Interrelation between local development and cultural landscape

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Inter-relation between local development and
cultural landscape
European Commission

• Wolfgang Pfefferkorn

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The presentation

• Inter-relation between local development and
  cultural landscape
• REGALP results
• Link with the LEADER approach

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REGALP definitions

• Local development
• classification of development trends on
  municipality level (5.800)
• key indicators working places in the different
  sectors, in/out-commuters, administrative
  function, tourism intensity

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REGALP definitions

• Cultural landscape
• Cultural (man-dominated) landscape is a spatial
  system perceived by humans as a unit, and
  resulting from human interaction with the natural
  environment. Cultural landscapes are developing
  and changing over the years due to the combined
  effects of socio-economic, cultural or natural
  factors.
• (Austrian Landscape Research, 1995)
• -gt landscape change!

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REGALP results

• Increasing polarisation between prosperous and
  less favoured regions macro and micro level
• Central areas prosperous, but heavy pressure on
  cultural landscapes
• Spatial concentration of tourism

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REGALP results

• Dormitory regions and peripheral regions poor
  own economic development, agriculture still
  relevant
• Important driving force for polarisation
  Accessibility

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Growing sub-urban areas 1
2000
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Growing sub-urban areas 2
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Dormitory communities 1
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Dormitory communities 2
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Return of wilderness? 1
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Return of wilderness? 2
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Tourism only the strong survive
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Local development types 1981
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Local development types 1991
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Accessibility (Nuts 3 Level) 1995
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Accessibility (Nuts 3 Level) 2020
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REGALP results

• Prognosis for accessibility level in the Alps
  (1995-2020) 150
• Central areas (nodes) 500

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Inertial Scenario 2020
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Towards Sustainability Scenario 2020
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Project area with pilot regions
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Links REGALP-LEADER

• Area based approach small scale mosaic, policy
  instruments to be tuned!
• Bottom up approach sustainable development needs
  local expertise!
• Innovation Traditional local knowledge has to
  meet new ideas coming from outside!

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Links REGALP-LEADER

• Local group locals have to transfer ideas to
  projects and to carry them out!
• Multi-sectoral action integration is necessary
  to meet aims of sustainable development
• Transnational co-operation benefit in measurable
  time!? At least we can learn ...

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Future in the Alps

• Transfer of practical experiences and knowledge
  between stakeholders in the Alps
• CIPRA International
• 2004-2007
• 2,4 Mio. Euro
• www.cipra.org/future

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More about REGALP

• www.regalp.at
• PFEFFERKORN, W., EGLI, H. R., MASSARUTTO, A.
  (2005) Regional Development and Cultural
  Landscape Change. In the Alps. The Challenge of
  Polarisation. From analysis and scenarios to
  policy recommendations. Geographica Bernensia, G
  74. Publishd by the Institute of Geography of the
  University of Berne, Switzerland