Ecotourism, Ecopreneurs, and Sustainability
Summary
Tourism is one of the most dynamic sectors in the worlds’ economy, being its entrepreneurial structure a critical factor. In modern societies, ecotourism and sustainability have become increasingly important, contributing to the local development of touristic eco-destinations and society and incorporating rural and cultural tourism elements that can be developed in sensitive natural and protected areas (Kasalak et al., 2016). In recent years, the importance of ecotourism for regional and national economies (e.g., The Business Research Company, 2023) led to the development of an increasing number of studies that have created many concepts to address and explain what happens around that type of tourism and the way to manage it. However, there is a gap related to the systematization of such concepts within a model that helps to develop local authorities’ policies and management in line with other stakeholders, namely the ecopreneurs.
Research Group: Territories and Organisations for Sustainable Development (TOSD)
Sustainable Development Goals:
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
12. Responsible Production and Consumption
14. Life below Water
15. Life on Land
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Publications
Carvalho, J.M.S., Ramazanova, M., Pacheco, L., Durão, M. & Nogueira, S. (2024) “Strategic Management Structure of an Eco-Destination” in J.V. Carvalho, A. Abreu, M. Franco, P. Liberato (eds) Advances in Tourism, Technology and Systems: Selected Papers from ICOTTS 2024, Singapore, Springer Nature, in press.
Nogueira, S.; Durão, M.; Pacheco, L.; Ramazanova, M.; Carvalho, J. (2024). Experiential marketing and purchase intention of ecotourism experiences – Z-Generation case. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tourism Research, 7(1), 270-279, https://doi.org/10.34190/ictr.7.1.2042
Pacheco, L., Ramazanova, M., Carvalho, J., Nogueira, S., & Durão, M. (2024). How do guests evaluate eco-certified hotels? An analysis of guests’ reviews of Portuguese hotels. Tourism and Hospitality Research, ahead-of-print, 1-15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14673584241264776.
Nogueira, S., Durão, M., Pacheco, L., Ramazanova, M. e Carvalho, J. (2024). Experiential marketing and purchase intention of ecotourism experiences – Z-Generation case. Artigo apresentado na International Conference on Tourism Research, Cape Town, South Africa, 18-19 March.
Pacheco, L., Ramazanova, M., Carvalho, J., Nogueira, S., & Durão, M. (2024). How do guests evaluate eco-certified hotels? An analysis of guests’ reviews of Portuguese hotels. Artigo apresentado no III. International Congress on Finance, Economy and Sustainable Policies (ICOFESP) – https://icofesp.com/, University of New York – Tirana (Albania), 19-21 September.
Carvalho, J.M.S., Ramazanova, M., Pacheco, L., Durão, M. and Nogueira, S. (2024) “Strategic Management Structure of an Eco-Destination”, paper presented at the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOURISM TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS (ICOTTS 24), Funchal – Madeira, 30-31 October.
Carvalho, J.M.S., Nogueira, S., & Pacheco, L. (2025). Assessing an Eco-Destination Management Structure – a Case Study. In Tunkkari-Eskelinen, M., Vol. 8 No. 1: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tourism Research 2025 (pp.21-29). https://doi.org/10.34190/ictr.8.1.3408 JAMK University of Applied Science, Jyväskylä, Finland. 24-25 abril.