Revitalization of traditional occupations in Baixo Alentejo for community development and entrepreneurship
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Ana Marta Oliveira [1] ; Maria Cristina Faria [1]
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[1] Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Beja (Santa Maria da Feira), Portugal
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- Localización: Proceedings of the International Congress on Interdisciplinarity in Social and Human Sciences.5th - 6th May 2016 / coord. por Saul Neves de Jesus, Patrícia Pinto, 2016, ISBN 978-989-8472-82-3, págs. 151-156
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This study aims to realize the potential of the revitalization of traditional professions in Baixo Alentejo – Portugalfor community development and entrepreneurship. The investigation involved the following participants: twoexperts, six representatives of regional and local associations, forty two representatives of local government andseven traditional trades professionals. The collected data indicate about 40 traditional occupations and about 150professionals operating in Baixo Alentejo, it was found that the traditional occupations are part of the culture, identityand heritage, individualize and characterize communities. Contribute to community development and entrepreneurshipin that allow secure people, create jobs and businesses, attracting tourists and disclose the locations. The study allowedus to understand that the future of traditional occupations involves the articulation between public authorities andassociations; creating an action plan; creation of an area of production, distribution and marketing; combine innovationto traditional occupations, adapting them to the functionality of today; using indigenous products; promote visits toexamples of good practice; encourage the teaching of traditional occupations; focus on training/retraining of activityand invest in new assets. Considering the results obtained was outlined a proposal for intervention project called“Occupational House” that is to involve the community in a knowledge and experience sharing space.
