Territorial Management and Governance, Regional Public Policies and their Relationship with Tourism. A Case Study of the Azores Autonomous Region

Rui Alexandre Castanho, Gualter Couto, Pedro Pimentel, Célia Barreto Carvalho and Áurea Sousa
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Rui Alexandre Castanho: School of Business and Economics and CEEAplA, University of Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Gualter Couto: School of Business and Economics and CEEAplA, University of Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Pedro Pimentel: School of Business and Economics and CEEAplA, University of Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Célia Barreto Carvalho: Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Áurea Sousa: Faculty of Sciences and Technology and CEEAplA, University of Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 15, 1-16

Abstract: Bearing in mind the growth in regions with socio-economic bases dependent on tourism, studies that analyze spatial planning processes, regional public policies, and their relationship with tourism activities are essential to achieve the so-desired sustainable territorial development. Through case study research methods, territorial impact analysis, and questionnaires to explore the public perceptions, it was possible to design and implement a study regarding this specific regional governance theme on the Azores Autonomous Region (AAR). The research allowed us to learn that the most affected activities by public territorial policies in the AAR from the respondents’ perspective were accommodation (54.7%) and nature (51.9%). Conversely, the less affected were culture (15.1%) and rental/hire services (17.9). Furthermore, it was possible to identify two factors that rule public policies on the growth and development of the Azores: (i) impact in the natural landscape and (ii) suitable production factors.

Keywords: Azores islands; public policies; regional studies; socio-economy; sustainable development; sustainable tourism; territorial governance; urban and rural planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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