This seminar discusses experiences of managing tourist activity that are being tried in several European cities in order to reduce its impact and promote a more sustainable approach. Speakers include public representatives from such well-known tourist destinations as Barcelona and Venice, members of European networks and institutions, and experts and researchers in the area of inclusive, sustainable tourism.
Is it possible to evolve towards a model of urban tourism that emphasises environmental protection and the well-being of local communities? With an increasing number of areas that are suffering the tensions of tourism in aspects like access to housing or consumption of natural resources, sustainable management of this phenomenon is one of the priorities on the agendas of European cities. On the occasion of the meeting in Barcelona of European members of the Urban Agenda for Sustainable Tourism, this seminar brings together experts from different fields to discuss models for managing tourist activity today.
4.30 p.m. - The Tensions of Urban Tourism: Managing Impacts to Find a Balance
In this panel, significant experiences of managing changes caused by tourism are shared by representatives of the City of Venice, Paola Ravenna, manager of the Department of European Policies, and Stefania Battaggia, director of the Department of Citizen Services, Enterprises, and Quality of Life, in this discussion with Miquel Rodríguez, director of Economic Development and Promotion, Municipality of Barcelona, Ramune Genzbigelyte-Venturi, Policy Officer for Tourism of the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) of the European Commission and Jelmer Peter, Program Manager Visitor Economy at the Municipality of Amsterdam. Moderator: urban planner and lecturer in Urban Geography Francesc Muñoz.
6 p.m. - Sustainability for Resilient Tourism: Proposals That Are More Ecological and Inclusive
In this panel, projects to safeguard environmental sustainability and coexistence in their respective territories are discussed by Stefani Mikulec Perković, Head of Department for EU funds, City of Zadar, Ioannis Pappas, Sustainability Advisor of the Municipality of Heraklion, Chiara Bartalini, Deputy Mayor of the City of Prato, and Emília Torres Miralles, Head of the Tourism Service at the Vilafranca del Penedès City Council. Moderator: Josep Rodríguez, Strategic Projects Head at the Tourism Department of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
7.00 p.m. - Tourism in Transition: Anthropological Approaches to Urban Tourism Destinations
A lecture by Claudio Milano, researcher in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Barcelona. His area of research is anthropological analysis of tourism, exploring such phenomena as touristification in urban and rural environments and how societies respond.
Seminar moderated by Georgina Calvo, European Projects Officer at the Tourism Department of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
Moderators: Francesc Muñoz, Josep Rodríguez
Participants: Claudio Milano, Stefania Battaggia, Paola Ravenna, Ioannis Pappas
This activity is part of City and Tourism
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