UMAN H ABITATS USTAINABLE Dip Dipak ak R. R. Pant ant Ph.D. Ho - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

uman h abitats
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

UMAN H ABITATS USTAINABLE Dip Dipak ak R. R. Pant ant Ph.D. Ho - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

S UST LE L OC OCAL D EVELOPMENT OPMENT AND ND THE HE M ARGI GINAL H UM UMAN H ABITATS USTAINABLE Dip Dipak ak R. R. Pant ant Ph.D. Ho How sust sustaina ainabil bility be beca came me suc such an an ur urge gent nt and and


slide-1
SLIDE 1

Dip Dipak ak R.

  • R. Pant

ant Ph.D. SUST

USTAINABLE LE LOC OCAL DEVELOPMENT OPMENT AND ND THE HE MARGI GINAL HUM UMAN HABITATS

slide-2
SLIDE 2

Ho How ‘sust sustaina ainabil bility’ be beca came me suc such an an ur urge gent nt and and impo mportan ant issue ssue in t n the he rec ecen ent yea ears? ? Be Beca cause use of

  • f the

he pe perce cepti ption

  • n rega

garding ding clima mate cha hang nge and and loo

  • omi

ming ng en envi viron

  • nmen

mental al and and hu human man (soc socio-ec econ

  • nomic
  • mic)

) disast disaster ers.

slide-3
SLIDE 3

Source: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, 2007

slide-4
SLIDE 4

Reality experience: frequency and intensity of rapid and discontinuous changes in weather/climate. Climate science: nothing certain (!?!?) Climate uncertainty and environmental change, what are the options?

Only two real options are available

1. Being serious about the reduction of human vulnerability - principle of precaution, preventive measures to control the risk and contain the damage, fostering collective resilience. 2. Choosing durability, fairness and beauty – strive for sustainability

slide-5
SLIDE 5

Economic and financial viability

Sustainability ‘Sustaina Sustainability bility’, the , the of

  • ffici

ficial al (con conventio entional nal) ) tr triple iple bott bottom

  • m-line

line concept concept

slide-6
SLIDE 6

‘Su Sustainabili stainability ty’, , th the scien scientific tific and and holi listi stic concept concept

slide-7
SLIDE 7

Ur Urban ban, , Rur ural an al and d Remo emote te: : th the F e Flo low of

  • f R

Res esour

  • urces

ces and and W Was aste te

HEA HEART-LAND ND (th the extr treme lands) HI HINT NTER ERLAND ND (the rural agricultural interior)

RIM IM-LA LAND (the global economic mainstream: urban and peri-urban areas and the industrial zones)

The repositories of most hazardous wastes are to be found in the HEART- LAND; some special wastes are created there by mining activities and various experiments (nuclear etc.)

R e s

  • u

r c e s W a s t e Resources Waste Resources Waste Resources

slide-8
SLIDE 8

Sustainable loval development in the marginal contexts (such as remote rural habitats, areas of industrial decline etc.)

Focal points to survey in a socio-economic context

  • Habitat (factors, conditions)
  • Community (demographic trends, society, institutions)
  • Ethos (culture, aspirations, values)
  • Business (activities and actors)
  • Human capital (skills, competencies)
slide-9
SLIDE 9

Field-survey

Ethnographic approach to economic and environmental issues

+

Collaborative Foresight Exercise

Elaboration of alternative images of future with the local communities

=

St Strategic gic Plann Planning ing for

  • r Sus

Sustaina ainable ble Ec Econ

  • nomy
  • my in

in the he m mar argina ginal l an and d dis disad advan antage ged d co cont ntext xts

selected cases

(Italy, Armenia, Venezuela and Mongolia)

slide-10
SLIDE 10

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Revival of a medieval Alpine village that has witnessed demographic and economic and decline in the last four decades

Mission:

Progetto Bussola - Comunità Eco-Tech

Un programma di collaborazione tra l’Unità di Studi Interdisciplinari per l’Economia Sostenibile (LIUC) e la Provincia (amministrazione provinciale) di Varese

slide-11
SLIDE 11

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

MARZIO

Val Ganna, Lombardy Alps, northern Italy

slide-12
SLIDE 12

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Scenario Matrix

(-) Local Policy Alignment Local Policy Alignment (+) External Investment (-) External Investment (+)

Scenario 1 Scenario 4 Scenario 3 Scenario 2 Actual position Optimal path Trend

slide-13
SLIDE 13

Strategy

Communitas

  • Cultural resources management
  • Re-enactment of lost festivities
  • New cultural, literary, artistic and scientific events
  • Typical local products expo

Habitat

  • New PGT (land-use plan) as destination development tool
  • Multi-form mobility and new ‘park-approach’ facilities
  • Maximization of belvedere (scenic panorama watching spots)
  • Incentives and persuasion for upkeeping private properties

Technology

  • Info-telematic connectivity (boradband, wi-max)
  • Free small training courses, Information, incentives and persuasion for the use of renewable

energy, bio-organic horticulture and other sustainable techniques

  • Free small training courses in computer literacy and info-telecom technology to general

public

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Caucaso Venezuela Mongolia

slide-14
SLIDE 14

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Re-habilitation of the damaged landscape, restoration of the cultural resources and agricultural development in northern Armenia (southern Cacasus)

Mission:

slide-15
SLIDE 15

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

SHIRAK Southern Caucasus, north-western Armenia

slide-16
SLIDE 16

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Scenario Matrix

(-) Local Entrepreneurship Local Entrepreneurship (+) Destination Development Policy (-) Destination Development Policy (+)

Scenario 1 Scenario 4 Scenario 3 Scenario 2 Actual position Optimal path Trend

slide-17
SLIDE 17

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Destination development, environmental re- qualification, landscape management and appropriate infrastructures Training activities, business incubation, micro-credit and support services

Human capital formation

Increased quality of context

Community involement

Sustainable Economy

Visits and investments (business

development)

PLACE-BRAND

Income and employment

Strategy

Community awareness

slide-18
SLIDE 18

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Sustainable rural development in the highest altitude municipalities of Venezuela

Mission:

slide-19
SLIDE 19

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Misiòn Tierras Extremas del los Andes Tropicales

(Rangel, Tabay y Santo Domingo - Estado Merida - Venezuela)

slide-20
SLIDE 20

Scenario Matrix

(-) Environment and Landscape Quality Environment and Landscape Quality (+) Human Capital Quality (-) Human Capital Quality (+)

Scenario 1 Scenario 3 Scenario 4 Scenario 2 Actual position Optimal path

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Caucaso Venezuela Mongolia

Trend

slide-21
SLIDE 21

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Environmental re-qualification, and landscape management Professional training activities and on-the-job training services

Human capital formation

Increased quality of context

Community awareness

Sustainable Economy

Family enterprises, local cooperatives (business development) PLACE-BRAND

Income and employment

Strategy

Community involvement

slide-22
SLIDE 22

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Caucaso Venezuela Mongolia

MONGOLIA

slide-23
SLIDE 23

Mission: Scientific co-ordination of

EU-TransMongolia Partnership Project

(field-survey, strategic planning and capacity-building) General Objectives of the EU-TransMongolia Partnersip Project:

  • To strengthen commercial links between EU and the great Mongolian cultural area (Mongolia

and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China) and trade links between Mongolia and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China

  • To introduce “sustainability” in tourism and related businesses in Mongolia and Inner

Mongolia Autonomous Region of China

  • To reinforce primary sectors (livestock-breeding, farming, forest products…) and traditional

crafts through new business development and diversification opportunities made possible by sustainable tourism

  • To increase the international market knowledge and access of Mongolian and Inner

Mongolia herders, traders and business-operators in order to reduce their vulnerability to exploitation and unfair trading.

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Caucaso Venezuela Mongolia

slide-24
SLIDE 24

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Armenia Venezuela Mongolia

Scenario Matrix

(-) Identity Assets Identity Assets (+) Raw Material Export Dependency (-) Raw Material Export Dependency (+)

Scenario 1 Scenario 4 Scenario 3 Scenario 2 Actual position Ideal path Current trend

slide-25
SLIDE 25

Ghemme Como Wellness Marzio Caucaso Venezuela Mongolia

STRATEGY: Trainers’ training programs, implementation of sustainable destination development plans and

establishment of business incubators

Sector Content Target

Destination development

Improvement in access-points (airports, border crossings); tourism info-points and sign-boards Multi-form mobility (development of non-motorized traffic lanes for walkers, bikers, horse-riders, trekkers, skiers…) Cultural resources management Local products certification system Policy-makers, Government officials and technicians, NGO staff

Business management

Business plan writing Book-keeping and accountancy Store-keeping, inventory control and management Up-keeping and maintenance protocol ICT skills Business operators (farmers, herders, craftsmen, traders), NGO staff

Sustainability (eco-socio- compatibility)

Health and safety Goods and products life-cycle analysis Eco/socio-compatibility analysis of total material flow in the economic system: total quality environmental management (TQEM) of the supply chain and logistics of all products and services Organic agro-pastoral products and eco/bio certification system in food and drink products Waste management (minimize, differentiate, recover, re-cycle, re-use, dissipate…) Energy and water-saving systems Renewable energy harnessing, supply and storage Business ethics and social responsibility Policy-makers, Government officials and technicians, Business operators, NGO staff

Communication and marketing

Language and inter-cultural dialogue skills ICT skills Graphic design, packaging and labelling skills International tourism market and clientele understanding Destination marketing (regional and international levels) PLACE-BRAND strategy (specifically for policy-makers and business associations) Government officials and technicians, Business operators, NGO

slide-26
SLIDE 26

Homo faber fortunae suae

Ignoranti quem portum petat nullus suus ventus est No wind is favourable to a sailor who does not kmow which port to reach – Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roma, 4 BC – 65 AD.

slide-27
SLIDE 27

Thanks hanks for

  • r your
  • ur kind

kind att ttentio ention

Dipa pak R.

  • R. Pan

ant

Dip Dipak ak R.

  • R. Pant

ant