Planning &
Visioning for High-profile Public Spaces
(September 26,
2019) |
Hosted by:
Ethan Kent, Director, Project for
Public Spaces |
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Change Your
Downtown Development Thinking with
Roger Brooks (Held May 10, 2019 at
Blackstone Valley Visitor Center,
Pawtucket, RI)
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Destination
Development Association and Roger
Brooks International |
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Tourism
Satellite Accounts Presentation and
Workshop (October 11,
2018) |
Hosted by:
Tadayuki (Tad) Hara, PhD Associate
Professor, Senior Research Fellow at
Dick Pope Sr. Institute of Tourism
Studies Rosen College of Hospitality
Management, University of Central
Florida |
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Sustainable
Tourism Development (September,
2018) |
Presented by
Megan Epler Wood, EplerWood
International via the Special
Legislative Commission to Study
Methods for Growing Tourism in Rhode
Island through Coordinated Branding
& Marketing Efforts. |
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Prospective
on the UN Environmental Program's
"Green Economy Tourism Report" (April,
2018) |
Presented by
Megan Epler Wood, EplerWood
International via the Blackstone
Valley Tourism Council. |
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Care for the
Cape & Islands: Creating a
Responsible Environment (November 1,
2016) |
Presented by Dr.
Robert D. Billington, Besa
Vormatu-Dzelumadzekpo, Donna Kaehler:
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
Sustainable Tourism Planning and
Development Laboratory
Rhode Island, USA |
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Emerging Tech
Trends in Tourism (May 17, 2016,
Pawtucket, RI) |
Presented by
Bryan J. Lavin, MBA, Assistant
Professor, School of Hospitality,
Center for International
Travel/Tourism Studies, Johnson &
Wales University |
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How to Use
Bikeways to Boost Your Business and
Tourism (March 15, 2016, Lincoln RI) |
Presented by
Alex Krogh-Grabbe, Executive
Director of the Rhode Island Bike
Coalition as part of the Blackstone
Valley Networking Series. |
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Customer
Service Keys to Increase Your
Business (May 5, 2015
Pawtucket, RI) |
Presented by
Michael Sabitoni from Johnson &
Wales University and Board Chairman
of the International Society of Travel &
Tourism Educators, as part of the
Blackstone Valley Tourism Network. |
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Ebola and
Rhode Island: Calm, Thoughtful,
Vigilant (December 17, 2014 Pawtucket,
RI) |
Ebola and State
Level Preparedness Operations
presentation by Dr. Michael Fine,
Director of the Rhode Island
Department of Health |
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Massachusetts
Green Career Conference (October 1,
2014 in Marlborough, MA) |
Bob Billington
provides a history of the Blackstone
Valley, an overview of work the
Blackstone Valley has done, and
potential jobs that are available in
the growing tourism industry. |
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Chocolate Mill
Bridge Lighting Final Report
(April - May, 2013) |
A beautification
project to bring ambiance and
intrigue upon a historic,
century-old stone bridge that spans
the Blackstone River connecting
Central Falls and Pawtucket. |
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Final Report PDF |
Washington
Bridge Closure - “Blackstone to the
Bay” Temporary Bikeway Detour
(Prepared Sept. 9, 2012, Revised
Jan. 4, 2013, Final Report: May 10,
2013) |
An alternative
cycling route established to
maintain the continuous connection
through a highly trafficked portion
of the state of Rhode Island. |
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Final Report PDF |
Chocolate Mill Gateway (March 2012 -
February 2013 Final Report) |
An urban
redevelopment planning consortium
pulled together to investigate
potential uses and designs for a
small neighborhood area adjacent to
the gateway entrance for the state
of Rhode Island from Interstate 95
South. |
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Final Report PDF |
US Tourism Strategy & Marketing
Campaign Explained (October 23,
2012) |
Isabel Hill
Presentation, National Tourism &
Strategy Presentation |
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Keri Hanson
Presentation, Brand USA |
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Blackstone
River Users Conference
(September 18, 2012) |
Speaker
Videos (12) |
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YouTube |
Silvia Acosta |
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Bob Cox -
Blackstone River Landing |
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Robert
Shields, Cumberland Rescue -
River Rescue Update |
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Melanie
Jewett Army, AICP - RI DOA - A
Sustainable Rhode Island, Regional
Plan for Sustainable Development |
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Peter Coffin,
Blackstone River Coalition -
Phosphorous Loading in the
Blackstone Watershed |
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Scott
D'Amelio - Blackstone River
Bikeway, Providence, RI to
Massachusetts Border |
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Skip Viator
- RI DEM - Blackstone River Water
Quality Restoration |
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Thomas UVA
- Narragansett Bay Commission - Bay
Commission Update |
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Vera Kolias,
AICP - Blackstone Valley
Prioritization Project |
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PowerPoint |
Jonathan
Stone, Save the Bay - Blackstone
River Advocacy, Restoration &
Education |
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PDF |
Chocolate Mill Overlook (April 2011
- May 2012) |
Final Report |
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PDF |
Blackstone
River Users Conference
(September 16, 2011) |
Narragansett Bay Commission Rivers
Update |
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The
Blackstone - Clean by 2015 -
Blackstone River Coalition |
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PowerPoint - Part 2
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PowerPoint - Part 3 |
Blackstone Hydropower Status Report -
Tricia Jedele, Conservation Law
Foundation
Bruce DiGennaro, The Essex
Partnership |
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A Fresh
Beginning: The Blackstone
River & Canal
Navigation & Transportation System -
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council |
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Interactive Tourism Marketing Summit
(April
27, 2011) |
Paramore/Redd Online Marketing -
Hannah Paramore |
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Photos |
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Cultural
Heritage Tourism Conference (October
27, 2010) |
Conference Final Report |
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PDF |
Cultural Heritage Tourism: A
Sustainable Strategy -
Cheryl Hargrove |
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Blackstone
River Users Conference (September
22, 2010) |
Blackstone River Users’ Conference
II Final Report |
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River Safety & Education
- Jim Cole |
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National Weather Service, Taunton,
MA Nicole M. Belk,
Senior Service Hydrologist NWS
Taunton MA |
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Blackstone River Hydropower
Feasibility Study -
Northern Rhode Island Regional
Energy Collaborative |
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The Blackstone - Clean by 2015 -
Blackstone River Coalition |
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Canoe & Kayak Access -
Jim Plasse, BRWA |
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Responsible Tourism (May 18, 2010) |
Final Report |
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Responsible Tourism: Growth & Trends
By Martha Honey, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Center for Responsible
Travel (CREST)
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PowerPoint (2007 Office Version) |
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The Future of
Sustainable Tourism in Rhode Island
(January 28, 2010) |
Conference Final Report |
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PDF |
Photos |
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Blackstone
River Users Conference
(September 22, 2009) |
The Blackstone River - Users
Conference Final Report |
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PDF |
Why Blackstone Alert? -
Dr. Robert Billington |
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Ongoing River Maintenance and
Cleanups FOB / BRWC in Rhode Island
BRWA in Massachusetts -
Diane Keith |
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River and Canal Maintenance
Activities Allowed Under RIDEM
Wetlands and Water Quality
Regulations:
Russ Chateauneuf Chief
Groundwater & Wetlands Protection
Rhode Island DEM |
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Rivers Conference: Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council Educational River
Programs
-
Patti McAlpine |
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Rivers Conference: A Fresh
Beginning: The Blackstone River &
Canal Navigation and Transportation
System - Riverboat and Small Boat
Access -
Bob
Cox |
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Rivers Conference: The Blackstone -
Water Quality for River Users
-
Donna
Williams |
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The Blackstone River -
Outdoor Recreation at Our Doorstep |
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Wastewater Treatment and the
Blackstone River - Veolia Water
North America, Northeast LLC
- Don
Benz, Area Manager |
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National Weather Service, Taunton,
MA -
Nicole Belk, Senior Service
Hydrologist |
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Public Safety Along the Blackstone -
Jim
Cole, Blackstone River Rescue
Committee |
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Fish Passage -
Frank
Geary |
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Indiana Responsible Tourism
Conference (October 2009) |
Bob Billington Presentation:
Geotourism Ambassador |
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Bob Billington Presentation:
Sustainable Tourism - the Blackstone
Story |
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ESTO Conference (August 31, 2009) |
Bob Billington Presentation |
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Sustainable Tourism: Economically
Feasible, Environmentally Viable |
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Harness the
Power of Social Media (May 20, 2009) |
Conference Presentation |
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Social Networking Resources |
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Civic Tourism 2:
Creating and Marketing Your
Somewhere |
Final Report |
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Agenda |
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Opening Presentation
Scott Russell Sanders - Traveling at
Home |
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Word Doc. |
Landscape, and Inside-Out Design
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Maia Small, Thurlow Small
Architecture, Josh Silverman,
Schwadesign and Wilfred Gates, Gates
Leighton |
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Outside In - Inside Out: The Core of
a Creative City
Margie Butler |
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Civic Tourism and the Ecosystem
Paradigm: planning for natural,
cultural and recreational systems as
a means to unite state and local
goals for landscape preservation,
tourism and economic development in
rural New England.
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Preserving the Spirit of Place
- Scott W. Standish Lancaster
County Planning Commission |
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The Role of CVBs in Visitor Product
Development Darren
Rudloff, CEO Cheyenne Area CVB |
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Tourism and the Local Business
Community in Small Cities and Towns:
A Qualitative Study of the
Blackstone Valley, Rhode Island
Masaki Miyake (MET’08)
Administrative Sciences Boston
University October 15-18, Civic
Tourism 2 Conference |
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Put the HEART Back in Your Community
Unifying diverse interests around a
central theme
Tim Merriman & Lisa Brochu |
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An Exploration of Place-Building and
Civic Tourism in Northern Colorado
Diane Gaede, Ph.D. Recreation and Tourism
Richard R. Jurin, Ph.D.
Environmental Studies Drew
Strickert, Graduate student,
Environmental Studies David
Thomas, Ph.D., Management and
Marketing
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 80639
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Civic Tourism and the Ecosystem
Paradigm
Peter Flinker Dodson Associates, Ltd. |
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Community Based Wildlife
Conservation Areas
Creating and Marketing Your
Somewhere” By Munira Bashir, Kenya
Wildlife Service |
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Using History and Preserve America
as Community-Building |
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Welcome and Keynote Address with
Dr. Robert Billington, Robert
Leaver, Dr. Dan Schilling And
Keynote Address: Traveling at Home
with Scott Russell Sanders |
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Sustaining the Geographic Character
of Massachusetts - Sponsored by the
Southeastern Massachusetts
Convention and Visitors Bureau -
5/23/2008 |
Conference Report |
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Tourism 302: Introduction to
Resilient Tourism - 5/22/2008 |
Tourism 302: Introduction to
Resilient Tourism
(Joe
Veneto)
This
material is copyrighted and for
reference only. Do not duplicate or
use as a presentation without
permission. |
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Demystifying the Tourism Satellite
Account - Dr. D.
C. Frechtling, Professor of Tourism
Studies, School of Business, The
George Washington University |
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Winter Workshop -1/24/2008 |
01/25/2008
(Providence Journal)
New Concept of Tourism Presented
by Peter Lord - Consider two
extremes of tourism: In Tombstone,
Ariz., 1,100 residents host some
600,000 visitors a year who stay an
average of two hours and spend just
$8 each.
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Placemaking Sustainable Tourism
Development Forum -10/25/2007 |
The Art and Science of Placemaking -
Kip Bergstrom |
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Creating Sustainable Destinations
Through Placemaking
Project for Public Spaces |
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Web 2.0: Innovation and
Sustainability in Destination
Marketing
Daniel R. Fesenmaier, Professor and
Director, National Laboratory for
Tourism & eCommerce, Temple
University |
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Placemaking - Sustainable Tourism
Development Forum
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
Sustainable Tourism Planning and
Development Laboratory |
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Eating Outside the Fence: Sustaining
the Community Experience Using the
Local Flavors
-
Patty West |
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Green Symposium - April 26, 2007 |
Green Symposium Evaluation
Summary |
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Green Meetings
- Rebecca Mebane, Director of
Conferences and Meetings, National
Recycling Coalition |
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How Big is Tourism’s Footprint?
Kristin M. Lamoureux, Director,
International Institute of Tourism
Studies, The George Washington
University |
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The National Geographic’s Center for
Sustainable Destinations
Meredith Trainor, Project Coordinator Center for
Sustainable Destinations National
Geographic Society Washington, DC
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Fairmont Hotels: Green Partnership
Program - Building a Business Case
for Sustainability
Michelle White
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Sustainable Tourism Summit -
November 2006 |
Sustainable Tourism Evaluation
Summary
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Uniting Culture, Nature,
Preservation, and Economics: The
Geotourism Strategy -
Jonathan Tourtellot, National
Geographic Society, Center for
Sustainable Destinations |
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Presentation: Using Tourism to Make
Whole Places
- Kip Bergstrom November 15, 2006 |
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Presentation: Sustainable Tourism -
A Visitor Experience Value Chair
Approach
- Donald E. Hawkins, Eisenhower
Professor of Tourism Policy |
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Presentation: Knowledge Management
In Tourism: The UNWTO Perspective
- Veronica Cadoppi, chief of Staff,
UNWTO.Themis Foundation |
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Rhode
Island Voluntourism Forum |
VolunTourism: A Grand Unification
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Operation October Rain - Blackstone
Alert Flood Forum - March 9, 2006 |
A video record of a Sustainable
Tourism Laboratory
focused on the Blackstone River
October 2005 flood including
development of a regional flood
plan. (3 hours)
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Videos:
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Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
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Other Presentations |
Cultural Organization of Lowell,
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
American Textile History Museum
Lowell, Massachusetts
Discussion on Whole-Place
Sustainable Tourism
- Dr. Robert Billington |
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Preserve America Communities
Workshop St. Paul, Minnesota
October 2, 2007 Blackstone
Valley Footsteps in History -
Dr. Robert D. Billington
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How Important is Tourism to Rhode
Island 2006 Tourism Satellite
Account
Kenneth McGill, September 27, 2007
Executive Managing Director Travel
& Tourism Consulting |
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Where Innovation Meets Inspiration
-- Sustainable Tourism: The
Blackstone Story, Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council Destination
Marketing Association International
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 19,
2007 -
Dr. Robert D. Billington
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Sustainable Tourism Lab Presentation
to the Alliance of National Heritage
Areas - International Heritage
Development Conference - Passport to
Crossing Boundaries June 19,
2007
- Dr. Robert D. Billington |
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Blackstone River Valley Heritage
Tourism Authenticity - Guidelines A
Suggested Strategy for Sustainable
Tourism Development in the
Blackstone River Valley
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BEST Education Network
Presentation
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Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
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Rhode Island Historic Preservation
Conference - Something Old,
Something Green -
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council -
Rhode Island Historic Preservation
Conference - April 14, 2007 |
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The Blackstone River Valley
Regeneration Story
Southeast Ohio
October 19, 2006
Dr. Robert Billington the Blackstone
Valley Tourism Council |
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Operation "October Rain” Blackstone
River Flood October 2005 |
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Pawtucket Riverfront Renaissance -
1997 |
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Blackstone River Portals
1997 |
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