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Duarte, M., Dias, Á., Sousa, B. & Pereira, L. (2023). Lifestyle entrepreneurship as a vehicle for leisure and sustainable tourism. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20 (4)

M. Duarte et al.,  "Lifestyle entrepreneurship as a vehicle for leisure and sustainable tourism", in Int. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 4, 2023

@article{duarte2023_1732201340530,
	author = "Duarte, M. and Dias, Á. and Sousa, B. and Pereira, L.",
	title = "Lifestyle entrepreneurship as a vehicle for leisure and sustainable tourism",
	journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health",
	year = "2023",
	volume = "20",
	number = "4",
	doi = "10.3390/ijerph20043241",
	url = "https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/3241"
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Lifestyle entrepreneurship as a vehicle for leisure and sustainable tourism
T2  - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
AU  - Duarte, M.
AU  - Dias, Á.
AU  - Sousa, B.
AU  - Pereira, L.
PY  - 2023
SN  - 1660-4601
DO  - 10.3390/ijerph20043241
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/3241
AB  - The subject of this research is related to sustainable tourism and its connection with lifestyle en-trepreneurship. The Portuguese business fabric is formed by micro, small and medium sized en-terprises which have emerged in big numbers over the last years, mainly related directly and in-directly with the tourism industry. The discussed issue of this study will be if these companies are a vehicle for sustainable tourism in rural areas. Via a qualitative method, through comparative case study of eleven businesses, the goal is to evaluate if the lifestyle entrepreneurs’ initiatives promote sustainable tourism in rural areas, identifying the specific business created, evaluating their growth towards the planned strategies and actions related to internal resources and capacity, as well as in relation to marketing. Finally, the outcome will present the plans made for growth according to the necessary balance between economic progress, environment, public health and a social context. This study promotes decision tools for entrepreneurs and destination managers as to the practices to be adopted with the goal of sustainable development. Thus, in terms of ecological responsibility, the use of renewable energy through biomass is a very efficient practice because it both produces energy and reduces waste, since the energy production comes from plants and animal waste.
ER  -