CfP: “Tourists’ and residents’ mobilities: interactions, synergies and solutions for sustainable destinations” CL5 Workshop

A call for abstracts for the workshop of NECTAR Cluster 5 (Leisure, Recreation and Tourism) which will be held at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Faculty of Tourism and Geography, Vila-seca, Catalonia (Spain) on 3-4 June, 2027

Mobility and transport are inseparable components of both residents’ daily lives and tourists’ visits. Residents rely on mobility and transport for essential activities such as commuting to workplaces or educational institutions. Movement also occurs for purposes such as shopping, caregiving, and leisure activities. Tourists, in turn, must make strategic mobility and transport decisions to optimise their limited time budget during their stay at a destination.

The workshop will focus on the following topics:

1. Interactions between tourists’ and residents’ mobilities and their related impacts.
2. Effects of tourists’ mobility and transport choices on residents’ leisure mobility and travel behaviour.
3. Residents’ perceptions of tourist flows and their impacts on daily mobility.
4. Residents’ leisure mobility and transport patterns and their interactions with tourists’ flows.
5. Determinants of residents’ leisure mobility and transport behaviour.
6. Transport as part of the leisure experience.
7. Planning and governance implications of tourist-resident mobility interactions (e.g., accessibility, equity, reliability, and public-space quality).

The organising committee may also consider contributions focused on other aspects of the relationship between tourists’ and residents’ mobility and transport. However, priority will be given to papers addressing the specific transport and mobility
challenges outlined above. The workshop will ideally comprise 16 paper presentations, allowing sufficient time for discussion and feedback.

If you are interested in participating in the workshop, please send an abstract of your presentation (about 500 words), including author names, affiliations, keywords, in pdf format to Luca Zamparini (luca.zamparini@unisalento.it) and Daniel Miravet (daniel.miravet@urv.cat) by February 28, 2027. The abstracts will be reviewed by the organising committee. The notification of abstract acceptance will be distributed by March 15, 2027.

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