Analyzing Transportation Sustainability in the Canary Islands Archipelago

Castanho, Rui Alexandre; Behradfar, Arian; Vulević, Ana; Gómez, José Luis Zafra

doi:10.3390/infrastructures5070058

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“…Such specificities shall be considered as crucial from a socio-economic perspective, enabling the full usage of the values and endogenous natural resources to be promoted and also fostering the growth of tourism activities [26,58]. Thus, the interactions between the economic activities, nature conservation, biodiversity, and tourism activities are affected by the exceptional fauna, flora, and specific features of these islands as well as by their ecosystems, natural and anthropogenic landscapes [27,[59][60][61]; therefore, those particular elements may be considered as opportunities to foster the sustainable development.…”

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Land-Use Changes in the Canary Archipelago Using the CORINE Data: A Retrospective Analysis

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The relationships between territorial governance and the pursuit of sustainable development are evidenced to be critical. Exploratory tools, like Geographic Information Systems (GIS), enable us to comprehend the patterns, dynamics, and parameters of land-use changes over the years. The results from such studies could be used in the design of a sustainable territorial governance strategy. Contextually, a study has been conducted based on the changes that occurred in land uses in the Canary Archipelago in the years 1990, 2000, 2012, and 2018 using CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) data. Even if most of the land uses have been stable over the analyzed period, the investigation shows a decrease in agricultural areas. By contrast, it is possible to verify an increase in semi-natural areas and urban agglomerations. Moreover, the authors believe that an assessment of the land-use changes on these ultra-peripheral areas will also enable us to disclose some obstacles and opportunities for sustained development.

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Land-Use Changes in the Canary Archipelago Using the CORINE Data: A Retrospective Analysis

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“…A destination's remoteness only seeks to amplify its dependence on transport connections, and transport services are critical for the local population's sustainability in the insular regions. The barrier formed by the sea prevents the use of private vehicles, and inter-island transport is limited [23].…”

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Maritime Transportation Dynamics in the Azores Region: Analyzing the Period 1998–2019

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The geography over which maritime transportation operates is unique, combining physical, strategic, and commercial imperatives. Physical issues are stable across time, but strategic, especially commercial, considerations continually shift with the ebb and flow of the globalization process. Contextually, the distance that isolates different locations in many cases plays a vital function in these interactions. Distance is the primary element that affects the values of interaction intensities. In fact, the issue is how the intensities were reduced with distance since this reduction is generally not linear. In this regard, this article intends to pursue the issues of the shape and parameters of the distance–decay functions based on the travel time value between islands. In this regard, almost all the Azores Islands were used as a case study. The study results show that the distance–decay functions established the unique dominance of Faial Island, Pico Island, and São Jorge Island, all in the Azores central group; in addition, there was an increase in the number of passengers in those. Moreover, the dominant position is the central islands, and their coexistence with others in the environment makes them more accessible than other islands, showing Terceira Island as a potential maritime passengers’ hub in the Azores. So, with this study, it becomes clear which are the main accessibility issues within the Azores archipelago as well as efficiency should be promoted through the design of policies in maritime passengers’ transportation.

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“…According to Reeder and Brown [43]: "Tourism can be one activity capable of contributing to the revitalization of local economies, diversification of activities that are tributaries, development of other economic sectors (by the multiplier effect), creation and qualification of employment, income generation, improvement of transport infrastructure, of services (which also benefit the local society), and the creation of local government revenue." Nevertheless, to develop a prosperous strategy, in the first place, a policy centering on sustainable development should be designed premised on significant investments in infrastructure and services-i.e., accessibility and connectivity, movement between cities and regions, and power networks, the creation of human assets, among many other critical factors [12,13,[44][45][46]. Such factors are essential to attracting investors and investment and inherent to sustainable territorial development.…”

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Territorial Management and Governance, Regional Public Policies and their Relationship with Tourism. A Case Study of the Azores Autonomous Region

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Bearing in mind the growth in regions with socio-economic bases dependent on tourism, studies that analyze spatial planning processes, regional public policies, and their relationship with tourism activities are essential to achieve the so-desired sustainable territorial development. Through case study research methods, territorial impact analysis, and questionnaires to explore the public perceptions, it was possible to design and implement a study regarding this specific regional governance theme on the Azores Autonomous Region (AAR). The research allowed us to learn that the most affected activities by public territorial policies in the AAR from the respondents’ perspective were accommodation (54.7%) and nature (51.9%). Conversely, the less affected were culture (15.1%) and rental/hire services (17.9). Furthermore, it was possible to identify two factors that rule public policies on the growth and development of the Azores: (i) impact in the natural landscape and (ii) suitable production factors.

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Analyzing Transportation Sustainability in the Canary Islands Archipelago

Cited by 28 publications

References 34 publications

Land-Use Changes in the Canary Archipelago Using the CORINE Data: A Retrospective Analysis

Land-Use Changes in the Canary Archipelago Using the CORINE Data: A Retrospective Analysis

Maritime Transportation Dynamics in the Azores Region: Analyzing the Period 1998–2019

Territorial Management and Governance, Regional Public Policies and their Relationship with Tourism. A Case Study of the Azores Autonomous Region

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