MAIN PROJECT ACTIVITIES

WP1:Institutional level: Development of models for sustainable management of actively visited tourism destinations:

¤ Gathering  information and assessment of the current situation in the pilot and reference areas.

¤ Study of the Finnish experience and best practices in management of recreational areas of the selected type and roadside stopover sites.

¤ Development of optimal management models for the pilot areas.

WP2:Technical and investment level: Development and introduction of environmentally sustainable technological solutions for facilitation of specific recreation areas and tourist routes

 ¤ Assessment of existing Russian practices and potential for introduction of Finnish experience in technical facilitation of open-use sites along popular tourist routes.

¤ Preparation of Terms of Reference for demo projects.

¤ Implementation of pilot demo projects: Facilitating two campsites in long-stay recreation areas, Facilitating short-stay (a few minutes to a few hours) stopover sites and Choosing and preparing visibility sites for maximum visitor interest and local population commitment and co-operation

¤ Preparation of investment business-plans for follow-up of demo projects.

WP3: Knowledge building and visibility level: Training and marketing

 ¤ Preparation and publication of manuals and guidelines on management of open-use recreation areas.

 ¤ Organization and implementation of a training seminar in Petrozavodsk on dissemination of expertise in recreation area management

 ¤ Organization and implementation of a training seminar in a pilot area on dissemination of expertise in recreation area management

 ¤ Design and content-building of the project website.

 ¤ Preparation, publication and circulation of the guidebook on the tourist infrastructure along the “Blue Highway”.

 ¤ Preparation and manufacturing of information boards for the pilot sites.

 ¤ Working out the marketing plan

WP4: Horizontal level: Trans-boundary actions & meetings

 ¤ Development of platforms, processes and actions including active involvement of trans-boundary targets and actors. Effective use of electronic opportunities (platforms, dissemination, translation)

 ¤  Project events and meetings of a trans-boundary character