Welcome to the ITB Academy Webinar All Same - All Different - The Council of Europe Cultural Routes
Penelope Denu, Director, European Institute of Cultural Routes, Executive Secretary, Council of Europe Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes Alessia Mariotti, Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism, Bologna, University, Rimini Campus Caroline Fischer, Manager, Council of Europe Cultural Route Via Regia Patrick Leech, President, Council of Europe Cultural Route ATRIUM
Penelope DENU penelope.denu@coe.int The Council of Europe s cultural routes programme 47 member states in Strasbourg an Enlarged Partial Agreement counting 22 member states 29 certified cultural routes throughout Europe 29 different themes The European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR), assistance to projects, training, evaluation, resource for documentation, experience and best practices
Penelope DENU penelope.denu@coe.int The European Institute of Cultural Routes Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg
Penelope DENU penelope.denu@coe.int - the European Cultural Convention (Paris, 1954) - the Landscape Convention (Florence, 2000) - the Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Faro, 2005)
Penelope DENU penelope.denu@coe.int - inter-cultural dialogue, including inter-religious - intergenerational transmission of traditions and know-how
Penelope DENU penelope.denu@coe.int The cultural routes programme a means of giving practical application to the Council of Europe s values asserting the role of culture and cultural diversity as a fundamental part of society providing potential for social and economic development around a shared theme enabling exchanges of people, good practices and knowledge
Penelope DENU penelope.denu@coe.int preservation of the environment, intangible and intangible heritage in the interests of society and future generations
Patrick LEECH patrick.leech@comune.forli.fc.it Architecture of Totalitarian Regimes in Europe s Urban Memory (development of European Project ATRIUM financed by South East Europe Programme) European Cultural Route from 2014 Focus: - the architectural and urban heritage in European cities built during periods of totalitarian or dictatorial rule (fascism, communism, military dictatorships) - critical and historical contextualisation of this heritage as a window on twentieth-century European history Members (made up of local administrations): Forlì (international office), Forlimpopoli, Castrocaro, Predappio, Bertinoro, Cesenatico (Italy) Iasi (Roumania), Sophia, Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria), Doboj (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Labin, Rasa (Croatia), Thessaloniki (Greece). Applications from: Tirana (Albania), Rhodes (Greece), Dunaujvaros (Hungary), Tresigallo (Italy) University and research centre network: 25 members from 11 different countries (Albania, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, UK) International Scientific Committee
Caroline Fischer/ netz@via-regia.org
oldest and longest road link between East and West of Europe trading route, war route, migration route, pilgrimage path 2.000 years - 8 European countries - 48 regions unique symbol for the unification of Europe themes: history and European present culture and society tourism economy spatial development and spatial planning Caroline Fischer/ netz@via-regia.org
Alessia MARIOTTI alessia.mariotti@unibo.it Network on Council of Europe Cultural Routes Studies Coordinated by the EICR fostering university cooperation in: Developing teaching materials Creating an internship programme for students Establishing exchange programmes for students and researchers Defining priority topics for reasearch programmes and creating partnership for common projects
Alessia MARIOTTI alessia.mariotti@unibo.it Network on Council of Europe Cultural Routes Studies Members of the Network: LABPATC, Barcelona University, Granada University, Spain INTOUR, Bedfordshire University, United Kingdom Iron bridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, Birmingham University, United Kingdom Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism, Bologna University, Italy Luxembourg University, Luxembourg IREST, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Haifa University, Israel IPAC, Laval University, Québec
Patrick LEECH patrick.leech@comune.forli.fc.it Transnational survey as basis for development 71 case studies of significant architecture constructed under totalitarian regimes in 11 different countries historical and ideological significance photographs (both original and contemporary) original architectural project (maps and designs) current state and function Available on ATRIUM website (http://www.atrium-see.eu/)
Patrick LEECH patrick.leech@comune.forli.fc.it Local events of 2013 Forlì: Festival of Twentieth Century (on understanding of European memory in the twentieth century) Exhibitions: Art and Life between the wars Sport, sports men and women and the Olympic Games in wartime Europe (1936-48) Conference: ATRIUM as a Cultural Route: Totalitarianism, Architecture and Consensus Theatre: The Decision (adaptation of play by Brecht - Masque Teatro) Music: music of the Weimar Republic, prohibited music (jazz) Schools project: Architecture of Totalitarian Regimes - mass society, propaganda and the idea of modernity Dimitrovgrad: Tot and anti-tot - caricature and totalitarianism (exhibition) Tirana: Marathon around architectural sites Labin: Mines of culture (exhibition) Thessaloniki: Faces of Time (conference on impact of heritage) Sarajevo e Doboj: Interethnic summer camp on cities and totalitarianism Local events of 2014 Forlì: Conference: Beginning of work on network of routes (ATRIUM, Ceramics, Spa towns, via Francigena) Exhibitions: Sign Invention - design and innovation for merchandising
Patrick LEECH patrick.leech@comune.forli.fc.it Transnational events Promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krdcjt8_sv8 Photographic competition: Totally Lost International call for photographs and videos of lost architectural heritage of totalitarianism 2500 photographs, 70 videos Exhibition in Forlì during the Festival of Twentieth Century, and Luxemburg (autumn 2014) Material available on line (www.totallylost.eu) Conference: Italian Architects in Albania - Tirana, novembre 2014 Universities of Florence, Bari, Turin, Tirana
tourism product bicycle path VIA REGIA Caroline Fischer/ netz@via-regia.org
historical research path of remembrance (PL/ UA) - study trip - publications - lectures Caroline Fischer/ netz@via-regia.org
Caroline Fischer/ netz@via-regia.org
Alessia MARIOTTI alessia.mariotti@unibo.it Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism Bologna University, Rimini Campus for ATRIUM Starting from February 2014 the new Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism (CAST) of the University of Bologna has been established in Rimini Campus, integrating the activities of the former School for Advanced Studies in Tourism. The mission of CAST includes promotion, design and implementation of research projects, lifelong learning courses, advanced education in different tourism sciences fields: tourism economics, tourism statistics, tourism management, tourism geography, tourism history, tourism law and policy, sustainable tourism, etc. The CAST has been selected for external expertise on WP 5 - Feasibility study and implementation of the new cultural tourism product ATRIUM, to be integrated to the candidature dossier for the recognition of ATRIUM as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.
Alessia MARIOTTI / Yoel MANSFELD alessia.mariotti@unibo.it; myoel@univ.haifa.ac.il An interdisciplinary research team for the ATRIUM feasibility study Davide Bagnaresi and Patrizia Battilani (Contemporary History of Tourism) Francesco Barbini (Organisation of Tourism Firms) Cristina Bernini (Tourism Statistics) Yoel Mansfeld and Alessia Mariotti (Tourism Geography) Antonello Eugenio Scorcu (Tourism Economics) A twofold methodology A quantitative survey using questionnaires On Forlì residents (around 300 questionnaires) On visitors and cultural tourist of Forlì (around 300 questionnaires) Structured interviews (15 retailers, 7 hotels, 2 tour operators) Experimental survey on Facebook (around 200 questionnaires) On Predappio residents (around 300 questionnaires) A qualitative research tool (NGT integrated with a VSM) Assessing the Limit of Acceptable Change in Predappio
Alessia MARIOTTI / Yoel MANSFELD alessia.mariotti@unibo.it; myoel@univ.haifa.ac.il Methodological framework Employing a modified Value Stretch model embedded in a Nominal Group Technique session (Mansfeld & Jonas, 2006). Semi-structured individual interviews with participants in the NGT sessions using the laddering technique The Value Stretch Model and the NGT Technique Expecta on Level Reconcilia on Gap Value Stretch Current Situa on Level Tolerance Gap Tolerance Level
Alessia MARIOTTI / Yoel MANSFELD alessia.mariotti@unibo.it; myoel@univ.haifa.ac.il Value Stretch Gaps Tolerance Gap: Tourism that avoids increase of prejudice and stereotypes towards the town Regulation of fascist souvenirs and merchandise Tourism promotion focusing just on the political issues Increase of nostalgic (non-fascist) event tourism Sufficient use of architecture as an added value tourist factor Reconciliation Gap: Creating business relations with tour operators operating on the coast Attaining better image by focusing tourism on early 20 century history Creating more jobs Substantially more accommodation facilities Investment in wine industry to be used for fostering tourism development More events based on promotion of local typical products Provision of incentives to young entrepreneurs in tourism and culture Getting more significant added value by enhancing architecture tourism Being part of an integrated regional tourism product Receiving more civilized and considerate tourists
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Contact: Council of Europe Cultural Routes / European Institute of Cultural Routes E-mail: penelope.denu@coe.int E-mail: eleonora.berti@culture-routes.lu Email: kristina.kujundzic@coe.int Website: www.coe.int/routes; www.culture-routes.lu ITB Academy ITB Berlin The World's Leading Travel Trade Show Messe Berlin GmbH, Messedamm 22, Berlin 14055 Tel.: + 49 (0)30-3038-2528 Jessica Varga E-Mail: varga@messe-berlin.de Website: www.itb-berlin.de/academy * Presentation to download (available from 1 June 2014): www.itb- berlin.de/en/aboutitbberlin/itbacademy/webinars