UNESCO Intersectoral Initiative Natural and Cultural Assets for Sustainable Tourism Development in Kotor Municipality
Seminar Kotor 19 - 29 October 2004
AGENDA
Monday, 18 October Evening - Arrival of the Gembloux group
Tuesday, 19 October 2004 ׀ ,Official opening of the seminar - (10:00)
Welcome speech – Branko Maslovar, Municipality Kotor Welcome speech – Veselin Vuletic, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Water Management
Presentation of the participants and of the main objectives of the seminar (presentation of the planning documentation – urban plans, Master plan for tourism development, projects which are to be considered) Identification of possible local partnerships and sources of information (services, resources, maps and documents available)
- “Natural and Cultural Assets for Sustainable Tourism Development in SEE” by Philippe Pypaert, UNESCO Venice Office - Planning Process on the Republic Level by Vesna Rakcevic, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Centre for Physical planning - Regional Institute for Cultural Heritage Protection – Presentation of Activities by Vanja Konjevic - Municipality of Kotor, Urban Planning Department – Presentation of the planning activities by Vasko Prorocic - Municipality of Kotor – Revitalization and Protection of the Heritage Site Kotor and Activities of the Municipality in the Site Management by Vesna Perovic - Agriculture and Tourism Development by Veselin Vuletic, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Water Management - Products of the Organic Agriculture for the Tourism Development by Natasa Mirecki, Biotechnic Agriculture Institute
14:00 Welcome lunch
15: 00 - A visit to the city of Kotor, the bay and the territory to be examined during the seminar
18:00 - Reunion should be held to discuss the field examination schedule for the next day, based on the following topics: - bio-physical environment (agro-forestial valorizations) - human environment (tourism, cultural heritage and landscape)
Wednesday, 20 October Meeting with agriculture local expert Field examination by different sub-groups of students ( a pick-nick lunch should be foreseen for the field work) Meeting of the participants to summarize the main findings is foreseen for the end of the day
Thursday, 21 October
Meeting with Tourism Advisor, Municipality of Kotor Detailed fieldwork : landscape, ecology, land use/agriculture Presentation of primary results from diagnosis and comments from local experts
Friday, 22 October
Fieldwork
Saturday, 23 October
Desktop work Final fieldwork checks
Sunday, 24 October
Trip to Cetinje, Podgorica and Skadar Lake Return via Budva (possible diner there)
Monday, 25 October
Writing of diagnosis report Arrival and welcome of IUAV group in the evening
Tuesday, 26 October
10:00 - 11:30 Presentation of diagnosis and main findings by Group from Gembloux - Towards a sustainable development plan for the municipality Kotor by Claude Feltz Professor FUSAGx - Ecological Approach and Natural Heritage by Thomas Grévisse - Agricultural valorisation by Audrey Polard and Julie Leburn - Landscape in the bay and its management by Marie-Aude Goffin - Tourism as a cross-cutting issue by Faustine Fournie
11:30 - 11:45 Coffee break 11:45 - 13:15 Presentation by local stakeholders :
- Ministry of Environment and Phisical Planning – Activities of the Environment Department by Ana Pajevic - MONTECEP – Importance of Continious Planning Process in Municipality of Kotor – By Sasa Karajovic - Faculty of Tourism – Activities of Faculty – Marija Ivanovic - Institute for Maritime Biology – Activity of the Institute by Vesna Macic Local NGOs - EXPEDICIO – Activities of the EXPEDITIO by Sandra Ksapetanovic - Assotiation for the Monastery Podlastva Revitalization – Activities of the Assotiation by Stevan Kordic - NGO Assotiation of the Friends of Njegusi and NGO Mountineering Society Pestingrad – Revitalisation of Old Route Kotor Cetinje by Dordije Radonjic - TDI Budva – Experience in the revitalisation of the Walking Paths around Budva by Vesna Ilic
13:15 - 14:00 : Discussion
14:00 - 15:15 Lunch
15:30 - 17:30 : Kotor Bay cruise 19:00 - 20:00 Diner 20:00 - 22:00 Design of evaluation strategy
Wednesday, 27 October
Joint team : Gembloux and IUAV Evaluation of existing projects (indicative list : CASP, Tourism Master Plan, prequalification of industrial areas, new urban residential developments, Municipality of Kotor Strategy plan, Project proposal on Grbalj, World Heritage management plan, new major infrastructures) Visit to Regional Institute for Cultural Heritage Protection by IUAV group
Thursday, 28 October
10:30 - 11:30 Presentation of preliminary draft conclusions of the Gembloux group List of the presentation – to be added by Prof Feltz 11:30 - 11:45 Coffee break 11:45 - 12:00 Presentation of preliminary draft recommendation of the IUAV group List of the presentation – to be added by Prof Campeol 12:00 - 12:30 Discussions and perspectives 13:00 - 15:00 : Lunch and farewell address to Gembloux group 15:00 - IUAV field work
Friday, 29 October
10 00 – 12 00 Presentation of the IUAV findings in the Kotor municipality
15 00 Visit the Grbalj valley with the NGO Revitalization of the Podlastva Monastery
Saturday, 30 October
Departure of IUAV