões entre políticas de imigração, estratégias de atração de estrangeiros e o setor construtivo e imobiliário. (Marina Carreiras)
List of Communications and Authors:
Alojamento local, investimento imobiliário e desalojamento. O caso de Alfama em Lisboa. (Agustin Cocola-Gant & Ana Gago)
Airbnb e turismo: impactos na vida quotidiana. Proposta analítica. (Ana Gago & Agustin Cocola-Gant)
O processo de "airbnbização" de Lisboa e Porto. (José A. Rio Fernandes, Pedro Chamusca, Luís Carvalho & Thiago Mendes)
A sustentabilidade da cultura e turismo em contexto urbano: O caso do centro histórico do Porto. (Inês Gusman, Pedro Chamusca, José A. Rio Fernandes & Jorge Pinto)
O comércio como património: experiências em cidades do Noroeste de Portugal. (José A. Rio Fernandes, Pedro Chamusca & Marta Nestor)
Porto: o comércio e restauração em tempos de triunfo dos city-users. (Pedro Chamusca & José A. Rio Fernandes)
Conexões entre políticas de imigração, estratégias de atração de estrangeiros e o setor construtivo e imobiliário. (Marina Carreiras)
First seminar for a national research network on housing in Portugal
The first seminar for a national research network on housing in Portugal will take place on the 17th of july, at 4pm in IGOT. Representatives from five on-going research projects in Lisbon and Porto funded by FCT (SMARTOUR, FINHABIT, EXPERTS, SUSTAINLIS, HOPES) organized this seminar to enhance the debate on housing issues and to share knowlegde for a better housing future in Portugal.
