Keynote Presentations from the AVEC International Summer School, Peyresq, 14-27 September 2003

Speaker: Gordon Sillence
g.sillence<at>inpeco.pt
INPECO - Instituto Portugues de Ecologia, Apt. 89, 8550 Monchique, Portugal

Title of the talk: Sustainable tourism (pdf: 500KB)

Summary of the talk by a student: Students´ summary (pdf)

Abstract

Sustainable tourism – addressing the impact of sustainable tourism processes on vulnerable eco-systems through integrated governance structures

From the World Summit on Sustainable Development to the current forest fires in Southern Europe, the theme of good governance has emerged as the means of managing vulnerable ecosystems sustainably. The tourism industry, one of the great economic engines of the 21st Century globalisation thrust, has attracted a lot of attention for its potential to transform landscapes and lives on a global to local basis. Positive and negative manifestations of tourism development processes have a highly visual impact, reaching all sectors of society. A call for the integrated governance of the sector has been made in order that its development potential is harnessed for the good of the people and places shaped by the sector.

Ist Discussion Frame:

• General Principles of SD applied to Specific Sectoral Issues
  • Law of Sustainable Development - 12 principles

2nd Discussion Frame:

• Tourism Supply Chain Model
  • Tourism sector footprint

3rd Discussion Frame:

• Destination Development in Coastal Areas
  • ICZM
  • IQM
  • Local Agenda 21
  • Destination Management Monitoring and Reporting Systems

4th Discussion Frame:

• Integrated Governance Models
  • The case of the Western Algarve, Southern Portugal

Synthesis:
A proposition to establish a pragmatic European level Knowledge Network to assist in the development of good governance structures for European Landscapes affected by the summer fires of this year (2003).

Recommended background literature on this presentation:

• Hamele H, Sillence G, Denman R, Canova L (2002) European Union Action in the Tourism Sector – improving support measures for sustainable tourism Report for the European Parliament (STOA committee), Luxembourg, PE nr. 311.196, pp 15. (pdf: 100KB)


• Decleris, M (2000) The law of sustainable development European Commission, Environment Directorate-General, Luxembourg, pp 146. (pdf: 1,8MB)


• World Summit on Sustainable Development Plan of Implementation, United Nations, Sept 2002. (pdf: 140KB)

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