1.2. Strategies for Regional Sustainable Tourism Development; Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders
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REGION-BUILD PROJEKT EURÓPSKEJ SPOLUPRÁCE Regionálny rozvoj a cestovný ruch – národné prístupy a príklady z praxe REGION-BUILD EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP National approaches to the sustainable regional tourism development. Examples of good practice Tato publikácia je výstupom projektu európskej spolupráce REGION-Build (GRU2/2006/3-k-BA-2) a je vydaná s podporou Európskeho spoločenstva SOCRATES / GRUNDTVIG 2. Zodpovednosť za obsah publikácie nesú partneri projektu (viď profily partnerských inštitúcií). SOCRATES/GRUNDTVIG nezodpovedá za akékoľvek použitie informácii obsiahnutých v publikácii. This publication appears thanks to the generous support of the EU program SOCRATES / GRUNDTVIG 2. SOCRATES/GRUNDTVIG is not responsible for any content of this publication. REGION-BUILD, PROJEKT EURÓPSKEJ SPOLUPRÁCE Regionálny rozvoj a cestovný ruch – národné prístupy a príklady z praxe Editor: Natalia Šovkoplias Recenzent: Marián Minarovič Dizajn a typografia: Marianna Lazničková Tlač: ŠEVT, a.s. Plynárenská 6, Bratislava Vydal: Únia miest Slovenska (ÚMS), Prepoštská 4, 811 01 Bratislava, www.unia-miest.eu © authori textu, Únia miest Slovenska Bratislava, 2007 REGION-BUILD, EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP National approaches to the sustainable regional tourism development. Examples of good practice Editor: Natalia Shovkoplias Reviewed by: Marián Minarovič Translation and language proof-reading: Slávka Gánovská Layout and Cover design: Marianna Lazničková Printed by ŠEVT, a.s. Plynárenská 6, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Published by: The Union of Towns and Cities of Slovakia, Prepoštská 4, 811 01 Bratislava, www.unia-miest.eu Copyright © by individual authors, The Union of Towns and Cities of Slovakia Bratislava, 2007 ISBN 978-80-969736-6-8 REGION-BUILD PROJEKT EURÓPSKEJ SPOLUPRÁCE Regionálny rozvoj a cestovný ruch – národné prístupy a príklady z praxe REGION-BUILD EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP National approaches to the sustainable regional tourism development. Examples of good practice Contents CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 66 CHAPTER I / National environment for tourism development on behalf of regional sustainable development ............ 67 1.1. Situation analysis / SWOT analysis ........................................................................................................................... 68 Greece ............................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Lithuania ......................................................................................................................................................................... 68 Slovakia .......................................................................................................................................................................... 70 1.2. Strategies for regional sustainable tourism development; roles and responsibilities of stakeholders ................................................................................................................. 73 Greece ............................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Lithuania ......................................................................................................................................................................... 73 Slovakia ........................................................................................................................................................................... 78 1.3. Strategies implementation; networking of stakeholders and community involvement ..................................... 83 Greece ............................................................................................................................................................................. 84 Lithuania ......................................................................................................................................................................... 85 Slovakia ........................................................................................................................................................................... 86 CHAPTER II / Examples of good practice ..................................................................................................................................91 Greece ............................................................................................................................................................................. 92 Lithuania ......................................................................................................................................................................... 93 Slovakia ........................................................................................................................................................................... 99 CHAPTER III / National examples of education programs focus on regional build and sustainable tourism development .................................................................................................................... 105 Greece ........................................................................................................................................................................... 106 Lithuania ....................................................................................................................................................................... 107 Slovakia ......................................................................................................................................................................... 109 CHAPTER IV / Methodology of Cultural/Historical and Social Topography (CHST) as guarantee sustainability for regional development .......................................................................................... 111 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 115 ANNEXES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 116 4 5 Introduction INTRODUCTION REGIONBUILD IS A GRUNDTVIG 2 PROJECT, PART OF THE EUROPEAN SOCRATES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME The aims of the project – to set up a framework for international co-operation between regional and local authorities, educational instituti- ons, NGOs from Slovakia, Lithuania, Greece as a prerequisite for common strategy in developing and improving suitable way of education in the area of building up regional competitiveness; – to transfer and to disseminate examples of good practice at local, regional and international level as strategic grounds for the development of the above mentioned fields in participating countries; – to demonstrate participative methods in the process of introducing active citizenship. The partners in the project are associations of city councils and institutions of adult education and Life-long Learning. All the institutions have huge experiences in different kinds of education and following the needs of their students or participants, they would like to implement educational programs focused on strengthening active citizenship and tou- rism. Lead Partner Slovakia The Union of Towns and Cities of Slovakia (UTCS) Voluntary association of local governments in the Slovak Republic. UTCS primary mission is promotion and suppor- ting of public administration reform, strengthening local and regional governments, cooperation with cities and with local communities in the regional program development; development of Pan European cooperation of towns, municipalities and regions. UTCS has expertise in cross-border and international cooperation of towns and regions in the EU framework, imple- mentation of ICT-technologies in the different program for self-governments. Project Partners Greece Vocational Training Centre N.E.L.E. of Prefecture of Thesprotia Vocational Training Centre N.E.L.E. is a Certified Centre of Professional Training. The Centre provides the public in various regions of the Prefecture with life-long learning courses and training programs focused on social economy, tourism and environment, culture and ICT. The Center has expertise in different EU Community Initiatives, such as LEA- DER, INTERREG, NOW. It also organizes different seminars for a vulnerable group of population, in order to prevent participants from social exclusion. Lithuania The House of Europe, Vilnius Specializes in information and education programs on EU-related matters and has expertise in developing and introdu- cing participative methods of learning, networking with interest groups, NGOs and media. Practical Manual Practical Manual is a real output of the project that focuses on: – To increase awareness among the public concerning the impact of regional management towards choices which are more compatible with sustainable development – To establish successful models for local authorities and community members’ involvement in the decision-making process by using the experience of local authorities and experts of the EU member countries.