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Corte-Real, M., Marianna Monte, Manata, L. & Maria João Gomes (2021). Tourism in a Peripheral Territory in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area – The Case-Study of Almada.  European Sociological Association - Midterm Conference/ RN 37- Urban Sociology, Urban Theory and Urban Praxis.

M. S. Corte-Real et al.,  "Tourism in a Peripheral Territory in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area – The Case-Study of Almada. ", in European Sociological Association - Midterm Conf./ RN 37- Urban Sociology, Urban Theory and Urban Praxis, online, 2021

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	author = "Corte-Real, M. and Marianna Monte and Manata, L. and Maria João Gomes",
	title = "Tourism in a Peripheral Territory in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area – The Case-Study of Almada. ",
	year = "2021",
	url = "https://esarn37.hypotheses.org/iv-midterm-conference-bologna-2020"
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TI  - Tourism in a Peripheral Territory in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area – The Case-Study of Almada. 
T2  - European Sociological Association - Midterm Conference/ RN 37- Urban Sociology, Urban Theory and Urban Praxis
AU  - Corte-Real, M.
AU  - Marianna Monte
AU  - Manata, L.
AU  - Maria João Gomes
PY  - 2021
CY  - online
UR  - https://esarn37.hypotheses.org/iv-midterm-conference-bologna-2020
AB  - This presentation is about a study of the older part of Almada, a city separated from Lisbon by 
the Tagus estuary. This territory is characterized by a suburbia development in the second half of 
the XX century and, presently, strongly marked by vacant industrial areas. It has a privileged 
location on the other side of the river, just in front of Lisbon historic center, and it is noteworthy 
the small historic center and the astonishing views. Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, has been 
experiencing, in particular since the crisis, a strong promotion on the national and local level to 
attract investment and visitors. The intensification of tourists is causing a huge socio-spatial 
impact on the older part of the city for many already considered excessive. Following the trend of 
New Urban Tourism and the aim of visiting territories off the beaten path, (small) businesses and the local authority of Almada see here an opportunity to gain market share. In this sense, the 
goal of this article is to present the perception of place regarding visitors, and to apprehend their 
characteristics and what attracts them. The second objective is to capture the impact that the 
huge increase of tourism in Lisbon is having in this territory and how the population faces an 
increment of visitors. A multi-method approach is used based on the analysis of different social 
media, press, blogs, tourist guides, interviews, statistical data as well as surveys to visitors and to 
people that use this area on a regular basis. Results indicate that visitors are essentially 
Europeans and travel independently. The research also shows that, influenced by Lisbon’s 
dynamics, real estate prices in the territory are suffering a significant increase. However, tourism 
is positively viewed by the population. It is considered a mechanism of economic development 
and urban requalification.

ER  -