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Standardized Reading of Sustainable Tourism Indicators for Ultraperipheral Regions
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Abstract(s)
Sustainable development raises various challenges in terms of UPR for putting public
policies into effect, and the concept, namely about the definition of metrics, is adapted to small parcels
of territory. The objective of the present study is to introduce an alphanumeric reading scale for the
tourism sustainability indicators in UPR, to be precise, Madeira and the Azores to allow a better
interpretation and understanding. A total of 25 indicators were compared in the last 5 years and with
the COVID-19 pandemic, although there are positive performances, a lack of data was observed for
some indicators, and some lack of information in the last 2 years or more. During the last 5 years, the
pillar of environmental sustainability has maintained its ideal form, but in comparison with the last
2 years, it has moved to critical status, which is in part a consequence of the lack of recorded data.
There are indicators that are not registered on the UPR and some data from Turismo de Portugal refer
only to the mainland zone. The major implication is raised in terms of the existing indicator systems,
which are not all provided periodically, influencing the interpretation of the indicators of Portuguese
UPR. Consequently, assertive, sustainable decisions are difficult to be taken based on non-existent or
insufficient data.
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Azores (Portugal) Madeira (Portugal) Resilience Risk UPR Sustainabilit Tourism . Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia
Citation
Leite, E.; Mota, L.; Lousada, S.; Leite, A. Standardized Reading of Sustainable Tourism Indicators for Ultraperipheral Regions. Sustainability 2022, 14, 14076. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/su142114076
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MDPI