Tourism planning, development and operations should be part of conservation or sustainable development strategies for a region, a state or a nation. Tourism planning, development and operation should be cross-sectoral and integrated, involving different government agencies, private corporations, citizens groups and individuals thus providing the widest possible benefits. – Organization of American States

 

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Press

10/26/2007 (Providence Journal)
Place-making forum focuses on local flavor - Policymakers, city planners and tourism officials from Rhode Island and neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts gathered downtown yesterday for a forum on "place-making" sponsored by the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council.  More

Presentations and Evaluations

• Creating Sustainable Destinations Through Placemaking Project for Public Spaces  View Online | Download PowerPoint
   
• Web 2.0: Innovation and Sustainability in Destination Marketing Daniel R. Fesenmaier, Professor and Director, National Laboratory for Tourism & eCommerce, Temple University View Online | Download PowerPoint
   
• Placemaking - Sustainable Tourism Development Forum Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory View Online | Download PowerPoint
   
• Southside Community Land Trust
   
• Eating Outside the Fence: Sustaining the community experience using the local flavors -  Patty West View Online | Download PowerPoint