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A perceção do visitante sobre o impacto da agricultura intensiva no Concelho de Odemira
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A atividade agrícola sempre esteve enraizada na cultura portuguesa. Atualmente, o
sistema agrícola tem vindo a sofrer alterações nas suas técnicas e processos, sendo cada
vez mais visível nas paisagens portuguesas o uso intensivo de estufas, para a produção
em larga escala de frutos vermelhos, entre outros. Contudo, o litoral português apresenta,
também, uma crescente importância no setor turístico.
O concelho de Odemira, tem vindo a sofrer um grande impacto, a nível social, económico
e ambiental, com o aumento da agricultura intensiva, com recurso à utilização de estufas,
inclusivamente dentro de uma área protegida: o Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano
e Costa Vicentina. Ao mesmo tempo que o aumento da atividade agrícola trouxe a
necessidade de mais mão-de-obra que, consequentemente, contribuiu para o aumento da
população imigrante sobretudo para trabalhos agrícolas relacionados com as estufas.
O objetivo geral desta investigação é compreender a perceção do visitante em relação à
agricultura intensiva e ao fluxo migratório atualmente existente. Com recurso a um
inquérito e análise de contingência e apesar do setor agrícola ter atualmente uma grande
relevância no concelho de Odemira, esta investigação permitiu compreender o modo
como o turismo pode estar a ser afetado, através da perceção dos visitantes que se
deslocam ao concelho sobre este tema.
Adicionalmente, quanto mais recente foi a última visita ao concelho, maiores são as
perceções dos visitantes sobre o impacto das estufas e sobre os fluxos migratórios. Por
outro lado, no que diz respeito à segurança e apesar dos resultados não revelarem uma
dimensão do problema que possa ainda ser preocupante estes revelaram que as mulheres
identificam um maior sentimento de insegurança, face aos visitantes do género masculino.
As diferentes perceções sobre as problemáticas em estudo nesta dissertação mostraram
ainda diferenças entre os visitantes que ficam alojados e os que não ficam alojados.
Agricultural activity has always been rooted in Portuguese culture. Currently, the agricultural system has been undergoing changes in its techniques and processes, with the intensive use of greenhouses, being increasingly visible in Portugal landscapes, for largescale production of red fruits and others. However, the Portuguese coast also presents a growing importance of the tourism sector. The municipality of Odemira, has been suffering a major impact at a social, economic, and environmental level, with the increase in intensive agriculture, using the of greenhouses, even within a protected area: the Parque Natural Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, this being the existing problem due to the high number of greenhouses in this protected area. At the same time the increase in agricultural activity brought the need for more labour, which consequently, contributed to the increase in the immigrant population in the municipality, mainly for agricultural work related to greenhouses. The general goal of this research is to understand the visitor’s perception in relation to intensive agriculture and the current migratory flow. Using a survey Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient (for the validity and reliability of the questionnaire) and contingency analysis with the chi-square test. It is concluded that although the agricultural sector currently has a great relevance in the municipality of Odemira, this investigation allowed us to understand how tourism may be affected through the perception of visitors who travel to the municipality on this topic. Additionally, the more recent the last visit to the municipality, the greater the visitors’ perceptions about the impact of greenhouses and migratory flows. On the other hand, with regard to security and although the results did not reveal a dimension of the problem that could still be worrying, the results revealed thar women identify a greater feeling of insecurity, compared to men. The different perceptions about the problems under study in this investigation also showed differences between visitors who stay and those who do not stay in the municipality.
Agricultural activity has always been rooted in Portuguese culture. Currently, the agricultural system has been undergoing changes in its techniques and processes, with the intensive use of greenhouses, being increasingly visible in Portugal landscapes, for largescale production of red fruits and others. However, the Portuguese coast also presents a growing importance of the tourism sector. The municipality of Odemira, has been suffering a major impact at a social, economic, and environmental level, with the increase in intensive agriculture, using the of greenhouses, even within a protected area: the Parque Natural Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, this being the existing problem due to the high number of greenhouses in this protected area. At the same time the increase in agricultural activity brought the need for more labour, which consequently, contributed to the increase in the immigrant population in the municipality, mainly for agricultural work related to greenhouses. The general goal of this research is to understand the visitor’s perception in relation to intensive agriculture and the current migratory flow. Using a survey Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient (for the validity and reliability of the questionnaire) and contingency analysis with the chi-square test. It is concluded that although the agricultural sector currently has a great relevance in the municipality of Odemira, this investigation allowed us to understand how tourism may be affected through the perception of visitors who travel to the municipality on this topic. Additionally, the more recent the last visit to the municipality, the greater the visitors’ perceptions about the impact of greenhouses and migratory flows. On the other hand, with regard to security and although the results did not reveal a dimension of the problem that could still be worrying, the results revealed thar women identify a greater feeling of insecurity, compared to men. The different perceptions about the problems under study in this investigation also showed differences between visitors who stay and those who do not stay in the municipality.
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Turismo rural Agricultura intensiva Imigração Estufas Odemira