The second home phenomenon in Portugal has been studied from the point of view of changing landscapes and lifestyle, but its economic effects have not been empirically established. Research findings presented in this paper are a contribution in this direction. An indepth regional case study in central Portugal confirmed the findings from the literature that economic effects are conditioned by specific socio-geographical contexts, while the frequency and length of owners/users' stay are also relevant. This was evidenced through a survey of morphological and functional features of second homes and their owners' origins, motivations, socioeconomic status, frequency and length of stay, local investments and expenditures. The overall conclusion is that, though related to the frequency and duration of stay and dependent on changes in the consumption patterns, the beneficial economic effects of second home expansion generally outweigh some negative ones for the local economy and government accounts.
In Portugal, the expansion of second homes has been an important feature of land use and landscape change. The growing omnipresence of second homes and the inherent environmental, economic, cultural and other aspects of land use are frequent discussion topics nowadays among policy-and opinion-makers, but this phenomenon has not yet become part of the national research agenda. In order to fill this gap, a research project entitled "SEGREX -Second Home Expansion and Spatial Development Planning in Portugal" was launched. The first phase of the project's fieldwork consisted of interviewing local authorities in the Oeste -the case-study region. Its aim was to identify localities with presence and/or growth of second homes, to determine the main features of second home expansion and to learn more about its economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts. Some findings are presented and discussed in this paper Key words: second homes, tourism, peri-urban fringe, population mobility, Portugal Osobine i utjecaji rasta sekundarnog stanovanja u Portugalu: primjer regije Oeste U Portugalu je rast sekundarnog stanovanja postao važan čimbenik načina iskorištava-nja zemljišta i promjene krajolika. Prostorna rasprostranjenost objekata te vrste stanovanja i s time povezani ekološki, ekonomski, kulturni i drugi aspekti iskorištavanja zemljišta česta su tema medijskih i političkih rasprava, ali nedostaju znanstvene obrade tog fenomena. Tu prazninu nastoji popuniti istraživački projekt "SEGREX -Rast sekundarnog stanovanja i planiranje prostornog razvoja u Portugalu". Prva faza terenskog dijela istraživanja bilo je anketiranje ključnih predstavnika lokalnih vlasti u regiji Oeste, u kojoj je sekundarno stanovanje posebno izraženo. Ciljevi anketiranja bili su identificirati lokalitete na kojima već postoji i/ili jako raste fenomen sekundarnog stanovanja, utvrditi glavne značajke tog rasta te spoznati njegove utjecaje na lokalno gospodarstvo, društvo, kulturu i prirodni okoliš. Rad donosi prikaz rezultata tog istraživanja i raspravu o njima.
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