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STRASSE Progress

Region of Western Greece

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Strategic Planning

- Strategic Planning Methodology Defined - Indicators relevant to strategic planning identified in two

sectors of interest:• Agriculture

• Sustainable Tourism Development

- Data collection regarding the indicators in the specified pilot area

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Pilot Greek Area Municipality of Amalias

Different types of areas: Rural

Urban

Coastal

The largest municipality in terms of area in the Prefecture of Ilia (256.988)

The fifth municipality in terms of population in the Region (32.000)

Is characteristic of the medium size municipalities of continental Greece, their problems and perspectives

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Participatory Process - Networking

STRASSE Infoday successfully organized on May 11, 2006 Networking with STS INNOREF subproject achieved Networking with INTERREG SOUSTENERGY and ENMR

projects Members of the network already include

Industrial Systems Institute University of Patras, Department of Biology Business Innovation Centre of Western Greece Local Chambers of Commerce and Industry Region of Western Greece

The network will be extended towards local actors