The Alqueva reservoir in Portugal: towards the development of a new lake destination

• Autorzy: Rodrigues A.I. , Correia A. , Kozak M.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Zbiornik Alqueva w Portugalii: rozwijanie nowego przeznaczenia w wykorzystywaniu jeziora

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A number of well-known tourism destinations around the world are based on lakes as the main attraction. Although is still difficult to determine the economic significance of lakes, lake tourism has been recognized as a relevant subfield of tourism studies. Based on a PhD investigation related to lake tourism, this paper seeks to reveal and discuss the potential of the Alqueva reservoir as an emerging destination in the Alentejo region in the south of Portugal. This new resource has offered a naturally defined unit for tourism development since the reservoir started to fill up in 2002. Further research concerning destination image applied to the Alqueva Lake as a study area will provide valuable information for positioning and promoting it as a lake-destination in the future. Meanwhile, some of the challenges and contradictions in aligning the Alqueva as a resource with tourism development are highlighted in this paper.

PL

Wiele znanych ośrodków turystycznych na świecie funkcjonuje w oparciu o jeziora, które stanowią ich główną atrakcję. Choć nadal trudno jest ustalić znaczenie ekonomiczne jezior, turystyka jeziorowa stała się już uznaną dziedziną badań. W oparciu o badania prowadzone w ramach pracy doktorskiej autorzy zaprezentowali i omówili potencjał zbiornika Alqueva jako tworzącego się ośrodka turystycznego na południu Portugalii. Począwszy od 2002 r., czyli od czasu, gdy zaczęto go napełniać wodą, zbiornik Alqueva jest w sposób naturalny określoną jednostką przeznaczoną do rozwoju turystycznego. Dalsze badania dotyczące wizerunku jeziora Alqueva jako miejsca docelowego dla turystów dostarczą cennych informacji pozwalających na ustalanie pozycji i promowanie jeziora w przyszłości. W prezentowanym artykule autorzy podkreślają niektóre z wyzwań i okoliczności utrudniających uznanie jeziora Alqueva za zasób odpowiedni do rozwoju turystyki.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Natural Sciences
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 28
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.131-143,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Rodrigues A.I.

• Ana Isabel Rodrigues Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal

autor

Correia A.

• CEFAGE, Faculty of Economics Algarve University, Portugal

autor

Kozak M.

• Foca School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

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