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This paper approaches the permanent struggle that less favoured regions
must deal with regarding economic opportunities, job creation, income and
regional production increase. Since an increased demand for nature and protected
areas is taking place in a more and more urban society, some innovation potential
is emerging. The study we have developed is focused on sustainable tourism
practices in a specific natural area (Malcata Mountain Reserve), using electric
mobility, which is known for its zero emission, no polluting and noise-free travelling.
The broader study is carried out under the Interreg Funding Program in
the Moveletur Project. Our aims are to promote a model of sustainable and clean
tourism for visitors of natural areas, to create a network of green tourism itineraries
connecting sites of natural and/or cultural value using electric vehicles and
to empower tourism sector entrepreneurs with a new added-value service for their
activity. Joint work with other natural areas is required to increase results. After
the project is finished (by the end of 2018) there will be an improved knowledge
about natural and cultural values that natural areas hold and that can be used for
visitors’ enjoyment. There will be a more respectful way of ‘doing tourism’ in
natural areas and hopefully it will address employment creation and improved
territorial competitiveness. Finally, tourism experiences will have more quality
and the project will promote smart villages’ further development by using technological
components.
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Sustainable tourism Electric mobility Natural areas
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Citation
RAMOS, G.; DIONÍSIO R.; PEREIRA, P. (2019) - Linking sustainable tourism and electric mobility: moveletur. In: MACHADO, J.; SOARES, F.; VEIGA, G. (eds) - Innovation, engineering and entrepreneurship. HELIX 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-91333-9. Vol. 505, p. 985-991
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Springer