Thursday, October 25, 2007, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's Sustainable Tourism Planning
and Development Laboratory will be hosting this year's conference:
Place-Making - Sustainable Tourism Development Forum Programs,
Techniques and Practices for Your Organization
PPS Vice President Ethan Kent will be presenting on the topic
Creating Sustainable Destinations Through Place-making
Presenter: Sustainable Tourism Lab
The Sustainable Tourism Lab is a tourism planning and development
project based in the Blackstone Valley of Rhode Island. It focuses on
place-based tourism through an education platform concerned with
supporting whole communities through creative and innovative sustainable
geo-tourism development practices. Though the Blackstone Valley is its
primary study area, it is also home to a global network of members
seeking to understand and apply new approaches to sustainable tourism.
Place-making Through Tourism Development
Place-making views economic development in a whole community context
therefore thoughtful economic development takes responsibility for the
quality-of-place to be attractive to residents, investors and visitors.
Tourism is a key component in the development of a whole community.
It should play a crucial role in advancing progress in a community.
Whole places are: full of life; diverse and distinctive in their built
form, natural environment and social networks; empowering of their
residents; transit and digitally connected; water and energy efficient;
and disaster resilient.
Thoughtful tourism development enhances a place by differentiating it
from other places/destinations using its cultural, natural, historical,
human, educational and built resources.
An Interactive Forum
The day will be packed with interactive presentations, workshops,
dialogs and the development of usable concepts. The cost is $35 per
person (includes all materials and lunch).
For more information or to register online, visit the conference
website or call the Forum Organizer, Lilly Kayamba, at 401-724-2200.
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