Gualter Couto
Biographic Data
| ID | 6319014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gualter Couto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gualter |
| FAMILY NAME | Couto |
| SIGNATURE | COUTO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade dos Açores |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5560-5101 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Planning for peripheral resilience: Territorial drivers of rural development in ultra-peripheral regions
Ultra-peripheral regions face persistent structural constraints linked to insularity, limited accessibility, and fragile socio-economic systems, posing significant challenges for territorial planning and regional policy design. In this context, this paper reconceptualizes rural development as a territorially embedded and governance-driven process, rather than a sector-specific outcome. Focusing on the Azores, an ultra-peripheral European region, …
Pandemic effect on company’s sustainability debt policy: The case of Portugal
Amid the relentless grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainability has emerged as a paramount concern across global economies. As businesses grapple with unprecedented challenges, the imperative for sustainable practices in corporate finance becomes increasingly evident. Throughout this crisis, companies have faced staggering financial strains, with diminished turnovers and escalating operational costs pushing many to the brink of collapse. In res…
Post-Covid tourism planning: Based on the Azores residents’ perceptions about the development of regional tourism
During 2020, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, many touristic destinations noticed a drop above 70% of tourists compared to the previous year - 2019. Moreover, some destinations registered a drop in more than 80% in overnight stays compared to 2019. Therefore, in the current period of economic crisis, residents' perceptions of the impacts of tourism may differ substantially from those relating to periods of economic prosperity. Furthermore, th…
Assessing Rural Tourism Experiences: What Can We Learn from the Azores Region
This research paper focused on tourists’ experiences after engaging in a rural tourism experience, the activities developed during that period, and the relevant factors they considered when planning the holidays. We collected data in the Azores, a region known to implement rural tourism. Therefore, the collected data were analyzed using mainly summary statistics, graphical representations, and exploratory data analysis methods, including the nonl…
Sustainable creative tourism on islands and the pandemic: The Creatour Azores project
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt worldwide, the tourism sector was forced to seek ways of reinventing itself. Two decades prior to this crisis, in varied rural areas and island contexts, small-scale, community-based creative tourism had appeared as a sustainable place-making solution to foster place vitality, competitive distinctiveness, regenerative development and destination resilience. From an island perspective, this article p…
Dynamic relationship between international tourism, economic growth and environmental pollution in the OECD countries: Evidence from panel VAR model
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of international tourism on economic growth and carbon emissions by using the Panel VAR model in selected OECD countries. By using yearly data for the periods of 1995 and 2020, we examine the dynamic relationship between international tourism, economic growth, and carbon emissions using the Granger causality test and impulse responses analysis. Although we could not determine the presence of a causal…
Peripheral Territories, Tourism, and Regional Development
Limited land and resources, along with the overexploitation of tourism and multiple other factors, make peripheral and ultra-peripheral territories relevant cases for studying governance and sustainable development. This book presents case studies of European and Mediterranean regions to study regional development and territorial sustainability, strategic planning, and territorial management and governance. Written by experts in the field, the ch…
The Land-Use Change Dynamics Based on the Corine Data in the Period 1990–2018 in the European Archipelagos of the Macaronesia Region: Azores, Canary Islands, and Madeira
Islands as peripheral and ultra-peripheral are typically highlighted as ecologically sensitive areas to human activities due to the tremendous biological diversity of beings and the future possibility of habitat loss. In this regard, the comprehension of the land occupation dynamics and trends in the ultra-peripheral territories is crucial to attempt long-lasting regional sustainability, as is the island region’s case. Therefore, the present arti…
Investments on urban land valuation by real options – The Portuguese case
Sustainable creative tourism on islands and the pandemic: The Creatour Azores project
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt worldwide, the tourism sector was forced to seek ways of reinventing itself. Two decades prior to this crisis, in varied rural areas and island contexts, small-scale, community-based creative tourism had appeared as a sustainable place-making solution to foster place vitality, competitive distinctiveness, regenerative development and destination resilience. From an island perspective, this article p…
Investments on urban land valuation by real options – The Portuguese case
Peripheral Territories, Tourism, and Regional Development
Limited land and resources, along with the overexploitation of tourism and multiple other factors, make peripheral and ultra-peripheral territories relevant cases for studying governance and sustainable development. This book presents case studies of European and Mediterranean regions to study regional development and territorial sustainability, strategic planning, and territorial management and governance. Written by experts in the field, the ch…
The Land-Use Change Dynamics Based on the Corine Data in the Period 1990–2018 in the European Archipelagos of the Macaronesia Region: Azores, Canary Islands, and Madeira
Islands as peripheral and ultra-peripheral are typically highlighted as ecologically sensitive areas to human activities due to the tremendous biological diversity of beings and the future possibility of habitat loss. In this regard, the comprehension of the land occupation dynamics and trends in the ultra-peripheral territories is crucial to attempt long-lasting regional sustainability, as is the island region’s case. Therefore, the present arti…
Investments on urban land valuation by real options – The Portuguese case
Dynamic relationship between international tourism, economic growth and environmental pollution in the OECD countries: Evidence from panel VAR model
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of international tourism on economic growth and carbon emissions by using the Panel VAR model in selected OECD countries. By using yearly data for the periods of 1995 and 2020, we examine the dynamic relationship between international tourism, economic growth, and carbon emissions using the Granger causality test and impulse responses analysis. Although we could not determine the presence of a causal…
Post-Covid tourism planning: Based on the Azores residents’ perceptions about the development of regional tourism
During 2020, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, many touristic destinations noticed a drop above 70% of tourists compared to the previous year - 2019. Moreover, some destinations registered a drop in more than 80% in overnight stays compared to 2019. Therefore, in the current period of economic crisis, residents' perceptions of the impacts of tourism may differ substantially from those relating to periods of economic prosperity. Furthermore, th…
Assessing Rural Tourism Experiences: What Can We Learn from the Azores Region
This research paper focused on tourists’ experiences after engaging in a rural tourism experience, the activities developed during that period, and the relevant factors they considered when planning the holidays. We collected data in the Azores, a region known to implement rural tourism. Therefore, the collected data were analyzed using mainly summary statistics, graphical representations, and exploratory data analysis methods, including the nonl…
Sustainable creative tourism on islands and the pandemic: The Creatour Azores project
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt worldwide, the tourism sector was forced to seek ways of reinventing itself. Two decades prior to this crisis, in varied rural areas and island contexts, small-scale, community-based creative tourism had appeared as a sustainable place-making solution to foster place vitality, competitive distinctiveness, regenerative development and destination resilience. From an island perspective, this article p…
Pandemic effect on company’s sustainability debt policy: The case of Portugal
Amid the relentless grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainability has emerged as a paramount concern across global economies. As businesses grapple with unprecedented challenges, the imperative for sustainable practices in corporate finance becomes increasingly evident. Throughout this crisis, companies have faced staggering financial strains, with diminished turnovers and escalating operational costs pushing many to the brink of collapse. In res…
Planning for peripheral resilience: Territorial drivers of rural development in ultra-peripheral regions
Ultra-peripheral regions face persistent structural constraints linked to insularity, limited accessibility, and fragile socio-economic systems, posing significant challenges for territorial planning and regional policy design. In this context, this paper reconceptualizes rural development as a territorially embedded and governance-driven process, rather than a sector-specific outcome. Focusing on the Azores, an ultra-peripheral European region, …
Geography (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Tourism (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Cruise Tourism Development and Management (4 works) · Regional science (4 works) · Sustainability (4 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works)