Eco-sustainable tourism and community. Let's start from the territory again
The Department of Law, Economy and Culture of the University of Insubria organized a conference entitled: Eco-sustainable tourism and community on 20 and 21 May 2024. Let's start from the territory again.
The event, organized in collaboration with Euricse, Miledu and the Municipality of Brunate, is designed to share and discuss the results of research on the relationship and impact of tourism on the local community, with particular reference to Lake Como. The final objective of this event is to share some research results on the sustainability of tourism, also seen as a possible growth engine for the third sector economy, therefore sustainable not only from an environmental but also a social point of view, to promote knowledge and dissemination, also keeping track of critical issues.
The first part of the conference will be held on 20 May 2024 from 9.00 to 1.30 in the main hall of the University of Insubria in Como Sant'Abbondio and will be divided as follows:
The first session of the event will emphasize the dimension of the tourism phenomenon in the Lake Como area. Through the analysis of data and case studies, the evolution of tourism in the last decade will be analyzed and an attempt will be made to answer some fundamental questions for the governance of the territory: is there a problem of overtourism? What is the impact on the destination and governance: impact on the Como area or case studies.
The second session will be focused on the impact of the social economy on tourism, on governance, on the idea of co-planning tourism with the territory. In particular, we will try to answer the following question: Why and to what extent can the third sector and/or the social economy contribute to transforming the tourism industry? Is there an active role for citizens?
Finally, in the third session, case studies and best practices of organizations operating in the social economy and in territories outside Como will be presented.
The second part of the conference will be held on 21 May 2024 from 9.00 to 13.30 at the municipal library of Brunate. After a specific analysis of the area there will be a succession of interventions by various associations present in the area with different job prospects. Part of the morning will be dedicated to a discussion with the citizens, the Brunate Tourism Council and the interested third sector bodies.
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