Apresentação2
Transcript of Apresentação2
This theme was selected after we came across some of theproblems in our region, which are:
Low agriculture profit.
The closure of a large number of textile factories.
The lack of investments that can help the economy grow.
The economic and financial crisis that our country is going
through.
The lack of jobs opportunities.
The population has migrated and villages are becoming deserted.
“Does the preservation of the traditional houses contributeto a sustainable development?”
We considered that maybe the traditional houses wouldcontribute to the improvement of our current situation, so wecame across a main question for our research:
We created several questions and possible solutionsconcerning the problem under study.
QuestionDoes the traditional house have
any touristic value?
Perhaps the traditional houses have a touristic value which can
contribute to the local sustainable development
Hypothesis
We designed a questionnaire
that was answered by a sample
of 20 owners of cottages65%
35%
Sex
Female
Male
Sample characteristics
10% 5%
45%
20% 20%
0%
19-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-80 81-90
Age
10%
5%
5%
15%
45%
20%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BASIC SCHOOL (2ND/3RD CYCLE)
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
SECONDARY SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY
MA AND PHD DEGREE
Qualifications
Type of building:
5%
20%
45%
10%5% 0%
15%
less than50
between50 and 100
100-150 150-200 200-250 250-300 more than300
Total house area in square metes
50%
35%
10%
5%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
GRANITE, WOOD
GRANITE, WOOD, BRICK, CEMENT
SCHIST, WOOD, BRICK, CEMENT
SCHIST, WOOD
Building Material
30%
70%
Location of the construction
Isolated(farm)
Village
25%
45%
30%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
IN THE HOUSE
OTHER HOUSE, IN THESAME VILLAGE
IN ANOTHER VILLAGE
The owners live
10%
90%
Is the income provided by the touristichouses enough for their owners to live
only on it?
Yes
No
17%
83%
OTHER PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS ALREADY IN
COURSE
INSUFFICIENT INCOME BECAUSE OF BEING SAZONAL
If not, what is/are the reason/s
70%
85%
35%
60%
5%
35%
70%
70%
45%
60%
50%
MAINTENANCE WORK
RESTORATION WORK
SOLAR PANELS PLACEMENT
DOUBLE GLASS WINDOWS PLACEMENT
IMPROVEMENT OF THE RAINWATERS USAGE SYSTEM
PLACEMENT OF "ECO-FRIENDLY"/WATER SAVING TAPS
LED ILLUMINATION PLACEMENT
INTRODUCTION OF THERMAL INSULATION ON THE ROOF
INTRODUCTION OF THERMAL INSULATION ON THE WALLS
PLACEMENT OF WATER SAVIMG TOILETS
INTRODUCTION OF WASTE SEPARATION SYSTEM
What type of changes/repairs has the owner been doing in the house?
75%
60%
30%
90%
35%
COMFORTABLE, OFFERS A GOOD ENVIRONMENT
WELL DECORATED HOUSES
COMPLIMENTS ON THE ARCHICTETURE
COMPLIMENTS ON THE SERVICE
GOOD LOCATION
What is the feedback given by the visitors?
25%
95%
70%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
RUSTIC AND NATURAL ENVIRON
ENGAGING AND MARVELLOUS
TRANSMITS CALM, VERY QUIET AND RELAXING
What is the visitors’ opinion on the surrounding?
15%
40%
30%
15%
0%
VERY GOOD
GOOD
SATISFACTORY
BAD
TERRIBLE
How would you rate the regioninfrastructures?
35%
15%
20%
40%
5%
15%
10%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
DEVELOPING TOURISM CREATING INTEREST POINTS (JEWISH MARKS, …
CREATING BETTER ACCESSES
URBANISTIC RECOVERY
MORE ADVERTISING ESPECIALLY FOR SUMMER ACTIVITIES
NOTHING
RESTAURANTS
CREATING MEANS TO ATTRACT THE POPULATION AND AVOID …
What do you think it is missing in the place that could increasetourism?
The houses were rehabilitated and there was a concern to make them more comfortable and
sustainable.
55% of the owners have no difficulty on renting the houses. However, there are problems that may be
related with the fact that the region is more attractive in the winter than in the other seasons.
Although not all owners depend entirely on the income of these houses, they´re an important
economic contribution. Even though some of the owners could make a living only with the renting
contribution, they don´t, because they enjoy their current job.
The guests appreciate the quality of service, the beauty of these houses and the landscape that
surrounds them.
The guests consider there is a lack of advertising for these houses and also, that there are not
enough points of interest, except in the winter.
The owners value the preservation of the villages and their typical houses, because it contributes to
tourism development.
This way, all these aspects allow us to conclude that thepreservation of the traditional houses of Serra da Estrela region isimportant to the sustainable development of the region, eventhough it seems there is still a long path to go.