Cultural, Gastronomy, and Adventure Tourism Development (Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Rui Alexandre Castanho holds an International Ph.D. on Sustainable Planning in Borderlands. Nowadays, he is a Vice-Dean for Sustainable Development at the WSB University, Poland, and a visitor Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an European Climate Pact Ambassador. Besides, he completed a post-doc researcher on the GREAT Project, University of Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal. Furthermore, he collaborates with the ECIDES Research Group - University International of La Rioja (UNIR), Spain; Vice-Coordinator of VALORIZA - Research Center for the Enhancement of Endogenous Resources, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPP), Portugal; CITUR - Madeira - Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation, Madeira, Portugal (Researcher); and AQUAGEO Research Group - University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. Moreover, he has Graduated in Green Spaces Engineering and Agricultural Engineering and holds a Master's Degree in Planning, Audit, and Control in Urban Green Spaces. He is also the author and/or editor of 20 books, more than a 130 indexed peer review papers, 90 indexed book chapters, 90 conference papers, and made several presentations worldwide academic events as keynote speaker. Also, he was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa title in Lima-Peru by (UPCI).

Mara José Sousa Franco has a Ph.D. in Management and Business Studies - Branch of Marketing and Strategy, from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Madeira. She is the President of the Higher School in Management and Technologies of the University of Madeira and the Coordinator of the Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation of Madeira. She has interest in the marketing and strategy research fields with application to the tourism sector.