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EDEN Network Workshop

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Context and historic Context and historic

Memorandum Of Understanding

Euromeeting Toscana – November 2007Euromeeting Toscana – November 2007

MOU approved and signed by 36 stakeholders, including 15 Regions

Agenda for a Sustainable and Competitive European Tourism

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Memorandum

of understanding (MOU)

10 priority themes2 pillars

Regrouped in 5 bigger themes

One additional pillar

Cross-matching pillars / themes


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MOU PillarsMOU Pillars

Social Dialogue Measurability

2 pillars

Competitiveness

A third priority


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Thematic groups

Transport and mobility


Life quality of residents and workers

• Quality of life of residents and tourists• Quality of work

Active conservation of heritage and identities

• Active conservation of cultural heritage

• Active conservation of environmental heritage

• Active conservation of distinctive identities of destinations


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Thematic groups

Making tourism less seasonal

Widening the relations between

demand/supply (geographical and seasonal)

Environmental

Management

•Reduction and optimisation of use of natural resources with particular reference to water

• Reduction and optimisation of energy consumption

• Reduction of waste and better waste management

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Cross matching pillars and themes

EnvironmentalManagement

Life quality of residents and workers

Active conservation of

heritage and identities

Making tourism less seasonal


Social Dialogue

Measurability

Competitiveness


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Objective

Creation of a common and harmonised set of Sustainable and Competitive Tourism Indicators to be applied by NECSTouR regions, to analyse situation and progress: MONITORING

Scope

Transversal-holistic point of view, considering:- 3 pillars of sustainability- 3 transversal pillars of NECSTouR- 5 thematic areas – implication of working groups

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Methodology:

0. Identification of issues to be measured1. Analysis of existing and suggested indicators2. State of the art of Indicators in EU regions (stakeholders)3. Proposal for Indicators (methodology) and Monitoring System

consistence with other territorial levelscollaboration from all stakeholders (areas of competence)training and awareness

4. Establishment of a metholology for data compilation and testresearch centers and universities

5. Analysis and reports

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Methodology:

Complementarilly to... TASKS OF WORKING GROUPS!!!

Issues to be considered:

TRYING TO USE CONSISTENT EXISTING INDICATORS OR SOURCES

ADAPTABILITY TO DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS

EASY TO BE INCOPORPORATED IN MAKING DECISIONS

AGGREGATION – DESAGREGGATIONPrinciples: - Relevance

- Availability/potential availability- Comprehensibility and credibility- Comparability- Predictive ability

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Bad practices to be avoided (risks):

- Another set of indicators - From up to down- Complexity, high cost- Weak social dialogue- Focus only in quantitative data- Forgetting important impacts – no indicators reflecting- No monitoring- No analysis - No dissemination and awareness- No translation into decisions- “Cosmetic use”- Ineficiency, duplicity, inconsistence,...- Not including exogenous information

INDICATORS AND METHODS APPLIED IN OTHER ACTIVITIES CAN BE USED FOR TOURISM AS WELL!!! (COMPETITIVITY)

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IndicatorsIndicators

• We think to start experimentations, suggesting, for each of the 10 issues identified by NECSTouR, the application of a series of indicators which could derive from a mixture of parameters taken from:

• TSG group report (document dated February 2007);• Additional indicators chosen within NECSTouR

working groups (some issues are not thoroughly investigated by TSG indicators) ;

• Additional indicators suggested by local panels.


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IndicatorsIndicators : : practical implementationpractical implementation

We need to match indicators of sustainability with indicators of competitiveness

• We want therefore to develop a vision of the development levels the destination wishes to achieve in the future (2015, 2020,2030)

• We think to benefit from: a Swot analysis of the state-of-the-art, the vision of the future of the Destination on the basis of the programming tools adopted.


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Step 1 : Share the principlesStep 1 : Share the principles

In order to proceed from theory to practice,

we need to select a number of Destinations

where to put into practice a set of pilot

actions which will later constitute “the

NECSTouR model”.


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Destinations shall first agree upon the following common Destinations shall first agree upon the following common principlesprinciples::

•Take a holistic and integrated approach

•Plan for the long term

•Achieve an appropriate pace and rhythm of development

•Involve all stakeholders


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Destinations shall first agree upon the following Destinations shall first agree upon the following common principles:common principles:

• Use best available knowledge

• Minimise and manage risk

• Reflect impacts in costs

• Set and respect limits, where appropriate

• Undertake continuous monitoring


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Step 2 Put into practice adequate tools for social Step 2 Put into practice adequate tools for social dialogue and participatory processesdialogue and participatory processes

The commonly understood vision implies carrying out actions taking into account the two principles which are fundamental:

•Social dialogue (taking into account the various roles) •Measurement of phenomena connected to the heterogeneous activities connected to tourism


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Step 2 – Put into practice adequate tools for social Step 2 – Put into practice adequate tools for social dialogue and participatory processesdialogue and participatory processes

Create the frameworks for empowerment of the local networks of tourism stakeholders

Work actively towards the promotion of participative tools for establishing social dialogue

Dedicate appropriate attention, each stakeholder according to his role, to the ten specific issues identified by NECSTouR


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Local networkLocal network

• Persons responsible for each key issue

• They will suggest useful indicators

how to calculate and monitor them,

what to do when indicators tell us that behaviours are not aligned with sustainable aims .


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Local networkLocal network

We as NECSTouR could give the necessary tools for each destination ( e.g. local authority )

1. logical framework for indicators 2. some obligatory indicators ( to be use even

for international and interregional comparison )3. some suggested voluntary indicators for the

type of destinations (chosen on the basis of the type of destination, such

as: seaside resorts, art cities, spas, and so forth)


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Indicators: research networkIndicators: research network

ERNEST / ERANET project:

Research network on sustainable tourism (launched in September 2008 and led by

Tuscany Regional Authority)


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Next stepsNext steps……

• NECSTouR General Assembly South West England June 2009

• Florence June 2009Research Convention devoted to cooperation between European Universities and research centres directed at sustainable and competitive tourism.


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Next stepsNext steps……

• Final implementation Plan : Florence 5th – 6th November. Euromeeting (International forum on sustainable tourism )

A comparative analysis will be undertaken and presented on the action and Best Practice regarding tourism included in the regional Operational programmes financed by Structural Funds

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Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!

Further information and updates:

Contact:

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http://http://www.necstour.euwww.necstour.eu

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indicators methodology

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indicators of sustainability

art of indicators

series of indicators

indicators of competitiveness

competitive tourism

consistent existing