Tourism in Cities: Sustainability and Future - Meeting of experts on management of urban tourism
Is it possible to evolve towards a model of urban tourism that emphasises environmental protection and the well-being of local communities? With an increasing number of areas that are suffering the tensions of tourism in aspects like access to housing or consumption of natural resources, sustainable management of this phenomenon is one of the priorities on the agendas of European cities. On the occasion of the meeting in Barcelona of European members of the Urban Agenda for Sustainable Tourism, this seminar brings together experts from different fields to discuss models for managing tourist activity today.
Detailed Program
4.30 p.m. - The Tensions of Urban Tourism: Managing Impacts to Find a Balance
In this panel, significant experiences of managing changes caused by tourism are shared by representatives of the City of Venice, Paola Ravenna, manager of the Department of European Policies, and Stefania Battaggia, director of the Department of Citizen Services, Enterprises, and Quality of Life, in this discussion with Miquel Rodríguez, director of Economic Development and Promotion, Municipality of Barcelona, and Ramune Genzbigelyte-Venturi, Policy Officer for Tourism of the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) of the European Commission. Moderator: urban planner and lecturer in Urban Geography Francesc Muñoz.
6 p.m. - Sustainability for Resilient Tourism: Proposals That Are More Ecological and Inclusive
In this panel, projects to safeguard environmental sustainability and coexistence in their respective territories are discussed by Stefani Mikulec Perković, Head of Department for EU funds, City of Zadar, and Ioannis Pappas, Sustainability Advisor of the Municipality of Heraklion. Moderator: Josep Rodríguez, Strategic Projects Head at the Tourism Department of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
7.15 p.m. - Tourism in Transition: Anthropological Approaches to Urban Tourism Destinations
A lecture by Claudio Milano, researcher in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Barcelona. His area of research is anthropological analysis of tourism, exploring such phenomena as touristification in urban and rural environments and how societies respond.
In this panel, significant experiences of managing changes caused by tourism are shared by representatives of the City of Venice, Paola Ravenna, manager of the Department of European Policies, and Stefania Battaggia, director of the Department of Citizen Services, Enterprises, and Quality of Life, in this discussion with Miquel Rodríguez, director of Economic Development and Promotion, Municipality of Barcelona, and Ramune Genzbigelyte-Venturi, Policy Officer for Tourism of the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) of the European Commission. Moderator: urban planner and lecturer in Urban Geography Francesc Muñoz.
In this panel, projects to safeguard environmental sustainability and coexistence in their respective territories are discussed by Stefani Mikulec Perković, Head of Department for EU funds, City of Zadar, and Ioannis Pappas, Sustainability Advisor of the Municipality of Heraklion. Moderator: Josep Rodríguez, Strategic Projects Head at the Tourism Department of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
A lecture by Claudio Milano, researcher in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Barcelona. His area of research is anthropological analysis of tourism, exploring such phenomena as touristification in urban and rural environments and how societies respond.
Seminar moderated by Georgina Calvo, European Projects Officer at the Tourism Department of the Barcelona Provincial Council.
Moderators: Francesc Muñoz, Josep Rodríguez
Participants: Claudio Milano
The debate will be filmed and available for future reference.