Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes

Gonçalo José Poeta Fernandes is a Professor at Polytechnic Institute of Guarda – School of Tourism and Hospitality Management/Dept. Tourism and Hotel Industry. PhD in Geography and Regional Planning, specializing in Tourism and Territorial Management, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, New University of Lisbon. Research Areas: Tourism and Development, Planning and Territorial Management, Public Policy and Border Areas, Rural Entrepreneurship, Territory and Tourist Destinations, Mountains and geotourism. Researcher at Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation – CITUR & Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences - CICS:NOVA. Member of the Scientific Council of the Douro International Natural Park and Strategic Council of the Serra da Estrela Natural Park. Member of the Scientific Committee Estrela UNESCO Global Geopark, Member of the Executive Board of the National Mountain Research Network of FCT and Scientific Council of the Iberian Mountain Research Network (RIIM). Publisher of books in the area of Tourism and Heritage with publications in several international books and journals in the area of tourism, destination and heritage management.

Publications

Confraternities and Confreres Promoting Gastronomic Identity and Local Products: The Bucho Raiano Confraternity in Promoting the Gastronomic Heritage of Inland Portugal
Confraternities and Confreres Promoting Gastronomic Identity and Local Products: The Bucho Raiano Confraternity in Promoting the Gastronomic Heritage of Inland Portugal
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Adriano Azevedo Costa, Rui Cerveira. © 2024. 24 pages.
Considering gastronomy as a source of expression of local culture, its use in tourism can contribute to enhancing and adding value to the destination, as well as encourage the...
Ecocultural Tourism: Reflections Around the Concept and Its Applicability to Aldeias de Xisto and Aldeias de Montanha in Portugal
Ecocultural Tourism: Reflections Around the Concept and Its Applicability to Aldeias de Xisto and Aldeias de Montanha in Portugal
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Inês Gomes Cravino. © 2024. 16 pages.
Ecocultural tourism is the result of a complementarity between the geography of the place, the heritage, the ways of life and the economic and socio-cultural organization of the...
Handbook of Research on Innovation, Differentiation, and New Technologies in Tourism, Hotels, and Food Service
Handbook of Research on Innovation, Differentiation, and New Technologies in Tourism, Hotels, and Food Service
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, António Silva Melo. © 2023. 389 pages.
Tourism and hospitality are increasingly becoming more complex, having grown exponentially over the last decade. As the industry becomes more complex, new demands arise regarding...
Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability in Mountain Tourist Destinations: Positioning and Forms of Relationship in Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability in Mountain Tourist Destinations: Positioning and Forms of Relationship in Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes. © 2023. 23 pages.
The research seeks to establish, at Serra da Estrela destination, a framework of the competitiveness and collaboration logics in the tourism activity, considering the changes in...
Challenges and New Opportunities for Tourism in Inland Territories: Ecocultural Resources and Sustainable Initiatives
Challenges and New Opportunities for Tourism in Inland Territories: Ecocultural Resources and Sustainable Initiatives
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes. © 2022. 295 pages.
Inland territories are currently of great interest in the tourism industry based on their natural and cultural resources, the surroundings and valuing of natural spaces, local...
Borders as a Space for Mobility, Cooperation, and Tourism: Dynamics, Resources, and Policies at the Central Portugal and Spain Border
Borders as a Space for Mobility, Cooperation, and Tourism: Dynamics, Resources, and Policies at the Central Portugal and Spain Border
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Inês Gomes Cravino. © 2022. 18 pages.
The border is framed as a political/administrative element, as a space of contact of cultures and geographies, as a line of separation and permeability, generator of mobilities...
Fluvial Resources and Recreational and Sports Activities: Contributions of Sport Fishing to the Tourist Attraction of Serra da Estrela
Fluvial Resources and Recreational and Sports Activities: Contributions of Sport Fishing to the Tourist Attraction of Serra da Estrela
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Elsa Ventura Ramos. © 2022. 18 pages.
This research aims to reflect on the importance of inland surface waters for the development of local communities and their potential to foster tourism and leisure activities...
Tourism as a Strategy for Geo-Education and Cultural Valorization of Territories: Promoting Ecocultural Values and Geoconservation in Estrela Geopark, Portugal
Tourism as a Strategy for Geo-Education and Cultural Valorization of Territories: Promoting Ecocultural Values and Geoconservation in Estrela Geopark, Portugal
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Emanuel Castro, Rosa Branca Tracana. © 2021. 21 pages.
The mountains represent territories of exceptional environmental and heritage value, holding vital resources and functions for humanity. The conservation of its geo and...
New Training Contexts for Geoeducation and Tourism: Action and Education Strategies in the Qualification of Estrela Geopark Communities in Portugal
New Training Contexts for Geoeducation and Tourism: Action and Education Strategies in the Qualification of Estrela Geopark Communities in Portugal
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Emanuel Castro, Hugo Gomes, Magda Fernandes. © 2021. 21 pages.
The development of non-formal educational strategies and the promotion of territory Serra da Estrela as a didactic resource constitute, at present, a stimulating action model for...
The Valorization of the Surface Waters on the Inland Regions in Differentiated Tourism Products: The Offers of Estrela Geopark Territory (Portugal) and the Strategies of Qualifying the Destination
The Valorization of the Surface Waters on the Inland Regions in Differentiated Tourism Products: The Offers of Estrela Geopark Territory (Portugal) and the Strategies of Qualifying the Destination
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Hugo Gomes. © 2021. 23 pages.
The purpose of this study is to address the importance of water resources in tourism and leisure activities, to establish a framework of activities in inland waters and their...
Tourist Cooperation in Mountain Destinations: Concepts, Positions, and Challenges in the Serra da Estrela Natural Park
Tourist Cooperation in Mountain Destinations: Concepts, Positions, and Challenges in the Serra da Estrela Natural Park
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes. © 2020. 20 pages.
The business collaboration assumes several types and varies according to the invested resources and the level of commitment of the partners. The stimulus to collaboration lies in...
Dynamics of Tourism Development and Resilience in the Medium Mountains of Portugal: Challenges for the Sustainable Management in Mountains of the Central Mountain Range
Dynamics of Tourism Development and Resilience in the Medium Mountains of Portugal: Challenges for the Sustainable Management in Mountains of the Central Mountain Range
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes. © 2020. 20 pages.
The mountain areas have seen a growing ecocultural and tourist appreciation in the face of natural and cultural resources and housing due to the perception of integrity and...
Entrepreneurship in Border Territories: Context Costs, Resilience, and Logics of Action of the Companies and Entrepreneurs – Study of the Border Municipalities of Beira Interior in Portugal and Salamanca in Spain
Entrepreneurship in Border Territories: Context Costs, Resilience, and Logics of Action of the Companies and Entrepreneurs – Study of the Border Municipalities of Beira Interior in Portugal and Salamanca in Spain
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Maria Manuela Santos Natário. © 2020. 24 pages.
The territory of Beira Interior Norte in Portugal with the province of Salamanca in Spain have low demographic densities and populations in deep regression and aging as a result...