What Happens in the Toolbox? Ready for

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What Happens in the Toolbox? Ready for Do it
yourself? Overview of the first results
Wolfgang GüntherInstitut for Tourism Reseach
in Northern Europe, N.I.T.,Kielwww.nit-kiel.de
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Partner in the Toolbox work1 University of
Gdansk, Dept. of Macroeconomics 2
University of Greifswald Dept. of Geography
and Institute for Tourism Research in
Northern Europe (N.I.T.),Kiel,
(subcontracted)3 Mid Sweden University,
European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR)
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Idea of the Toolbox Providing a practise
orientated set of methodologies for developing
sustainable tourism Basis Existing tools and
experiences
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Role of the Toolbox in agora
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Work plan of the Toolbox Step I Compile and
present an overview on existing methodologies for
sustainable tourism development in tourism on
selected issues.Step II Evaluate and (if
needed) further develop these methodologies.Step
III Provide Info hub and Pilot Projects with
practise orientated guidelines and
recommendations make them accessible.
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Content of the Toolbox 0 Background and
synoptic studies 1 Tools for integrating
sustainable tourism development with spatial
planning 2 Market research and customer
surveys3 Developing sustainable tourism
products4 Labelling sustainable tourism
products5 Strategic cooperation in
tourism6 Sustainability Check for tourism
projects (in cooperation with WP 2.2)
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First results0 Background and synoptic study
on the methodology / tools for
sustainable tourism development (University
of Gdansk, PP18 Team)

• A) background study on bibliography and basic
  notions of the agora topic, a Polish context
• B) A set of 5 thematic research studies / reports
  

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First results1 Tools for integrating
sustainable tourism development with spatial
planning (European Tourism Research Institute
(ETOUR)
agora working paper Zoning and Opportunity
Spectrum Planning in a Discontinuous Environment
Planning for Tourism and Outdoor Recreation in
the Luleå Archipelago, Sweden (Emmelin
Ankre) agora report Overview of existing tools
and methods forintegrating sustainable tourism
development with spatialplanning at local and
regional level (Emmelin) agora training seminar
on Impact Assessment and Spatial Planning for
Tourism, 14 June 2006, Jurmala
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First results2 Market research and customer
surveys (N.I.T.)


agora report Overview of existing tools and
methods Market research as capacity planning
tool in tourism Stepwise explanation of the
market research process
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First results3 Developing sustainable
tourism products (N.I.T.)
agora report Overview of existing tools and
methods for developing tourism products Stepwise
explanation of the product development process
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First results4 Labelling sustainable tourism
products (N.I.T.)


agora report Overview of existing tools and
methods for labelling sustainable
tourism Exemplary description of 14 selected
labels Appendix
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First results5 Strategic cooperation in
tourism (N.I.T.)

• agora report Overview of existing tools and
  methods for strategic cooperation in tourism
• Cooperation and sustainability
• Potential positive effects
• Critical success factors
• Typology
• Examples

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First results6 Sustainability Check for
tourism projects (N.I.T. in cooperation with
WP 2.2) keep curious until after the coffee
break


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Next Steps Step II Evaluate and (if needed)
further develop the compiled methodologiesuntil
autumn 2006Step III Provide Info hub and Pilot
Projects with practise orientated
guidelines/tools and recommendationsuntil
summer 2007
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Wanted!!your feedback just now during our
conference every time you like after this
eventWe want to optimise the agora tools for
your needs in practisehence, your comments are
crucial.
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Thank you!