Sustainable tourism, waste and circular economy (31 March 2017)

The webinar focused on the challenges faced by touristic areas on material resource management and circular economy: seasonality, geographical constraints (islands, heritage areas) and unsustainable consumption patterns. In addition, three projects ACR+ is currently working on were presented:

• INTHERWASTE which aims to foster the exchange of experience and polices for efficient and sustainable waste management in European Heritage Cities.
• URBAN-WASTE which endeavours to support policy makers in answering to the challenges of booming tourism in European cities, including high levels of unsustainable resource consumption and waste production.
• BLUE ISLANDS which aims to properly identify, address and mitigate the effects of the seasonal variation of waste generation on Mediterranean islands as an effect of tourism.

Presentations

• Circular economy in touristic areas - Małgorzata Gołębiewska (European Commission)
• INTHERWASTE (Interregional Environmental Integration of Waste Management in European Heritage Cities) - Philippe Micheaux Naudet (ACR+)
• URBAN-WASTE (Urban strategies for Waste Management in Tourist Cities) - Erneszt Kovács (ACR+)
• BLUE ISLANDS (Seasonal variation of waste as effect of tourism in Mediterranean islands)BLUE ISLANDS (Seasonal variation of waste as effect of tourism in Mediterranean islands) - Francesco Lembo (ACR+)

 Recording

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