rosArio de iulio 2Resumo -À escala local o turismo sustentável requer o desenvolvimento de uma configuração atractiva, coerente com o quadro dos recursos territoriais e com as expectativas do mercado, capaz de interpretar em termos dinâmicos e inovadores as formas evolutivas da procura, baseando -se nas especificidades territoriais. a análise dos recursos locais adquire assim um papel estratégico, no âmbito da definição das políticas do turismo, fornecendo aos actores locais um enquadramento competitivo, indispensável para a realização de escolhas estratégicas e a antevisão das trajectórias de desenvolvimento do território. O texto visa propor uma metodologia de avaliação da competitividade turística do território, que leva à distinção da melhor posição estratégica, entendida como uma configuração turístico -atractiva, que permite ao território exprimir na totalidade as suas próprias potencialidades sem renegar, por um lado, a dimensão de identidade (coerência territorial) e, por outro, as condições específi-cas do mercado turístico (coerência do mercado). Para ser eficaz, o planeamento turístico deve apoiar -se num modelo de análise da competitividade, que permita ler e interpretar as vocações territoriais, tornando -as indicações prescritivas para a acção política.Palavras -chave: recursos, atractividade turística, vocação turística, competitividade.abstract -AssessinG the touristic comPetitiveness of the PortuGuese territory. On a local scale, sustainable tourism entails the development of an attractive pattern consistent with the framework of territorial resources and market expectations. such a pattern should therefore be adaptive to any changes in the demand in new and dynamic terms, appealing to the territorial features of the local context. Hence, the analysis of territorial resources comes to play a key role in the development of tourism policies, providing local stakeholders with the competitive skills necessary to make their own strategic choices and to plan territorial development paths. the paper proposes a method for assessing the touristic competitiveness recebido: agosto, 2010 aceite: novembro, 2010. of an area with the aim of identifying the more appropriate strategic positioning, meant as a tourist -attractive configuration. this could allow the area itself to express its full potential without rejecting, on the one hand, its identity and vocation (spatial coherence) and, on the other hand, the specific requirements of the touristic market (market consistency). in order to be effective, tourism planning must be based on a model of analysis of competitiveness which should be able to understand and interpret the territorial vocations, transposing them into indications of prescriptive nature for political acting. Key words:Competitive resources, tourist attraction, tourist vocation, competitive placement, competitiveness.Résumé -evAluer lA comPétitivité touristique d'un territoire. Le tourisme durable demande, à l'échelle locale, le développement d'une configuration attrayante qui soit cohérente a...

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Introduction. In 2050, the human population will reach 9.7 billion people, and more than 5 billion will live in urban areas. Anthropic pressure on natural ecosystems has been progressively increasing, and it has reached worrying levels with severe economic and social repercussions. From an ecological point of view, cities act as a hetero-trophic system. They import raw materials, transform them, and dispose their waste, mostly in faraway places. Therefore, the city is an unbalanced system needing more and more rural spaces which are functional for finding resources to continue developing and progressing. This article highlights the importance of environmental education in sustainable city building processes in South European cities. Materials and Methods. As the European Union has intensified its engagement in sustainable cities, only cities awarded by European green capitals were included. Cities from North Europe have been excluded since environmental education has been developed previously. The methodology used in this analysis is the case study. Results. Environmental education is a process that allows people to learn about environmental issues, solve problems, and take action to help the environment. Two cities were included in the analysis: Nantes and Lisbon. Nantes' strategy was to draw attention to the housing problem, improve urban life quality and active participation of citizens in future community choices. Lisbon planned to increase soft mobility, construct new bike paths, and improve the public transport network. Conclusions. The analysis of the two cities, conducted by a comparative methodology, shows the potential intervention areas and indicates how environmental education contributes to a sustainable city. Together, Nantes and Lisbon applied an environmental education strategy based on citizens' participation, involvement, and education. Similar strategies are recommended for the future development of more sustainable cities. Environmental education contributes to the city's sustainable development, promoting awareness among people of ecological problems. At the same time, it stimulates the growth of operational skills, such as a sense of initiative and the ability to assume and take responsibility.