Sustainable Tourism in the Alps (RSA4). - Convenzione delle Alpi

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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
IN THE ALPS
Report on the State of the Alps
ALPINE CONVENTION
Alpine Signals – Special Edition 4
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Pemanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention
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Translations: INTRALP
Cover Photo: Giuliano Gusatto
© Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention, 2013
ISBN 9788897500148
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
IN THE ALPS
RePoRT oN THe STATe oF THe ALPS
ALPINe CoNVeNTIoN
ALPINe SIGNALS – SPeCIAL eDITIoN 4
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The present report has been approved by the Alpine Conference through its 51st Permanent Committee on November 20th 2012.
The preparation of this report has been coordinated by the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention in coordination with
the French Presidency of an ad-hoc Working Group.
The preparation of the maps was done by UBA Vienna, under a cooperation arrangement with the european environmental
Agency eeA, and eURAC research.
The text was drafted by the French Presidency of the ad-hoc expert group and its members, in coordination with the Permanent Secretariat.
Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention
Marco onida, Secretary General
Regula Imhof, Vice-Secretary General (coordinator of RSA 4 report)
Marcella Morandini, Project officer

Members of the ad-hoc expert group
Presidency
France
Georges Ribière, Conseil général de l’environnement et du développement durable, Ministère de l’ecologie, du Développement
Durable, et de l’enérgie
(General Council for environment and sustainable development, Ministry of ecology, Sustainable Development and energy)
Members
Austria
elisabeth Süßenbacher, Umweltbundesamt
(environment Agency Austria, Department Landuse & Biosafety)
Katharina Mayer-ertl, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend
(Federal Ministry of economy, Family and Youth, Department Tourism and Historic objects)
France
Hélène Jacquet-Monsarrat, DATAR France, Délégation interministérielle à l’aménagement du teritoire et à l’attractivité régionale,
Mission « dynamique des territoires »
(Interministerial agency for spatial planning and regional attractiveness, Mission for dynamic of areas)
Jean Pierre Chomienne, DATAR France
(Interministerial agency for spatial planning and regional attractiveness)
Germany
Thomas Bausch, Alpenforschungsinstitut GmbH
(Alpine Research Institute)
Italy
Stefano Balbi, Università Cà Foscari Venezia (expert appointed by Regione Veneto)/CMCC- euro-Mediterranean Centre on Cli-
mate Change
Andrea Bianchini, eURAC research, consultant of the Ministry of the environment, Land and Sea
Luca Cetara, european School of economics, consultant of the Ministry of the environment, Land and Sea
Thomas Streifeneder, eURAC research, Institute for Regional Development and Location Management, consultant of the Ministry
of the environment, Land and Sea
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other contributors:
Julia Bönisch, Giulia Dal Bo’, Andrea omizzolo, Harald Pechlaner, Anna Scuttari –
eURAC research, Institute for Regional Development and Location Management
Liechtenstein
Holger Frick, Amt für Wald, Natur und Landschaft
(office of Forests, Nature and Land Management)
Slovenia
Blanka Bartol, Ministrstvo za infrastrukturo in prostor, Direktorat za prostor
(Ministry of the Infrastructure and Spatial Planning, Spatial Planning Directorate)

Switzerland
Juliane Barras, ARe Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung
(Federal Department of the environment, Transport, energy and Communications DeTeC, Federal office for Spatial
Development ARe)
Jonas Schmid, ARe Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung
(Federal Department of the environment, Transport, energy and Communications DeTeC, Federal office for Spatial
Development ARe)
observing members of the ad-hoc expert group
CAA (Club Arc Alpin), Veronika Schulz
CIPRA International, Christian Baumgartner
FIANET, Laurent Reynaud, Raphael Schönbächler
ISCAR (International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps), Philippe Bourdeau
Pro Mont Blanc, Barbara ehringhaus
Scientific review (organized by ISCAR)
Prof. John Tuppen, University Joseph Fourier Grenoble, France
Prof. Magda Antonioli, University Bocconi Milan, Italy
Prof. Tanja Mihalič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Focal Points of the Alpine Convention
Austria
ewald Galle, Lebensministerium
(Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, environment and Water Management; Division V/9 International
environmental Affairs)
France
Marine de Carné, Ministère de l’ecologie, du Développement Durable, et de l’enérgie
(Ministry of ecology, Sustainable Development and energy)
Isabelle Paillet, Ministère de l’ecologie, du Développement Durable, et de l’enérgie
(Ministry of ecology, Sustainable Development and energy)
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Germany
Silvia Reppe, Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit
(Federal Ministry for the environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety)
Peter eggensberger, Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Gesundheit
(Bavarian State Ministry of the environment and Public Health)
Italy
Paolo Angelini, Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare
(Ministry of environment, Land and Sea)
Liechtenstein
Felix Näscher, Amt für Wald, Natur und Landschaft
(office of Forests, Nature and Land Management)

Monaco
Patrick Van Klaveren, Ministère d´etat, (State Ministry), Délégué Permanent auprès des organismes Internationaux à caractère
scientifique, environnemental et humanitaire
(Permanent representative of scientific, environmental and humanitarian International Bodies)
Slovenia
Tanja Bogataj, Ministrstvo za infrastrukturo in prostor
(Ministry of the Infrastructure and Spatial Planning)
Switzerland
Silvia Jost, ARe Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung
(Federal Department of the environment, Transport, energy and Communications DeTeC, Federal office for Spatial
Development ARe)
Institutions and persons that contributed to the report
For the drafting of the Report, the data, good practices, case studies and consultations were provided by public and private
institutions. Special thanks go to:
Austria
Statistik Österreich (Statistics Austria)
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend, Sektion Tourismus und Historische objekte (Federal Ministry of economy,
Family and Youth, Department Tourism and Historic objects)
Lebensministerium - Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft
(Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, environment and Water Management)
Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund/Gewerkschaft vida Bundesfachgruppe Tourismus (Hotel, Catering and Personal Service
Union – vida)
Umweltbundesamt
(environment Agency Austria, departments of “Landuse & Biosafety”, “Transport & Noise”, “Biodiversity & Nature Conservation”)
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Bundesparte Tourismus und Freizeitwirtschaft (Austrian Federal economic Chamber, Industry
Sector Tourism and Leisure)
Austrian „Länder“ with regions being part of the area of the Alpine Convention
CAA, Club Arc Alpin
EEA, european environment Agency
European Commission, Directorate-General enterprise and Industry, Tourism Development Unit
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France
ADeMe, Agence de l’environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’energie
(French environmental and energy Management Agency)
IRSTeA, l’institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l’environnement et l’agriculture (National Research
institute of Science and Technologies for environment and agriculture)
Ministère de l’ecologie, du Développement durable, et de l’énergie,
Direction des affaires européenne et internationales ; Conseil général de l’environnement et du développement durable,
Commission permanente des ressources naturelles
(Ministry of ecology, Sustainable Development, and energy, Directory for european and international affaires; General Council of
environment and Sustainable development, Permanent Commission of natural resources)
Ministère de l’égalité des territoires et du logement - Délégation interministérielle à l’aménagement du territoire et à l’attractivité
régionale (Ministry of territorial equality and lodging Interministerial agency for spatial planning and regional attractiveness)
Ministère chargé de l’industrie - sous-direction du tourisme - Atout France
(Ministry in charge of industry - sub-directorate of tourism - Atout France)
Germany
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Familie und Frauen
(Bavarian State Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Family Affairs and Women)
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten
(Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry)
Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern
(Bavarian State Interior Ministry)
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus
(Bavarian State Ministry of education)
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Verkehr und Technologie
(Bavarian State Ministry of economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology)
CIPRA Deutschland
(CIPRA Germany)
Italy
Italian Partnership of the eTC Alpine Space ClimAlpTour Project: Ministry of the environment, Land and Sea; Veneto Region (Lead
partner) and Cà Foscari University, Venice
eURAC research
european School of economics
CMCC - euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change
Liechtenstein
Amt für Statistik (office of Statistics)
Amt für Wald, Natur und Landschaft
(office of Forests, Nature and Land Management)
Liechtenstein Marketing
Slovenia
Ministrstvo za gospodarski razvoj in tehnologijo, Direktorat za podjetništvo, konkurenčnost in tehnologijo ter Direktorat za turizem
in internacionalizacijo, Sektor za turizem
(Ministry of economic Development and Technology, Directorate for entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Technology and
Tourism and Internationalisation Directorate, Tourism Division)
Ministrstvo za infrastrukturo in prostor, Direktorat za prostor
(Ministry of the Infrastructure and Spatial Planning, Spatial Planning Directorate)
Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo in okolje
(Ministry of Agriculture and the environment)
Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost, kulturo in šport, Direktorat za kulturno dediščino
(Ministry of education, Science, Culture and Sport, Culture Heritage Directorate)
Statistični urad Republike Slovenije
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(Statistical office of the Republic of Slovenia)
Univerza v Ljubljani, ekonomska fakulteta, oddelek za ekonomijo
(University of Ljubljana, Faculty of economics, Department of economy)
Lokalna turistična organizacija Sotočje
(Local Tourist organisation Sotočje)
Lokalna turistična organizacija Bohinj
(Local Tourist organisation Bohinj)
Zavod za turizem Maribor
(Tourism office Maribor)
Switzerland
Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung
(Federal office for Spatial Development)
Bundesamt für Statistik
(Federal Statistical office)
Bundesamt für Umwelt
(Federal office for the environment)
Fondation pour le développement durable des régions de montagne
(Foundation for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions)
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
(State Secretariat for economic Affairs)
UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
(Autonomous University of Barcelona)
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ABBReVIATIoNS
AC Alpine Convention
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (internet line, data communication technology)
CAA Club Arc Alpin
CIPRA Commission Internationale pour la Protection des Alpes (International Commission for the Protection of the Alps)
DG Directorate General (of the european Commission)
eeA european environmental Agency
eRA eco Region Alpe Adria
eSDS european Sustainable Development Strategy
eTC european Territorial Cooperation
GCoS Global Climate observation System
GTI-DTD International Task force for Sustainable Tourism Development, UN Marrakech process on
Sustainable consumption and production
INTeRReG Interregional Cooperation Programme
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISCAR International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps
LAU Local Administrative Units (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics)
LeADeR Liaison entre le Actions de Développement de l’economie Rurale (Link between the rural economy and
development actions)
LFAs Less favoured areas
MAP Multiannual Work Programme of the Alpine Conference
NUTS Nomenclature des unités territoriales statistiques (Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics)
NUTS 3 Districts (D), Groups of districts (A), Provinces (I), Departements (F), Cantons (CH)
oeCD organisation for economic Co-operation and Development
PLANALP Platform for Natural Hazards of the Alpine Convention
PPP Public Private Partnership
R&D Research and development
RSA 1 First Report on the state of the Alps
RSA 2 Second Report on the state of the Alps
RSA 3 Third Report on the state of the Alps
RSA 4 Fourth Report on the state of the Alps
SGI Services of General Interest
SoIA System for observation and Information on the Alps
SReS Special report on emissions scenarios
UN-eCe United Nations economic Commission for europe
UNWTo United Nations World Tourism organization
WTTC World Travel and Tourism Council
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FoReWoRD oF THe PReSIDeNT oF THe exPeRT GRoUP
The fourth Report on the state of the Alps focused on the sustainable development of tourism in the Alps was drafted by a
group of experts from different Alpine countries, in close collaboration with the Swiss Presidency of the Alpine Convention, the
Permanent Committee and the Permanent Secretariat.

As coordinator of the group, I would like to thank all the experts for their work and for the quality of their contributions. During
the course of our many exchanges and group meetings, the report was drafted with a truly constructive attitude, and the general
atmosphere was marked by mutual trust and conviviality.

It should also be noted that the group strove to deliver a balanced position in the report, by considering both the notion of
“sustainable” tourism as well as the economic and social reality of the contribution this industry makes to the Alpine regions
and their populations. equally, the group tried to strike a structural and editorial balance between the three pillars of sustainable
development.

Lastly, I speak for all the experts in expressing the hope that the report will result in practical measures to optimise the
implementation of the Tourism Protocol of the Alpine Convention which was signed 15 years ago. In this respect, we note
positively that at the end of November 2012, the 51st Permanent Committee meeting in Milan approved a preliminary set of
decisions. This testifies, if need be, to what extent States recognise the importance of tourism for their development, and wish to
preserve its principles.
Georges Ribière, President of the ad-hoc expert group,
Departmental Council for the environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of ecology, Sustainable Development, and energy