A R Cruz
Biographic Data
| ID | 18692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A R Cruz |
| GIVEN NAMES | A R |
| FAMILY NAME | Cruz |
| SIGNATURE | CRUZ A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3723-4682 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rural touristification and short-term rentals reshaping tourism geographies: Algarve’s spatial transformations
Tourification led by the expansion of short-term rentals (STR) has become a major driver of spatial and social transformation within contemporary tourism geographies. While scholarship has largely concentrated on urban contexts, little is known about how these dynamics unfold in rural and lowdensity territories. This article examines the diffusion of STR and associated processes of touristification in the Algarve, Portugal, a region historically …
Development of a maturity assessment model for sustainable tourism
Sustainability has become one of the most pressing worldwide concerns for the tourism sector. Destination managers face the challenge of developing strategies and assessing their success in pursuing sustainable development. However, the concept of sustainability is still vague, and existing measurement frameworks are complex and fail to sufficiently include relevant factors such as digitalisation. This article adopts a design science research (DS…
Knowledge Transfer in the Cultural and Creative Sector: Institutional Aspects and Perspectives from Actors in Selected Atlantic Regions
The 21st century has witnessed a growth in the importance given to the third mission of Higher Education Institutions (HEI). This third mission refers to the socioeconomic engagement with the surrounding social and business fabric, namely in the form of knowledge transfer (KT) schemes and policies. Despite its widely-recognized importance, the Cultural and Creative Sector (CCS) has remained only marginally engaged with HEI, in part due to the lac…
Tourism, creativity and talent: Breaking Algarve’s tourism lock-in
Over the past decades creative and cultural activities have had modest opportunity to develop and grow in Algarve (Portugal) due to the tourism specialization in ‘sun and sand’. The regional dynamics based in this specific tourism product created path dependencies and limited opportunities for expansion and consolidation of the cultural and creative sector. Using the model of three Ts – talent, technology, tolerance – this short article presents …
Tourism, creativity and talent: Breaking Algarve’s tourism lock-in
Over the past decades creative and cultural activities have had modest opportunity to develop and grow in Algarve (Portugal) due to the tourism specialization in ‘sun and sand’. The regional dynamics based in this specific tourism product created path dependencies and limited opportunities for expansion and consolidation of the cultural and creative sector. Using the model of three Ts – talent, technology, tolerance – this short article presents …
Knowledge Transfer in the Cultural and Creative Sector: Institutional Aspects and Perspectives from Actors in Selected Atlantic Regions
The 21st century has witnessed a growth in the importance given to the third mission of Higher Education Institutions (HEI). This third mission refers to the socioeconomic engagement with the surrounding social and business fabric, namely in the form of knowledge transfer (KT) schemes and policies. Despite its widely-recognized importance, the Cultural and Creative Sector (CCS) has remained only marginally engaged with HEI, in part due to the lac…
Tourism, creativity and talent: Breaking Algarve’s tourism lock-in
Over the past decades creative and cultural activities have had modest opportunity to develop and grow in Algarve (Portugal) due to the tourism specialization in ‘sun and sand’. The regional dynamics based in this specific tourism product created path dependencies and limited opportunities for expansion and consolidation of the cultural and creative sector. Using the model of three Ts – talent, technology, tolerance – this short article presents …
Knowledge Transfer in the Cultural and Creative Sector: Institutional Aspects and Perspectives from Actors in Selected Atlantic Regions
The 21st century has witnessed a growth in the importance given to the third mission of Higher Education Institutions (HEI). This third mission refers to the socioeconomic engagement with the surrounding social and business fabric, namely in the form of knowledge transfer (KT) schemes and policies. Despite its widely-recognized importance, the Cultural and Creative Sector (CCS) has remained only marginally engaged with HEI, in part due to the lac…
Development of a maturity assessment model for sustainable tourism
Sustainability has become one of the most pressing worldwide concerns for the tourism sector. Destination managers face the challenge of developing strategies and assessing their success in pursuing sustainable development. However, the concept of sustainability is still vague, and existing measurement frameworks are complex and fail to sufficiently include relevant factors such as digitalisation. This article adopts a design science research (DS…
Rural touristification and short-term rentals reshaping tourism geographies: Algarve’s spatial transformations
Tourification led by the expansion of short-term rentals (STR) has become a major driver of spatial and social transformation within contemporary tourism geographies. While scholarship has largely concentrated on urban contexts, little is known about how these dynamics unfold in rural and lowdensity territories. This article examines the diffusion of STR and associated processes of touristification in the Algarve, Portugal, a region historically …
Business (3 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Tourism (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Tourism geography (2 works) · Capability Maturity Model (1 works)