Moreno Manzo, Jessenia (Date of defense: 2023-09-20)
This doctoral thesis focuses on the studies of tourist destinations with heritage characteristics to investigate the perspectives of the perceived value of the tourist demand and to explore the direct ...
Arellano Guerrón, Sonia Lorena (Date of defense: 2024-09-16)
ENG- This doctoral thesis analyzes the interaction between indigenous women from the Imbabura Geopark in Ecuador and the preservation of biocultural heritage. Biocultural heritage includes beliefs, ...
Crous Costa, Neus (Date of defense: 2024-10-22)
ENG- This work focuses on the human dimension of tourism, specifically on its potential to be a context of personal transformation. The main objective of the work is to investigate the deep meaning of ...
Quintero Morán, Karla Romina (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)
The ability for places to become meaningful, to generate bonds, sometimes without awareness, tends to create attachments that are developed and reproduced over time. Attachment to the environment is ...
Hassan, Mohamed Abdalla Elsayed (Date of defense: 2023-01-27)
Currently, World Heritage Sites (hereafter, WHSs) are perceived as a prominent tourism brand, a fact that encourages many countries to increase their listed WHSs (Su & Lin, 2014) so that they may benefit ...
Andreu Aparicio, Herminia (Date of defense: 2023-11-21)
This research is an exciting immersion into the world of co-creation and its potential to drive innovation in sustainability within tourism and heritage education. Through the methodology of participant ...
Soltanolkotabi, Mohammad (Date of defense: 2024-04-24)
A total solar eclipse is one of the most spectacular nature’s shows and a significant motivation for many people to travel and see the totality as a once in a lifetime experience. Host communities within ...
Arévalo-Montealegre, Camilo (Date of defense: 2023-01-23)
Evidence suggests that customer satisfaction relates directly to engagement, loyalty, and wordof- mouth. Moreover, a growing body of literature in the cultural tourism sector recognises the importance ...
Muler González, Vanessa (Date of defense: 2020-11-25)
This thesis links the limits of tourism growth and social exchange theory (SET) through tourism impacts perceptions of residents. SET has been the most widely used theory to explain the perceptions by ...
Beltrán Peralta, Yolanda Natalia (Date of defense: 2024-11-13)
ENG- The monasteries and their gastronomic products have a historical and innate link, these sacred centers have preserved the art of monastic cuisine through the centuries, making products in an artisanal ...