International Colloquium “Gardens and tourism for and Beyond Economic Profit”
University of Évora
Centro de História da Arte e Investigação Artística
Évora (Portugal)
12-13 December 2014
Venue: Colégio do Espírito Santo (University of Évora)

Working Languages for oral communications: Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Italian. However, papers for publication can only be due in English. No translation will be provided.

We will privilege comparative and transdisciplinary approaches and case-studies (especially of the Iberian universe). Potential contributors are invited to submit a 300 word abstract on themes related to any of the following conference tracks:

• Historical gardens and tourism
• Rural tourism at quintas, granjas and villas
• Tourism and gardens between preservation and profit
• New itineraries, new approaches to improve tourism in gardens and landscapes
• Tourism and danger for gardens and landscapes preservation
• Gardens labels of quality to preserve gardens identity
• Successful of historical gardens devoted to tourism
• Gardens and sites, heritage and tourism

Papers and panels on the above themes are invited. However, papers/panels on other subjects related to the above topics will also be considered. Participants will be held to a twenty minute presentation limit.

Please submit an abstract or a full paper and a bio note by October 31, 2014, to: chaiaconferences@gmail.com

To insure prompt notification, please include your e-mail address on your submission.

Workshop Schedule:

• Submission of abstracts: deadline – 31 October 2014
• Acceptance deadline – 31 October 2014
• Final program – 15 November
• COLLOQUIUM – 12, 13 December 2014