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What is Low-Density Territories

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Handbook of Research on Cultural Heritage and Its Impact on Territory Innovation and Development
Territories displaying low demographic as well as weak economic density. Low-Density Territories suffer several structural challenges, such as the increasing ageing population, out-migration, lack of human capital and lack of infrastructures and services.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Low-Density Territories: An Overview of the Centro Region of Portugal
João Almeida (GOVCOPP, DEGEIT, University of Aveiro, Portugal) and Ana Dias Daniel (GOVCOPP, DCSPT, University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6701-2.ch001
Abstract
Due to ongoing and future world challenges, low-density and rural territories (LDTs) are suffering more and more from unequal economic and social development. Those are characterized by several structural weaknesses that affect their economic and social development as in a vicious circle of decline. Both policymakers and scholars recognise the importance of having more systematic support to entrepreneurship and innovation practices in order to foster the local development of these territories. In Portugal, LDTs cover 75% of the territory but only 19% of the Portuguese population. This chapter aims to contribute to the literature on this topic by providing an overview of the entrepreneurship and innovation in Portuguese low-density municipalities through the analysis of existent literature, policies, data, and best practices in this field, through an in-depth analysis of the Portuguese Centro region. Several recommendations for policymakers are made and several clues for future research are provided.
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Slow Tourism in Low-Density Territories: NUTS III – Beiras and Serra da Estrela
Are usually associated with the inland territory (with fewer than 50 inhabitants/km2). They are characterized by the existence of heritage elements of high value, that are, most of the time, unexplored.
Published in Chapter: Slow Tourism in Low-Density Territories: NUTS III – Beiras and Serra da Estrela; From: Challenges and New Opportunities for Tourism in Inland Territories: Ecocultural Resources and Sustainable Initiatives
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Inland and Island Tourism, Contrasting Geographies Touching Each Other: Azores, a Peripheral Archipelago
The classification of these territories is highly variable, but several indicators such as population density, GDP per capita, the population aging index, and population growth are generally taken into consideration.
Published in Chapter: Inland and Island Tourism, Contrasting Geographies Touching Each Other: Azores, a Peripheral Archipelago; From: Challenges and New Opportunities for Tourism in Inland Territories: Ecocultural Resources and Sustainable Initiatives
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