Landscape heritage and sustainable tourism in the post-COVID period - Uptake article

• Main Authors: D'Orazio A., Prezioso M.
• Other Authors: D'Orazio, A, Prezioso, M
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: ESPON 2021
• Subjects: tourism; landscape planning; Settore M-GGR/02 - GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICO-POLITICA; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2108/306037; https://www.espon.eu/sites/default/files/attachments/Uptake article - ESPON Peer Learning Workshop on landscape heritage and sustainable tourism in the post-COVID period.pdf

On the 25th of February 2021 the ESPON-TNO program organised a virtual Peer Learning Workshop with ESPON researchers and academic and Icelandic stakeholders. The goal of the event was to nurture the ongoing discussion in Iceland about developing a new tourism strategy based on national landscape and cultural heritage, providing examples of territorial-specific approaches to facing developmental challenges. The main goal of the event was to develop a better understanding of which policies and local practices can relaunch tourism in a sustainable manner, adapted to the context of the global pandemic without having a negative impact on the country’s heritage. This transition period provides an opportunity to rethink the role of tourism in Iceland’s future policy-strategies. In this context, the knowledge from ESPON could inspire national and regional stakeholders in elaborating policy and planning instruments building on trans-European knowledge and case studies from other countries.