the Tourism Summits | first summit | abstracts

List of speakers

Wednesday 1st, December 1999

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Opening session

Conseil municipal des jeunes de Chamonix

Essential areas of equilibrium in the context of sustainable development in tourism (Michelle DEMESSINE)

Chamonix : a contribution to a world problem (Michel CHARLET)

How should tourist development be conducted in a way that maintains a harmonious balance between the production of wealth and the preservation of the environment ? (Ernest NYCOLLIN)

Text (Eric FOURNIER)

A vision for 2020 and seven axes of influence on mountain tourism (Francesco FRANGIALLI)

French-speaking countries, Tourism and Sustainable Development (Saliou AKADIRI)

The spirituality and magic of the mountain : Man, nature and the reason for travel (Pierre LAINÉ)

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Thursday 2nd, December 1999

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Meeting 1 - Basic reflexion

Chairman of the meeting : Georges PACQUETET

Tourism and sustainable development - Introduction to the first Summit (Peter KELLER)

Ecological planetary dangers : effects on tourism (Rolf BÜRKI)

Sensitive ecosystems and habitats in the Alps : consequences for tourist development (Thomas SCHEURER)

The most significant trends in the behaviour of tourists : are they compatible with sustainable development ? (Luigi GAIDO)

The role authenticity plays in sustainable tourism - Protection and tourism (Etienne PAUCHANT)

The principle of "sustainability" in the field of tourism from a philosophical and ethical viewpoint and from the point of view of future generations - Where does the voyage lead ? Who is going to participate ? (Olga RUBITSCHON)

Considering the complexity of tourism systems : is it possible to manage sustainable development in this field ? (Philippe MOISSET)

Opportunities for waste - and pollution - free tourism growth and itd limitations : is zero growth possible ? (Egon SMERAL)

New trends in demand - Are new tourist attractions an alternative to natural and cultural environments ? (Heinz-Rico SCHERRIEB)

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Meeting 2 - The laboratory of sustainable development

Critical assessment of tourism in Chamonix - A review of the appraisal of development sustainability (Bernard DEBARBIEUX)

Chamonix Mont-Blanc : Tourist strategy (Bernard PRUD'HOMME)

A model of transborder cooperation (René SCHWERY)

The "Espace Mont-Blanc" case study (Stefania MUTI)

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Workshop 1 - Nature : protecting the last remaining large natural areas

The protection of the environment and tourist development (Hélène BOUGUESSA)

Tourism development in remote, quasi-natural regions : is eco-tourism sustainable ? (Erlet CATER)

Greenland Tourism Development and Environmental Protection (Jørgen SØNDERGAARD)

The experience of ecological tourism in Brazil a New Niche market or an effort to achieve sustainability ? (Doris RUSCHMANN)

Protection of the countryside in very popular tourist regions : At what price ? (Paul TSCHURTSCHENTHALER)

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Workshop 2 - The site : recycling supply in the area of tourism

The site : revising the tourist offer (Christian REY)

The concept of sustainability in tourism : Is this concept applicable to large tourist centres (Bruno GERBER)

The revitalization of a tourism resort in a transition country : What kind of ecological problems ? (Marek KABACINSKI)

"Sustainable development for mature tourist towns : the Calvià model" (Javier BUSTAMANTE)

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Workshop 3 - The industry : keeping up with the ecological cycles

Tourism and environment - the current situation (Peter ZIMMER)

The ski slopes as the "industrial zones" of mountain resorts : Is ecological management possible ? (Jean-Louis TUAILLON)

Ski pistes, the industrial areas of mountain : Is ecological management possible ? An ecologist gives his point of view. (Alain BEDECARRATS)

The environmental challenges for airlines in the emerging global system (Stephen WHEATCROFT)

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Workshop 4 - Events : managing the flow of visitors

The ecological management of an international airport : the example of Geneva (Jean-Pierre JOBIN)

Management of tourist flows - Cities and world's art capitals (Mara MANENTE)

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Friday 3rd, December 1999

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Round-table WORLD - The exponential growth of international tourism and the requirements of sustainable development : are there thresholds of ecological saturation ?

Chairman of the round-table : Peter KELLER

Sustainable tourism : a global challenge (Richard TAPPER)

The travails of tourism development in Africa : constraints and potentials (Franklin ADEJUWON)

Tourism and environment : the experience of the OECD (Christian AVEROUS)

Sustainable tourism development experience of Maldives (Mohamed SAEED)

Tourism in Africa (Patrice DUFOUR)

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Round-table REGION - The need for regeneration in the tourism regions of the Alps in the context of sustainable development : does a hight level of ecological achievement bring with it competitive advantages ?

Chairman of the round-table : Bernard DEBARBIEUX

Events of winter 1999 and the resulting consequences for the Alpine area (Mario BROGGI)

Environmental-friendly tourist policies - The region : Local development and environmental policy in the Alps (Jean-Paul REVAZ)

The future of the alpine area and the Alpine Convention (Félix NASCHER)

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S't' world-wide network

A presentation of the Sommets du tourisme Web site and Network (Christophe DEVOUASSOUX)

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Conclusion

Chamonix Mont-Blanc Declaration for a sustainable tourism (Louise LASSONDE)

Conclusion (Alain CLERC)

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French-speaking Nations

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French-speaking concertation during the seminary in Chamonix Mont-Blanc on tourism in French-speaking nations

Final declaration of French-speaking nations