Working Group Recreation, Tourism and Landscape Development

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Case Studies of this working group

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Rationales:Why are these case studies interesting?

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The Landscape Context

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Cross-Cutting Questions of this Working Group

Please list the cross-cutting questions identified during group discussion.

Synthesis of core questions

The synthesis will evolve at the end of the seminar

Minutes of this Working Group

27 May 2009

Every group presented its case study and what they intend to do.

1. Golija - Studenica, Serbia. Development of eco tourism in Biosphere Reserve; sustainable eco tourism; link nature, culture and community.

2. Kemeri National Park, Latvia. Landscape development; management in tourism; participation of people; wetlands, dunes, meadows are landscape elements; unique landscape and diversity.

3.Salvati Rosia Montana, Romania. Mining area; geology and architecture are treasures; mining area will destroy all the heritage, settlements, cultural monuments; rural landscape should be protected; search for other ways of development of the area that wouldn` t deteriote the environment.

4.The land of Buzau, Romania. Geopark; protected area; the idea is to work on strategies of harmonious development of the area(infrastructure, tourism, nature protection).

5. Hebron, Palestine. Ecotourism and cultural landscape conservation.

Then participants put cards with the core themes they would like to cope with in their case studies. The core themes are clustered in groups: CONSERVATION (of cultural landscape), MANAGEMENT (related to tourism, infrastructure, etc.), PARTICIPATION (of local communities). Back to top