Metropolis

Abstract:

The metropolitan areas can be presently the most relevant actors for leadership and competitiveness. They shape our present “way of life” and require a higher level of coordination for regional planning and institutional governance. The international tourism came as an economic key element for metropolitan governance and, possibly, it will be even more relevant in the coming years. To improve it, previous research has shown that changes in the institutional marks need to be balanced with good results from the technical issues of planning practices. In the context of the sustainable development goal for cities and communities (SDG number 11), if there is an opportunity to growth, maybe we should spread it into their metropolitan areas, beyond the city centres. The analysis will address this main question: how should we balance the tourism activities with the urban cohesion of Porto and Lisbon?