NECTAR Cluster 5 (Leisure, Recreation and Tourism) will be hosting an international workshop on the topic of Sustainable Local Transport in Tourism Destinations. The workshop will be organized in conjunction with the International Conference on Sustainable Local Transport in Tourism Destination Cities to be held on 5-6 June 2025 at the new SRH Campus, Berlin, Germany.
Continuous growth in tourism creates new economic prospects and business and employment opportunities. Tourism offers opportunities to re-invigorate locations previously left behind. At the same time, rapid growth in tourism is often associated with undesirable impacts, such as congestion, demand and price increases, environmental impacts, deteriorating local air quality, loss of authenticity, or other negative aspects. This workshop will provide a forum to discuss the following pertinent trends and issues :
- New applications for digital technologies in transport and tourism
- Strategies and regulation towards greater sustainability in local transport
- Decision making in tourism in the private and public sectors and transport policies
- Perspectives for cooperation and partnerships of public and private sectors
- The role of walking, cycling and local public transport in sustainable tourism
- Electric mobility and new mobility options
- New technical solutions in waterborne transport for tourism and local commuters
- Deepening cooperation between researchers and practitioners
If you are interested to participate in this workshop, please send an abstract of your proposed presentation (maximum 500 words) including author names and affiliations and keywords to Frank Wolter (frank.wolter@srh.de) and Luca Zamparini (luca.zamparini@unisalento.it) by March 10th 2025. The notification of abstract acceptance will be distributed by 24 March 2025.
Please see full details of the call below: