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The SPOT project targets most of all master students of such programmes like tourism management, spatial planning, and built environment studies. However, the general focus of the project relates to all young people interested in sustainable spatial planning of tourism destinations. The ambition of the project’s consortium is to introduce the course and method concerning tourism spatial planning as a significant part of this increase. Future tourism planners completing this course will use the project’s outputs to implement their knowledge, skills, and competencies on innovative, sustainable, and inclusive tourism development into spatial planning practice.
Study visits are probably the most interesting part of the SPOT project from students’ perspective. Increase the knowledge and key competencies of students in the field of sustainable planning of tourism destinations is expected. Integrated and recognised learning skills and qualifications for and innovative educational method, coherent at EU level will be developed. Students mobilities in the project (preparation to and participation in study visits) will be recognized by every partner as a participation in the course of tourism spatial planning. Thus, ECTS credits recognition is guaranteed, in full respect of protection of personal data. Each study visit will be carried out in the international environment of the project partners.
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- Dissemination activities after the SPOT project’s completion
Following the completion of the project SPOT – Sustainable Spatial Planning of Tourism Destinations – we have allocated our savings towards conducting dissemination activities. Consequently, we have showcased our accomplishments at various conferences, including the Congress of Polish Geography, the AESOP 2023 Annual Congress: Integrated Planning in a World of Turbulence, and the 6th International… Read more: Dissemination activities after the SPOT project’s completion - Module about sustainable spatial planning of tourism destinations on the BUP course platform
The module about sustainable spatial planning of tourism destinations has already been published on the course platform of the Baltic University Programme. Enjoy open lectures and supplementary materials for students and teachers. For more, visit also our Repository. The module was prepared by Katarzyna Leśniewska-Napierała and Tomasz Napierała (ULODZ). The open module about sustainable spatial… Read more: Module about sustainable spatial planning of tourism destinations on the BUP course platform - Education for events – events for education: Educational events within the SPOT project’s framework
Katarzyna Leśniewska-Napierała and Tomasz Napierała (both from University of Lodz) had an opportunity to present findings from the project SPOT during 6th International Conference on Events ICE2023 “Making waves in Poland | Transformational events”. The goal of the SPOT presentation was to evaluate how educational events might stimulate development of sustainable tourism. Understanding of local… Read more: Education for events – events for education: Educational events within the SPOT project’s framework - GastroMap of Lodz – SPOT celebrates 600th birthday of the city
GastroMap of Lodz – we’ve got it! On July 29, 2023 we are celebrating 600th anniversary of granting city rights to the city of Lodz. GastroMap of Lodz is the gift of the Polish community of the SPOT project to the city of Lodz: its inhabitants and visitors. GastroMap of Lodz is the result of… Read more: GastroMap of Lodz – SPOT celebrates 600th birthday of the city - Intensive study programmes – the future of geographical, tourism, and spatial planning education
On Friday, June 2, 2023, Tomasz Napierała presented educational achievements and experiences of the project SPOT – Sustainable Spatial Planning of Tourism Destinations, during the educational session of the Congress of Polish Geography. The goal of the presentation was to assess the potentials of intensive study programmes for the future development of geographical, tourism, and… Read more: Intensive study programmes – the future of geographical, tourism, and spatial planning education - Lesson from Italian local seminar – Turin, September 23, 2022
See the summary of SPOT project’s contribution presented during Italian local seminar. On September 23, 2022, students participating in the SPOT project’s study visit to Italy had an outstanding opportunity to share their achievements with stakeholders of tourism development in the region we investigated – Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. We agreed during Italian local seminar that… Read more: Lesson from Italian local seminar – Turin, September 23, 2022 - Outstanding week in Italy. See the story mapLet’s go back to the outstanding week in Italy. See and enjoy the story map prepared by Marta Nalej from the University of Lodz. The goal of the study visit in Turin (Italy) was to involve students in designing a spatial development strategy aiming at the sustainable territorial development of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato wine region.… Read more: Outstanding week in Italy. See the story map
- Programme of ITC2022. International Tourism Congress
See the programme of ITC2022. International Tourism Congress ‘Tourism – Going Back/Forward to Sustainability’. If needed, you can download the programme as a PDF file. Mind that all hours are in Central European Time (CET). If interested in details of the presentations proposed, see the book of abstracts. International Tourism Congress 2022 is organized by… Read more: Programme of ITC2022. International Tourism Congress - Enhanced mobility for sustainable rural tourism_By Ente Turismo Langhe Monferrato Roero
Enhanced mobility for sustainable rural tourism_By Ente Turismo Langhe Monferrato Roero – see the challenge proposed by the Langhe Monferrato Roero Tourist Board. THE_TOPIC The challenge is proposed by the Langhe Monferrato Roero Tourist Board. Langhe Monferrato Roero is a UNESCO Landscape Heritage area characterised by a peculiar vineyard landscapes. It is located between the… Read more: Enhanced mobility for sustainable rural tourism_By Ente Turismo Langhe Monferrato Roero - Langhe-Roero and Monferrato for sustainable tourism – Locals talking
On Tuesday, September the 20th, 2022, students and researchers from the SPOT project had the opportunity to participate in a session called ‘Locals talking’ organized by the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning of Politecnico di Torino. The session took place in Serralunga d’Alba, and was moderated by Prof. Giancarlo Cotella. In… Read more: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato for sustainable tourism – Locals talking - Programme of study visit to Italy and local seminar
See the programme of study visit to Italy organised by the SPOT project. We are going to concern the case study of “vineyard landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato”. All activities are presented in Italian time zone (CEST). Students and academicians are requested to take own laptops. You might also download the programme of the… Read more: Programme of study visit to Italy and local seminar - BUP PhD workshop “Societies, Cultures, Critical Theories”PhD workshop “Societies, Cultures, Critical Theories” will take place on 6-7 October 2022 at Södertörn University. Deadline for applications is 22 August 2022. Read more about the workshop and how to apply on the Södertörn University website. The upcoming PhD workshop “Societies, Cultures, Critical Theories” aims at strengthening collaboration and find novel ways of interaction… Read more: BUP PhD workshop “Societies, Cultures, Critical Theories”
- International Tourism Congress ITC2022: RegistrationRegistration to International Tourism Congress ITC2022 is open: We welcome all researchers, PhD candidates and students interested in geographical, social, environmental, economic, political, and managerial contexts of sustainable tourism. Join our discussion! Join the International Tourism Congress ITC2022! The main theme of ITC2022 is: “Tourism – Going Back/Forward to Sustainability”. Mind that during ITC2022 you… Read more: International Tourism Congress ITC2022: Registration
- Lesson from Portuguese local seminar – Peniche, May 13, 2022
We were impressed by the quality of work presented by our students during Portuguese local seminar. This multiplier event was held in Peniche on May 13, 2022. The aim of the local seminar was to present the results of the SPOT study tour to Portugal. The achievements of a students’ work during the intensive learning… Read more: Lesson from Portuguese local seminar – Peniche, May 13, 2022 - International Tourism Congress ITC2022: Call for AbstractsITC2022 call for abstracts is open till 15th 25th September 2022. The only accepted way to submit the abstract is to use the online system dedicated for that purpose: https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/itc/index. Do not send us abstracts by email! Each abstract should be prepared in English according to the requirements described on the website of the online… Read more: International Tourism Congress ITC2022: Call for Abstracts
- The vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. Building a strategy of tourism valorisation and management
The next SPOT study visit that will take place in Turin (Italy) between September 19 and 23, 2022, concerns the case study “vineyard landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato”, which is a territorial context modelled in the century by local communities in Southern Piedmont. In the past, this territory was poor and marginal, and over… Read more: The vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. Building a strategy of tourism valorisation and management - The Green Track Stop event “A Walk in the Woods…”
Detailed information about the Green Track Stop event “A Walk in the Woods – citizen science for forests” can be found on the event webpage and on the Twitter account. The Green Track Stop event “A Walk in the Woods – citizen science for forests”, organized on behalf of the vegetation group at Karlsruhe Institute… Read more: The Green Track Stop event “A Walk in the Woods…” - Baleal Beach case study – Locals talking
In a session called “Locals talking” held on May 10th, at School of Tourism and Maritime Technology of Polytechnic of Leiria (ESTM), some of the local stakeholders representing the community were present, namely Paulo Morais Ferreira (President of the Peniche Surfing Club and the national delegate of the Surfriders Foundation), Maria Simões (Manager of Lagido… Read more: Baleal Beach case study – Locals talking - Programme of study visit to Portugal and local seminar
All activities are presented in Portuguese time zone (GMT+1). Students and academicians are requested to take own laptops. ESTM means School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria. You might also download the programme of the study visit to Portugal as a PDF file, and the programme of the local seminar (PDF file). May… Read more: Programme of study visit to Portugal and local seminar - MapoFaktura 2022 – Geographical data analysis for tourism and crisis management
Crisis mapping Recent cartography and spatial data analysis are completely different to the periods before mobile technologies dominance. Web-mapping 2.0 is up-to-date, advanced in technology on the one hand, and inclusive and participatory on the other hand. Everyone can be a professional cartographer. Two contexts of web-mapping 2.0 are important from the perspective of crisis… Read more: MapoFaktura 2022 – Geographical data analysis for tourism and crisis management - When SPOT meets SPOT: Workshop on challenges of Europeanization from different perspectives
Do you know that there are two SPOT projects running on right now? Meet the other one: SPOT (Social and innovative Platform On cultural Tourism and its potential towards deepening Europeanisation). This is 3 years EU-funded project under the Horizon 2020 programme, focused on the study of problems related to cultural tourism. The consortium is… Read more: When SPOT meets SPOT: Workshop on challenges of Europeanization from different perspectives - Meet Hnat, our Ukrainian colleague
Meet Hnat Sumyshyn, Ukrainian student of the Faculty of Geographical Sciences at University of Lodz in Poland. Now, he is a master student of spatial planning and organisation programme and a member of the students’ community of the project ‘SPOT. Sustainable Spatial Planning of Tourism Destinations’. He also participated in our study visit to Turkey.… Read more: Meet Hnat, our Ukrainian colleague - Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme for students at VILNIUS TECH
Contact person: Dr Skirmantė Mozūriūnaitė, Department of Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture at VILNIUS TECH, skirmante.mozuriunaite@vilniustech.lt Application Form Workshop Programme: The programme provides students with a basic understanding of the Smart Community and Smart City. Students during the programme will develop the skills to identify and define the topic-related issue, formulate the objectives, goals and… Read more: Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme for students at VILNIUS TECH - Date and idea of study visit to Peniche in Portugal are already fixed
Peniche is a coastal municipality located in the Oeste Region situated 80 kilometers north of Lisbon, being the most western city of continental Europe. It has 26,431 inhabitants in an area of 77.55 km2. The city was built on a rocky peninsula which was an island until the 17th century, becoming progressively linked to the… Read more: Date and idea of study visit to Peniche in Portugal are already fixed - Story map of the study visit to Turkey
See and enjoy the story map prepared by Marta Nalej from the University of Lodz. This is the best summary of the outstanding week we spent in Turkey. The goal of the study visits in Mersin (Turkey) was to involve students in the process of solving identified problems of spatial planning in selected tourist destination… Read more: Story map of the study visit to Turkey - Kızkalesi case study – Metropolitan perspective
The meeting with representatives of metropolitan institutions and organizations was held at the Faculty of Architecture, Mersin University on December 8, 2021. The discussion was moderated by Yasemin Sarıkaya Levent and Tolga Levent. In the meeting the following persons were present: Barbaros Bektaş (Mersin Metropolitan Municipality – Chief planner responsible from Erdemli District), Barış Başeren… Read more: Kızkalesi case study – Metropolitan perspective - Kızkalesi case study – Locals talking
We would like to send our greetings to all local stakeholders from Kızkalesi who agreed to meet us and share with us their stories, problems, and ideas, namely: Yusuf Çelik (Manager, Has Hotel), Mevlüt Erzurum (Manager of Okan Apart Hotel), Nur Kaya (Manager of Barbaros Hotel), İbrahim Kale (Manager of Etap Hotel), Natık Çoban (Çobanbey… Read more: Kızkalesi case study – Locals talking - Programme of study visit to Turkey and local seminar
Mind to convert the time zone when out of Turkey. All activities of study visit are presented in Turkish time zone (GMT+3). You might also download the programme of the study visit as a PDF file, and the programme of the local seminar (PDF file). December 6, 2021, Monday, Study visit Day 1 Time Activity… Read more: Programme of study visit to Turkey and local seminar - Apply to study visit to Turkey!
Meet us in Turkey! Dear Students from our partner universities: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Mersin University, Politecnico di Torino, Polytechnic of Leiria, and University of Lodz. Our colleagues from Mersin University are inviting you to join our SPOT project study visit. This will be the only chance to catch some Summer at the… Read more: Apply to study visit to Turkey! - Let’s explore Polish case study with our interns
During spring and summer in 2021, the Faculty of Geographical Sciences at University of Lodz hosted 5 marvelous students: Abdurrahman (Turkey), Hubert (Poland), Joromain (Italy), Mohammed (Yemen), and Rovshen (Turkmenistan). All of them joint our internship programme and contributed to the SPOT project. They were very first students travelling with our project manager Tomasz Napierała… Read more: Let’s explore Polish case study with our interns
