PASOS: 24(3), 2026

 

PASOS: Vol. 24, N. 3 (2026)

“Awakening the senses: sensescapes’ mapping and smart surveys on the Saint James’ Way”

https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2025-0043

Abstract

This paper analyses the role of sensescapes in tourism planning, focusing on smart surveys and GIS mapping and analysis for pilgrimage tourism. A mixed methods approach and primary and secondary sources were used. A methodology was developed to collect and analyse territorial sensorial characteristics across the five main senses by using three main characteristics. A smart survey and GIS desktop and online tools were used to create a heat map. This is one of the first studies using a methodology based on smart surveys to collect sensory data, then using GIS to map and analyse it. By utilizing GIS for data collection and combining all sensory data, this study aims to bridge a gap in the previous research. This paper enhances tourism theory and practice by outlining the current and prospective use of emerging technologies, including smart surveys and GIS heat maps, in the tourism industry.

Keywords

Senses and tourist experiences • sensescape mapping • pilgrimage tourism • Portuguese Way of Saint James • heat map • smart survey

Vitor Ribeiro  

Paula Remoaldo

José Cadima Ribeiro

Cátia Faria

PASOS - Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural: 24(2), 2026

 

https://ojsull.webs.ull.es/index.php/Revista/issue/view/115

Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais: issue N. 74 (May 2026) published

It is a pleasure to inform you that the issue n. 74 (May 2026) of our journal (Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais / Portuguese Review of Regional Studies) is now online. You can accede to it using the following link:

https://review-rper.com/index.php/rper/issue/view/74

I take the opportunity to inform you, as well, that the next issue will be a special issue on “Innovative Approaches in Education, Technology and Tourism for Sustainable Development”, having as Guest- Editors Rui Alexandre Castanho, João Vidal Carvalho and António Abreu. This issue will be published next summer.

Best regards,      

 

J. Cadima Ribeiro

(Editor-in-chief)

A cidade de Braga em 1594: mapa de Braunio

 

“Motivation-Based Visitor Segmentation in the Context of a New Governance Model for a Protected Area”

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19407963.2024.2390437

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