Aurora Pedro, Head of the Interuniversity Chair for a New Green Transition in Tourism, will present this online event. After the 20-minute presentation of the webinar, a panel discussion will follow. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, 30 January 2024 at 16:30 and registration is free of charge.
This webinar is part of the ‘Urban Sustainability Dialogues’ series of the Daleph Urban Agenda project. The event ‘Urban Agenda and Sustainable Tourism: Challenges for 2030’ will bring together experts and practitioners to explore strategies for promoting smart and sustainable tourism. These strategies will consider economic, environmental, cultural and social aspects. The event will focus on developing solutions for climate change, biodiversity loss and urban mobility challenges in line with the guidelines of the 2030 Agenda. The tourism governance model will be key to implementing efficient and effective measures.
Panel discussion: Josep Rodríguez, Leire Bilbao, Joan Cifre and Juanjo Marinque.
The webinar will be presented by Aurora Pedro, PhD in Economics from the Universitat de València and Head of the UV Chair for a New Green Transition in Tourism. The panel discussion will be moderated by Beatriz Martín, Senior Consultant in Sustainable Tourism at Daleph.
The participants in the panel discussion include:
- Josep Rodríguez. Head of International Relations at the Technical Office of Tourism of the Barcelona Provincial Council and coordinator of the Euro-MED Community of Sustainable Tourism.
- Leire Bilbao. General Manager of Visit Benidorm.
- Joan Cifre. General Manager of the Pla de Mallorca Association of Municipalities. PSTD Pla de Mallorca 2021.
- Juanjo Manrique. General Manager of the Guadix Rural Development Group.
The purpose of this meeting, which will be held virtually through a Zoom webinar, is to exchange ideas and formulate strategies to promote sustainable tourism as an engine of urban development.
UV Chair for a New Green Transition
To achieve sustainable housing and urban environments in the context of ecological transition, policies must be promoted across various productive sectors. This approach will enable a focus on reconstruction, economic policies, and labour policies that have a cross-cutting impact on sustainable development commitments. Both institutions recognise the urgent need to address the serious issues of global warming and climate change by committing to ecological transition and environmental sustainability. They demand that the main economic sectors of the Valencian Community and the Spanish State integrate ‘green policies.’ They also recognise that tourism is a key sector for the development of the Valencian economy, with a significant impact on the environment. In the context of reconstruction, the focus is on reflecting and analysing the situation and managing the impacts of tourism on the Valencian environment, both urban and rural. The aim is to propose development policies for the sector that are eco-sustainable.
