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06-11-2024

II Ecopoltur / IGU Tourism Regional Conference

Under the theme “Challenges and commitments of tourism in the contemporary world”, the II Ecopoltur will be held in Belém, in the Brazilian Amazon, from August 18 to 21. We share the first circular.


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II Ecopoltur / IGU Tourism Regional Conference

Belém, Brazilian Amazon

August 18th-21st 2025

 

Organizing Committee

Profa. Dra. Maria Goretti da Costa Tavares – Universidade Federal do Pará

Profa. Dra. Rita de Cássia Ariza da Cruz – Universidade de São Paulo

Profº Drº Hugo Rogério Hage Serra – Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará

Presentation

From the return of tourist mobility, old problems associated with mass tourism, such as overtourism and the impact of digital platforms on tourist accommodation and local real estate markets, have once again plagued local populations living in cities with great tourist appeal. Such occurrences put the possibilities of tourism effectively contributing to the construction of a "new normal", based on socially and environmentally more committed practices and in line with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda, under strain.

It is clear that the kind of tourism we want must be committed, even indirectly, to all the goals of the 2030 Agenda, such as the protection of life on land, the eradication of poverty and "zero hunger". In view of this, the II Ecopoltur aims to consolidate itself as an international forum for qualified debate on the economic activity of tourism, considering its economic, political and socio-spatial dimensions. In addition, it aims to strengthen institutional ties with different institutions as well as with sectors of civil society that have guidelines that converge with the interests of more responsible tourism, since, among Ecopoltur's many demands, the need to think about and put into practice an alternative to predatory tourism is one of the central elements that the event aims to put into practice.

Given the Amazonian context, in which debates about impacts on nature are the order of the day, this event goes beyond academic walls and remains an important multi- and transdisciplinary space.

Thematic Axes

1 – Climate change and tourism

2 – Tourism and socio-territorial dynamics in Pan Amazonia

3 – State, Public Policies and production of space for tourism

4 – Urban socio-territorial dynamics and tourism

5 – Culture, tourism and territory

6 - The contradictions of the world of work in tourism

7 – Based Community Tourism and other possibilities

Extended Abstracts

Abstracts must have a minimum of 6000 characters with space (approximately 3 pages) and a maximum of 10000 characters with space, using Times New Roman 12 font, 1.5 spacing.

The presentation of a paper at the event is subject to the approval of the abstract by the Scientific Committee and the advance payment of the registration fee.

Important Dates

The call for Expanded Abstracts for presentation at the II Ecopoltur should open in early 2025.

March 15th – Deadline for an Abstract submission

April 15th - Publication of the results of the abstractsevaluations

 

We look forward to seeing you in Belém, Brazil, in august 2025!