eurotour heritage: a participative approach for the improvement of rural cultural tourism and...
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Author: Isabelle Trinquelle (PRISMA Centre for Development Studies) Presentation for Topic 1: Improving the Benefits provided by Certification Programs and Standards 2nd European Ecotourism Conference 23-25 October 2013, RomaniaTRANSCRIPT
2nd European Ecotourism conf. - 2nd European Ecotourism conf. - Brasov Romania - 23 oct. 2013Brasov Romania - 23 oct. 2013
EUROTOUR HERITAGEEUROTOUR HERITAGE
A participative approach for the improvement of A participative approach for the improvement of rural cultural tourism and eco-tourism rural cultural tourism and eco-tourism
Eurotour HeritageEurotour HeritageDeveloping a participatory Developing a participatory
approachapproachSustainable tourism projects supposeSustainable tourism projects suppose A high quality offer through certification programsA high quality offer through certification programs
A territorial approach through networking and participationA territorial approach through networking and participation
Through participatory approach, tourism project Through participatory approach, tourism project can: can:
Fit to the competences and the need of the local socio-Fit to the competences and the need of the local socio-economic stakeholderseconomic stakeholders
Community benefitCommunity benefit
Preserve local heritage, as territorial assets for tourism Preserve local heritage, as territorial assets for tourism Natural and cultural heritage benefit Natural and cultural heritage benefit
Comfort viability and guaranty for tourism businessesComfort viability and guaranty for tourism businesses Tourism business benefit Tourism business benefit
Key words of the methodologyKey words of the methodology
Viability: active participation of local stakeholdersViability: active participation of local stakeholders
Participatory Participatory HeritageHeritage Workshops Workshops
Sustainability: Involving young people in the Sustainability: Involving young people in the development of sustainable tourismdevelopment of sustainable tourism
European Volunteer CampusesEuropean Volunteer Campuses
Quality: improving and applying expertiseQuality: improving and applying expertise
Cross-expertiseCross-expertise
Professional network: improving and Professional network: improving and applying expertiseapplying expertise
Greece Greece FranceFrance Upgrading the diagnostic of the regional assets for Upgrading the diagnostic of the regional assets for
rural tourismrural tourism
Network of tourism businesses in the region of Network of tourism businesses in the region of Olympus-Kissavos Olympus-Kissavos
Promotion of tourism and local products abroadPromotion of tourism and local products abroad
Participatory Participatory HeritageHeritage Workshops Workshops
Working group Working group of local public and private of local public and private stakeholdersstakeholders
Objective: Objective: design of a rural tourism product design of a rural tourism product based on heritagebased on heritage
Promotor/animator: Promotor/animator: business, NGO, local business, NGO, local public organisation,…public organisation,…
3 Steps3 Steps of the PHWof the PHW
Territorial analysis: Territorial analysis: Gathering knowledge and Gathering knowledge and diagnostic diagnostic
Making choices: Strategy Making choices: Strategy and quality standardsand quality standards
Action program: Build on a Action program: Build on a tourism offertourism offer
PHW - PHW - Vaucluse « Haute-Nesque – Pays de Sault » / Vaucluse « Haute-Nesque – Pays de Sault » / FranceFrance
A one year process 10 to 20 persons 5 workshops A facilitator and 2 experts
Project of an Ecomuseum
Involving young future Involving young future professionals: the European professionals: the European CampusesCampuses
What is a campus? a multi-disciplinary international field-based workshop giving a helping hand to a territory
Why? Campuses are about awareness-raising and training of young people living in rural
areas Campuses are about providing intelligence on a voluntary basis
to support a local project
How? a multi-disciplinary team of 10-15 international students and/or young
professionals an assignment, corresponding to a local need 3-4 weeks of field visits, meetings and research: experiencing a real-life
professional situation tangible achievements and public presentation
Creation of an ecomuseum for the Monts de Creation of an ecomuseum for the Monts de Vaucluse area – Vaucluse area – France, ProvenceFrance, Provence
Setting up of a new cultural, educative and Setting up of a new cultural, educative and ecotouristic tourist projectecotouristic tourist project
Proposal for an ecomuseumProposal for an ecomuseum
Espace 1Espace 1
The Dry The Dry stone Roomstone Room
Interactive Interactive mapmap
Making the best of participative methods and networking: Improvement of sustainable local economy Consolidation of public and private support
for sustainable use of cultural and natural heritage
Community support for expanding tourism projects in rural areas
methodology guide
Participatory approach: A way to improve Participatory approach: A way to improve the the benefits provided by benefits provided by
Certification Programs and StandardsCertification Programs and Standards
Waiting for you at the final seminarWaiting for you at the final seminar May 2014 - Mallorca!May 2014 - Mallorca!
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