Emigrants and espigueiros—Tourism activities in a peripheral area of portugal

Tourism and Community Leadership in Rural Regions: Linking Mobility, Entrepreneurship, Tourism Development and Community Well-Being

“…For example, the available evidence indicated that three of the community development officers were also long-term locals. Studies of entrepreneurs conducted by Edwards and Fernandes (1999) and Paniagua (2002) found that many of the amenity migrants who established tourism businesses in rural regions had family connections to the region with some being the children or grandchildren of people who had previously left the region, typically in search of work. Iorio and Wall's (2012) study of tourism development in Sardinia identified another possible group of interest-cosmopolitan locals.…”

Identifying assets and constraints for rural development with qualitative scenarios: A case study of Castro Laboreiro, Portugal

“…Programs of afforestation in the Minho region, which further decreased income earning possibilities, triggered many to leave when grazing limitations were set for the communal lands (Moreira et al, 2001). Male out-migration to areas where income earning possibilities were much higher was prevalent in two waves from 1960 to 70 and 1980 to 90 (Edwards & Fernandes, 1999;INE, 1981INE, , 1991INE, and 2001. Those people that stayed in Castro Laboreiro, a large number of them women, continued agricultural activities.…”

Tourism planning and development: The case of Portugal’s Norte region

“…Portugal is a small country on the southwestern 'Atlantic Arch' periphery of Europe, which has experienced accelerated socioeconomic change since the return to democracy in 1974 and full membership in the EU in 1986 (Eduards & Fernandes, 1999). The Norte region is where Portugal was founded in the twelfth century and became a country.…”