Goda Lukoseviciute (921C-3122-889F)

Curriculum Vitae

Goda Lukoseviciute

Dr. Goda Lukoseviciute is a distinguished professional with a PhD in Tourism, specializing in trail-related recreation and sustainable territorial development. Her expertise extends across the realms of outdoor recreation management, conservation, economic impacts and community engagement. Through her research and practical initiatives, she has made significant contributions to the sustainable development of trails and their surrounding areas, fostering harmony between tourism activities and environmental preservation. With a deep-rooted passion for promoting responsible tourism practices, Dr. Goda Lukoseviciute is dedicated to creating inclusive and resilient communities while safeguarding natural resources for future generations. Her innovative approach and commitment to sustainability have positioned her as a leading authority in the field, inspiring positive change within the tourism industry and beyond.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Goda Lukoseviciute

Citation names

Lukoseviciute, Goda

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 921C-3122-889F
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0395-3707
Google Scholar ID: Lukoseviciute Goda

Email addresses

glukoseviciute@ualg.pt (Professional)
godalukoseviciute@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

Campus de Gambelas, Edifício 9, 8005-139, Gambelas, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering
Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
Social Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Lithuanian (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2024/02/08 Concluded	Turismo (Doutoramento) Major in Especialidade: Gestão Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Economia, Portugal "Trail-related tourism and sustainable territorial development" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Very good with distinction
2022/01/07 - 2022/12/31 Concluded	Visiting expert at Department of Global Business and Enterprise (Doctor of Philosophy) Ulster University - Magee Campus, United Kingdom
2022/03/01 - 2022/06/01 Concluded	Visiting expert (Bioeconomy and environment) (Doctor of Philosophy) Luonnonvarakeskus Taloustutkimus, Finland
2016/09/01 - 2018/06/30 Concluded	Environmental Management and Cleaner Production (Master) Kauno technologijos universitetas, Lithuania "Management priorities from tourists’ perspectives and beach quality assessment as tools to support sustainable coastal tourism" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	19
2011/09/01 - 2015/06/30 Concluded	Environmental Engineering (Bachelor) Kauno technologijos universitetas, Lithuania "Removal of Nitrogen Oxides from the Production of Nitric Acid" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/07/15 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

2018/07/15 - 2019/01/01	Research Assistant (Research)	Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, Germany

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021/11/01 - 2025/10/31	Trail-related tourism and sustainable territorial development 2021.07472.BD 10.54499/2021.07472.BD	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/07/10 - 2022/08/30	TrailGazersBID EAPA_797/2018 Researcher	Ongoing
2021/09 - 2021/09	MARE NOSTRUM MN20AC0166	Erasmus Plus
2019/01 - 2019/02	COST RESTORE STSM-CA1614-42695	European Cooperation in Science and Technology

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2018/07/11 - 2019/01/01	BONUS OPTIMUS BONUS OPTIMUS Researcher Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, Germany	Concluded
2018/07/11 - 2019/01/01	BONUS MICROPOLL BONUS MICROPOLL Researcher Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, Germany	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Goda Lukoseviciute; Luís Nobre Perreira; Thomas Panagopoulos. "Digital technologies in trail-related recreation". 2023. 10.4324/9781003230748-14
Conference abstract	Lukoseviciute, Goda; Panagopoulos, Thomas. "Marketing tools to maintain and develop responsible trail-related recreation". Paper presented in Eighth International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2021) and SECOTOX Conference, Thessaloniki, 2021. Published
Conference paper	Lukoseviciute, Goda; prof. Thomas Panagopoulos. "Toward the improvement of trail classification in European Atlantic regions using the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum approach". Paper presented in Eighth International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2021) and SECOTOX Conference, Thessaloniki, 2021. Published
Journal article	Kyle Madden; Goda Lukoseviciute; Elaine Ramsey; Thomas Panagopoulos; Joan Condell. "Forecasting daily foot traffic in recreational trails using machine learning". Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100701. 10.1016/j.jort.2023.100701 Goda Lukoseviciute; Luís Nobre Pereira; Thomas Panagopoulos; Giancarlo Fedeli; Elaine Ramsey; Kyle Madden; Joan Condell. "Recreational trail development within different geographical contexts as a determinant of income multiplier and local economic impact". Tourism Management Perspectives 46 (2023): 101090-101090. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2023.101090. 10.1016/j.tmp.2023.101090 "The economic impact of recreational trails: a systematic literature review". Journal of Ecotourism (2022): 1-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2022.2030745. 10.1080/14724049.2022.2030745 Goda Lukoseviciute; Luís Nobre Pereira; Thomas Panagopoulos. "Sustainable recreational trail design from the recreational opportunity spectrum and trail user perception: a case study of the Seven Hanging Valleys". Journal of Ecotourism (2021): https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2021.2004153. 10.1080/14724049.2021.2004153 Goda Lukoseviciute; Luís Nobre Pereira; Thomas Panagopoulos. "Assessing the income multiplier of trail-related tourism in a coastal area of Portugal". International Journal of Tourism Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2487. 10.1002/jtr.2487 Lukoseviciute, Goda; Pereira, Luis Nobre. "Tourists' perceptions of beach quality improvement during the off-peak season: a segmentation approach". Tourism & Management Studies 17 2 (2021): 17-28. https://doi.org/10.18089/tms.2021.170202. Published • 10.18089/tms.2021.170202 Lukoseviciute, Goda; Panagopoulos, Thomas. "Management priorities from tourists’ perspectives and beach quality assessment as tools to support sustainable coastal tourism". Ocean & Coastal Management 208 105646 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105646. Published • 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105646

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/11/16	Participation and oral presentation of research "Designing, planning and managing eco-cultural trails: stakeholders´ perceptions" at international conference TMS 2022 Algarve in Olhão, November 16-19, 2022	TMS 2022 Algarve (Olhão, Portugal)
2022/06/22	Oral presentation of research "Recreational trail development within different geographical contexts of the European Atlantic area as a determinant for local economic impact" at THE INC 2022 (Tourism, Hospitality & Events INternational Conference) in Limassol, Cyprus, June 22-24, 2022.	Tourism, Hospitality & Events INternational Conference
2021/10/21	Stage of development and classification of recreational trails in Algarve, Portugal	III International Congress on Suatainable Development, Landscape Planning and Territorial Governance Politécnico de Portalegre (Portalegre)
2021/10/21	Perceived sense of crowding and tourist satisfaction to support coastal management at "Seven Hanging Valleys" trail of Algarve, Portugal	III International Congress on Sustainable Development, Landscape Planning and Territorial Governance Politécnico de Portalegre (Portalegre)
2021/07/22	Toward an improvement of trail classification in European context applying Recreation Opportunity Spectrum	Eighth International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2021) and SECOTOX Conference Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki, Greece)
2019/03/14	Short-term-scientific mission presentation	CGM-Mid term conference+MCM+WG3-4 restricted meeting Eurac Rearch Centre (Bolzano, Italy)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2019/11/19 - 2019/11/20	Organization of the meeting of the Trail Gazers Steering Committee and Project Monitoring Committee at University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal, November 19-20, 2019 (2019/11/19 - 2019/11/20) Meeting (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2018/10/03	Orgaisation of stakeholder workshop (2018/10/01 - 2018/10/03) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, Germany

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/10/20 - 2021/10/21	Participation in III International Congress on Sustainable Development, Landscape Planning and Territorial Governance in Portalegre, Portugal, October 20-21, 2021 Congress	III International Congress on Sustainable Development, Landscape Planning and Territorial Governance Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2021/07/20 - 2021/07/24	Participation at international conference "Eighth International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2021) and SECOTOX Conference" in Thessaloniki, Greece, July 20-24, 2021 Conference	Eighth International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2021) and SECOTOX Conference Aristoteleio Panepistemio Thessalonikes, Greece
2019/03/13 - 2019/03/15	Participation at the management committee meeting and scientific conference of the COST Action 16114 "Rethink Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy" in Bolzano, Italy, March 13-15, 2019 Conference	CGM-Mid term conference+MCM+WG3-4 restricted meeting Accademia Europea, Italy

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2020/02/01 - Current	PhD student member of research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being (CinTurs)	PhD student member
2019/08/19 - Current	COST Converges action "European Riparian Ecosystems" (COST 16208)	Member
2023/02/20 - 2026/09/15	CA21125 - A European forum for revitalisation of marginalised mountain areas (MARGISTAR): Bruxells, BE	Working Group member
2021/11/18 - 2025/10/27	CA20134 - Traces as Research Agenda for Climate Change, Technology Studies, and Social Justice: Bruxelles, BE	Working Group member

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2016/10/01 - 2018/06/30	Student Committee Member of Kaunas University of technology Member	Kauno Technologijos Universitetas Architekturos ir statybos institutas, Lithuania

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/01/05 - Current	Lectured a Seminar entitled “Highlights on Sustainable Tourism: Trails and Nature-Based Tourism” on the 5th of January of 2024 at 4 p.m. in antitheater 4 at the University of Madeira	(Outros)	Universidade da Madeira Madeira N-Lincs, Portugal
2024/01/03 - Current	Taught a class as a guest expert on the topic "Sustainable Tourism" in the subject of Environmental Sustainability in the University Technical Course (CTeSP) in Nature Guides on January 3, 2024, with a duration of 3 hours	(Licenciatura)	Universidade da Madeira Madeira N-Lincs, Portugal
2023 - 2024	3-hour seminars on “Sustainable Nature-based Recreation and Development”, which was a part of the study plan of the Master in Tourism Economics and Regional Development, at the Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve.	Tourism and Sustainability (Mestrado)	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/09/13 - 2021/09/17	1. Delivering a seminar about the method to assess the local economic impact for the region/country due to trail visitor expenses (the Ad hoc income multiplier approach). 2. Delivering a seminar about sustainable trail-related tourism development within Atlantic area and strategies for sustainable management.	(Doctor of Philosophy)	Univerzitet Crne Gore Ekonomski Fakultet, Montenegro
2020/07/14 - 2020/07/17	Revisão da literatura com o NVivo e EndNote	(Diploma de especialização)
2020/06/01 - 2020/06/05	Análise qualitativa de dados com o NVivo

Distinctions

Award

2024	PhD thesis defense Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018	Grant for a short-term scientific mission abroad awarded by COST RESTORE CA16114 European Commission, Belgium

Other distinction

2022	Emerging Trail Leaders Scholarship American Trails and the Professional TrailBuilders Association , United States
2021	Grant for staff mobility for teaching "MARE NOSTRUM" Erasmus Plus, Belgium
2020	PhD scholarship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018	ERASMUS+ scholarship for internship in Portugal European Commission, Belgium
2017	ERASMUS+ scholarship for exchanged studies in Israel European Commission, Belgium
2016	2x Talent stipend Kauno technologijos universitetas, Lithuania
2012	3x scholarship for good academic results Kauno technologijos universitetas, Lithuania