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Third part
The workshops : the ecological management of tourism


Nature : protecting the last remaining large natural areas

Chairman of the meeting

  • Mrs. Hélène Bouguessa, Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France)

Speakers

  • Tourism development in remote, quasi-natural regions : is eco-tourism sustainable ?

    Dr. Erlet Cater, Geography Department of the University of Reading, Reading (United Kingdom)

  • The "great outdoors" of North America : what significance does the concept of sustainable development have for the development of tourism projects ?

    Mr Jörgen Soendengaard, Government of Groenland, Copenhague (Danmark)

  • The experience of ecological tourism in Brazil : a new niche market or an effort to achieve sustainability ?

    Prof. Doris Ruschmann, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

  • Protecting nature in highly developed alpine regions : at what price ?

    Prof. Paul Tschurtschenthaler, economist, University of Innsbruck (Austria)

Discussion


The site : recycling supply in the area of tourism

Chairman of the meeting

  • Mr. Christian Rey, President of the Geneva Tourism Office, Geneva (Switzerland)

Speakers

  • The sustainable development of tourism : is it possible to apply this concept in a major urbanised resort ?

    Mr. Bruno Gerber, Director of the Davos Tourism Office, Davos (Switzerland)

  • The ecological aspects of restoring a tourism resort in a country with an "economy in transition"

    Mr. Marec Kabacinski, Town Hall of Zakopane, Zakopane (Poland)

  • The case of Calvia, Majorca : is it possible to manage sustainable development in a major urbanised resort ?

    Mr Xavier Bustamente, Town Hall of Calvia, Majorca, Calvia (Spain)

Discussion


The industry : keeping up with the ecological cycles

Chairman of the meeting

  • Mr Richard Tapper, Expert, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Paris (France)

Speakers

  • The ecological management of enterprises that depend on tourism : what is the situation today ?

    Mr. Peter Zimmer, President of FUTOUR, Munich (Germany)

  • The ecological auditing system of the European Union and the example of the Mainau Charter

    Countess Sonja Bernadotte, General Manager, Mainau GmbH, Island of Mainau (Germany)

  • The ski slopes seen as the "industrial zones" of mountain resorts : is ecological management possible ?

    Mr. Jean-Louis Tuaillon, Director of Ski-run Services, Les Arcs (France)
    Mr. Alain Bedecarrats, CEMAGREF

Discussion


Events : managing the flow of visitors

Chairman of the meeting

  • Mr. Philippe Moisset, Director of the French Tourism Engineering Agency (AFIT), Paris (France)

Speakers

  • The ecological management of an international airport: the example of Geneva

    Mr. Jean-Pierre Jobin, Director of Geneva Airport, Geneva (Switzerland)

  • Controlling the flow of tourists in the world's art capitals

    Dr. Mara Manente, Centre of International Tourism Studies (CISET), University of Venice, Venice (Italy)

  • The environmental challenges for airlines in the emerging global system

    Mr. Stephen Wheatcroft, Aviation and Tourism International, London (United Kingdom)

Discussion

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