Conference Announcement and Call For Papers
Nature and Tourism: Tools for Sustainability
22-24 May 2007
Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 23 March 2007
For further information, please click on the "Conference" tab at:
http://www.arcticcentre.org/contentparser.asp?deptid=20057
or contact:
Jukka Jokimaki
E-mail: jukka.jokimaki [at] ulapland.fi
The international conference "Nature and Tourism: Tools for
Sustainability" will be held 22-24 May 2007, at the Arctic Centre in
Rovaniemi, Finland.
The conference is organized by the EU LIFE Environment project 'Tourist
Destinations as Landscape Laboratories - Tools for Sustainable Tourism'
(LANDSCAPE LAB) to address the increasing need for knowledge about the
impacts of tourism on nature, culture, and local communities. The
overall aim of the conference is to present and discuss issues on
sustainable tourism. Both scientific and practical approaches will be
discussed in the interdisciplinary conference.
The four main themes of the conference are:
- Ecologically, Culturally, and Visually Sustainable Urban Structures in
Tourist Destinations;
- Scope and Types of Environmental Impacts of the Tourist Destinations;
- Social and Cultural Sustainability of Tourist Destinations; and
- Hardy Plants for Landscaping and Restoration in Northern Tourist
Destinations.
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are being accepted until
Friday, 23 March 2007. Instructions for formatting and submitting
abstracts are available at:
http://www.arcticcentre.org/contentparser.asp?deptid=20057