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Luis is a Researcher at the Centre of Geographical Studies (CEG) of the University of Lisbon (ULisboa), and a member of the research groups, MOPT-Modeling and Spatial Planning- (CEG-ULisboa), and the Associate Laboratory TERRA. He holds a PhD in Geography (2023), postgraduate and undergraduate studies surrounding GIScience, spatial planning and tourism. His research currently encompasses urban studies, including urban systems, urban livability, cities, urban planning and design. His research also focuses on the processes that sustain tourism geographies in urban environments, as well as the study of tourism-related dynamics at the intersection between space, time and society. He is the author and co-author of multidisciplinary studies published in top-tier, high-impact international journals in the social sciences, and engages geography and tourism academics in Europe, and America. His research has had the support of national and international institutions such as the Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT), in Ecuador, the University of Lisbon, and the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), in Portugal. He has collaborated in several research projects in Portugal, and Ecuador; and in consulting services for tourism planning and design, for public and private institutions, in Ecuador. He was Visiting Researcher at the university 'Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral' to collaborate on a research project on tourism planning and public policy in the Global South. His scientific production has been recognized internationally, by the CEG and the Pan American Institute of Geography and History.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luis Encalada Abarca

Citation names

  • Luis Encalada-Abarca
  • Luis Encalada

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F714-E3E8-FA62
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7163-2641

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography
  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Urban Studies
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Computer Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/09 - 2023/12
Concluded
 Geografia (Doutoramento)
Major in Ciências da Informação Geográfica
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
"A pegada digital na análise de padrões turísticos em contexto urbano" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/09 - 2016/09
Concluded
 Mestrado em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica e Modelação Territorial aplicados ao Ordenamento (Mestrado)
Major in Geografia
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
"Big Data e redes sociais na análise espacial de padrões turísticos em contexto urbano" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007 - 2011
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Turismo (Bachelor)
Major in Turismo
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Portugal
2017/09 - 2022/08 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Portugal
2021/05 - 2022/02 Contracted Researcher (Research) Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
2016/11 - 2016/12 Researcher (Research) Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
2014/09 - 2016/09 Researcher (Research) Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Ecuador

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - 2021 Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Ecuador

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01 - 2022/11 Consultor - LEVANTAMIENTO DE LOS INDICADORES DE MEDICIÓN PARA EL OBSERVATORIO TURÍSTICO DE LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL 2021- 2022 (Ecuador) Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
2021/09 - 2021/12 Consultor - Observatorio turístico de Guayaquil (Ecuador) Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
2017/09 - 2018/09 Consultor - Barómetro turístico de la ciudad de Guayaquil - Ecuador Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Ecuador
2017/05 - 2017/08 Consultor - Observatorio turístico para la sostenibilidad y competitividad turística de la ciudad de Guayaquil (Ecuador) Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Ecuador
2013/04 - 2013/09 Consultor - Programa de sensibilización y educación turística Fundación NOBIS (Ecuador) Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
2013/05 - 2013/06 Consultor - Elaboración del perfil del visitante del destino Bucay, Cumandá y sus alrededores IMPULSA GRUPO CONSULTOR, Ecuador
2013/01 - 2013/04 Consultor - Diseño de 6 rutas turísticas en la provincia de Esmeraldas IMPULSA GRUPO CONSULTOR, Ecuador
2012/07 - 2013/03 Consultor - Diagnóstico turístico de la zona de crecimiento del cantón Playas como parte del ¨Estudio de evaluación estratégica ambiental en la zona de crecimiento del cantón Playas" Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal del Cantón Playas, Ecuador
2012/02 - 2012/07 Consultor - Colaboración en proyectos de planificación y gestión de destinos turísticos emergentes IMPULSA GRUPO CONSULTOR, Ecuador
2011/09 - 2011/12 Consultor - Capacitación en Competencias Laborales, perteneciente al Programa Nacional de Capacitación Ministerio del Turismo (Ecuador) Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/08 - 2022/07 A pegada digital na análise de padrões turísticos em contexto urbano
SFRH/BD/147552/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/09 - 2020/08 A pegada digital na análise de padrões turísticos em contexto urbano
BD2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 Universidade de Lisboa
Concluded
2014/09 - 2016/09 Big Data e redes sociais na análise espacial de padrões turísticos em contexto urbano
SENESCYT (Ecuador) Convocatoria abierta 2013
Master Student Fellow
Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Ecuador
 Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/01 - Current Adapting the 15-Minute City concept to support active mobility in neighbourhoods with different levels of accessibility
AccessCity4All
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/05 - 2022/02 Turkit.EC: Prácticas, métodos y modelos emergentes de planificación turística y construcción colaborativa de política pública en el Ecuador con especial énfasis en la costa ecuatoriana [Approaches and practices in tourism planning in Ecuador]
Turkit.EC
Researcher
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
 Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2016/08 - 2016/12 Atlas digital da Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
ATLAS-AML
Colaborador - Spatial analysis and digital cartography
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
Concluded
2015/09 - 2016/07 EUPOLAR-NET - Designing and implementing a database for the European Polar Infrastructure [Connecting science with society (H2020)]
EUPOLARNET
Colaborador - Database developer
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Betco, Iuria; Encalada, Luis; Nogueira, Paulo; Rocha, Jorge. "Big data, machine learning e modelos agnósticos na identificação do bem-estar em espaço urbano". CEG, 2022.
  2. Betco, Iuria; Encalada, Luis; Rocha, Jorge. "A importância do ambiente urbano para o bem-estar: análise em Lisboa utilizando redes sociais". Associação Portuguesa de Geógrafos, Universidade de Coimbra. Faculdade de Letras, 2022.
  3. Encalada, Luis; Ferreira, Carlos C.; Boavida-Portugal, Inês; Rocha, Jorge. "Mining Big Data for Tourist Hot Spots: Geographical Patterns of Online Footprints". Springer, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-04750-4_6
  4. Encalada, Luis; Rocha, Jorge; Ferreira, Carlos Cardoso. "Online data reliability for monitoring tourism activities in cities". In Geospatial Technologies for Local and Regional Development : short papers, posters and poster abstracts of the 22nd AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science. 22nd AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, 2019.
    Published
  5. Encalada, L.; Ferreira, C.C.; Rocha, J.; Boavida-Portugal, I.. "Geographical patterns in the tourist city: GIS for spatiotemporal analysis". 76-97. 2018.
  6. Borges, Alexandra; Encalada, Luis; Boavida-Portugal, Inês; Ferreira, Carlos Cardoso; Rocha, Jorge. "Modelo Espacial Integrado das Perceções dos Turistas no Litoral Alentejano". Centro de Estudos Geográficos da Universidade de Lisboa, 2018.
  7. Encalada, Luis; Ferreira, Carlos Cardoso; Rocha, Jorge. "Big Data e Redes Sociais na Análise dos padrões turísticos de Lisboa". 2017.
Conference abstract
  1. Encalada-Abarca, Luis; Ferreira, Carlos; Rocha, Jorge. "Un enfoque alternativo para comprender la intensificación del turismo en destinos urbanos". Paper presented in XIII Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa. O compromisso da Geografia para territórios em mudança, Coimbra, 2021.
Conference paper
  1. Betco, Iuria; Encalada Abarca, Luis; Ribeiro, Ana I.; Vale, David S.; Rocha, Jorge. "Using Twitter to assess the influence of urban environment on well-being in Lisbon population". 2022.
  2. Ching-Ávalos, S.; Jaramillo-Lindao, Y.; Velastegui-Montoya, A.; Encalada, L.; Chang-Silva, R.; Mosquera-Romero, M.. "Crowdsourcing of COVID-19 symptoms map in Ecuadorians". 2021.
    10.18687/LACCEI2021.1.1.124
Journal article
  1. Carla Ricaurte-Quijano; Luis Encalada-Abarca. "Singular times and multiple temporalities of the future in tourism planning". Tourism Geographies (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2024.2395475.
    10.1080/14616688.2024.2395475
  2. Ricaurte-Quijano, Carla; Pécot, Mathias; Veintimilla-Mariño, Cinthy; Encalada-Abarca, Luis; Guayaquil, Diana; Bauz, Sergio; Pambabay, Johny. "Tourism planning as a social practice in times of change and uncertainty: views from a troubled Latin American country". Current Issues in Tourism (2024): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2300983.
    10.1080/13683500.2023.2300983
  3. Luis Encalada-Abarca; Carlos C. Ferreira; Jorge Rocha. "Revisiting city tourism in the longer run: an exploratory analysis based on LBSN data". Current Issues in Tourism (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2182669.
    10.1080/13683500.2023.2182669
  4. Velastegui-Montoya, A.; Guerrero-Cabrera, G.; Gonzalez-Camba, S.; Jaramillo-Lindao, Y.; Murillo-Portillo, R.; Hidalgo-Crespo, J.; Encalada-Abarca, L.. "Acoustic contamination assessment during the transition between the COVID-19 restrictions and reactivation: A exploratory analysis in Guayaquil". Geography and Sustainability 4 2 (2023): 138-149. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85150922926&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.geosus.2023.02.001
  5. Luis Encalada-Abarca; Carlos Cardoso Ferreira; Jorge Rocha. "Measuring Tourism Intensification in Urban Destinations: An Approach Based on Fractal Analysis". Journal of Travel Research (2022): 004728752098762-004728752098762. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287520987627.
    10.1177/0047287520987627
  6. Sergio Llerena-Montoya; Andrés Velastegui-Montoya; Bryan Zhirzhan-Azanza; Viviana Herrera-Matamoros; Marcos Adami; Aline de Lima; Francisco Moscoso-Silva; Luis Encalada. "Multitemporal Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover within an Oil Block in the Ecuadorian Amazon". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10030191.
    10.3390/ijgi10030191
  7. Ferreira, D.; Vale, M.; Miguel Carmo, R.; Encalada-Abarca, L.; Marcolin, C.. "The three levels of the urban digital divide: Bridging issues of coverage, usage and its outcomes in VGI platforms". Geoforum 124 (2021): 195-206. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85106372546&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.05.002
  8. Viana, Cláudia M. ; Luis Encalada. Corresponding author: Viana, Cláudia M.. "The value of OpenStreetMap Historical Contributions as a Source of Sampling Data for Multi-temporal Land Use/Cover Maps". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi8030116.
    10.3390/ijgi8030116
  9. Encalada, Luis; Rocha, Jorge; Ferreira, Carlos. "Análise exploratória da pegada digital dos turistas para a identificação de padrões espaciais e temporais em destinos urbanos". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/38982.
  10. Encalada, Luis. Corresponding author: Encalada, Luis. "Identifying Tourist Places of Interest Based on Digital Imprints: Towards a Sustainable Smart City". Sustainability (2017): http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/12/2317.
    10.3390/su9122317
Report
  1. Encalada, L; Guayaquil, D; Ricaurte-Quijano, C; Veintimilla, C; Pecot, M. Corresponding author: Encalada, L. 2022. Perfilles, prácticas y perspectivas de los consultores en turismo en el Ecuador (2017 - 2021). https://www.fcsh.espol.edu.ec/sites/fcsh.espol.edu.ec/files/reporte_2_consultores_160822-le_1.pdf.
  2. Encalada, L; Veintimilla, C; Guayaquil, D; Ricaurte-Quijano, C; Pecot, M. Corresponding author: Encalada, L. 2022. 12 AÑOS DE CONSULTORÍA TURÍSTICA PÚBLICA EN ECUADOR. https://www.fcsh.espol.edu.ec/sites/fcsh.espol.edu.ec/files/reporte_2_consultores_160822-le_1.pdf.
  3. Rocha, Jorge (ed.). 2016. Atlas digital da Área Metropolitana de Lisboa. https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/57432.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "A pegada digital na análise de padrões turísticos em contexto urbano". PhD, 2023.
  2. "Big Data e redes sociais na análise espacial de padrões turísticos em contexto urbano". Master, 2016. https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/26022.
Activities

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019/01 - Current Current Issues in Tourism (1747-7603) Taylor & Francis
2024 - 2024 Scientific reports Nature
2023/01 - 2023/12 Remote sensing (2072-4292) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2023/01 - 2023/12 Tourism management perspectives (2211-9736) Elseiver
2021/01 - 2021/12 Transactions in GIS (1361-1682) Wiley
2020/01 - 2021/12 ISPRS international journal of geo-information (2220-9964) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2020/01 - 2020/12 Tourism geographies (1470-1340) Taylor & Francis

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/12/01 - Current Associated Laboratory TERRA Researcher
2021/05 - Current Grupo de Investigación en Turismo Marino y Costero (ESPOL) Researcher
2017/09/15 - Current Modelação, Ordenamento e Planeamento Territorial (MOPT / CEG-UL) Researcher

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/05 - 2021/08 Smart Tourism Destinations Licenciatura em turismo (Bachelor) Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Ecuador
2018/09 - 2019/02 SIG e Deteção Remota Geografia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07 Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) Geografia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Honorable mention - Best Scientific Article of the Year 2024 Prize - Centre of Geographical Studies (CEG / IGOT-UL)
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Portugal
2023 Best Scientific Article of the Year 2023 Prize - Centre of Geographical Studies (CEG / IGOT-UL)
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Portugal
2018 First prize for the master's thesis in cartography, geodesy and/or geographic information (2018 Edition) – Pan-American Institute of Geography and History.
Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia, Mexico

Other distinction

2019 Travel Grant to attend the AGILE 2019 conference - Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe
2016 Travel Grant to attend the FOSS4G 2016 conference - Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G-OSGeo)
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) - Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial, United States
2015 Travel Grant to attend Trainning School Politecnico di Milano - "Using free and Open Source Software with VGI: Analysis and Visualisation"
Politecnico di Milano, Italy