CLIMAR PROJECT STUDY VISIT

The visit will provide an example of how the university can tackle interdisciplinary approaches to CC&T in research, teaching, knowledge transfer and continuous professional development. In those days, the delegation of Latin American partners will meet with research centers, professors, consultants, students, university leadership and also local industry and public sector partners.

TUESDAY 4 JULY 

Evening – an informal dinner will be organized for the participants who arrive early in Rimini.

Meeting at 20.00 at the Hotel President, Viale Tripoli 276. 

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY

From 08.30h - Room Alberti 8: Registration

09.00h - Room Alberti 7: Institutional welcome:

• Alessia Mariotti (President of the Rimini Campus, University of Bologna)
• Francesco Barbini (Vice Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Tourism, University of Bologna)
• Paolo Figini (CLIMAR, Coordinator at the University of Bologna unit)
• Javier De Leon (CLIMAR, Project Coordinator at University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
• Angel Rafael (CLIMAR, Coordinator at OBREAL Global). 

 10.00h - Room Alberti 7: Introduction and Presentation of the Study visit program 

• Paolo Figini (CLIMAR, Coordinator at the University of Bologna unit) 

 10.30h - Room Alberti 7: Update on the survey - Task T2.1 

• Elizabeth Bernal (CLIMAR, Coordinator at ASCUN) 

 11.00h   Bar Ferrari: Coffee break

11.30h   Guided Visit to the city of Rimini

13.30h   Naked bar: Lunch

15.00h   Room Alberti 7: Workshop 1 – Current Issues in Climate Change and tourism. 

15.00h The economics of climate change (Alessandro Tavoni, University of Bologna, online)

15.30h Assessing climate change impacts on coastal tourism (Matías M. González Hernández, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

16.00h The impact of weather and climate on prices and tourist behavior (Veronica Leoni, University of Bologna)

16.30h  Discussion 

17.00h   End of session and free time

19.00h   Bagno Tiki 26: Welcome buffet on the beach 

THURSDAY 6 JULY

09.00h - Room Alberti 7: Roundtable with the local municipality and stakeholders: Green transition for sustainable destinations. 

• Anna Montini (Council Member of the Municipality of Rimini, Delegate to Green Transition; Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Bologna)
• Valentina Ridolfi (Senior Manager, Agenzia Piano Strategico, Rimini)
• Andrea Tani (Consultant and coach in the HORECA sector, co-founder of “Merita”)
• Giulia Azzurri Fattori (Director, Sovrana Hotel and Spa)
• Mariachiara Conte (Event Specialist, Italian Exhibition Group Spa)
• Alessandra Pesaresi (Piano Strategico European projects, Municipality of Rimini) 

10.45h  Bar Ferrari: Coffee break

11.15h  Room Alberti 7: Workshop 2 – Current issues in the green transition of tourism

11.15h Key Speech: Sustainable tourism (Robert Steiger, University of Innsbruck)

12.00h The green transition of sustainable destinations (Judit Zoltan, UNIBO)

12.30h Slow tourism and the territorial development of internal areas (Annalisa Spalazzi, Gran Sasso Science Institute)

13.00h Discussion

13.30h - Naked bar: Lunch

14.30h - Visit to Santarcangelo (and Mutonia)

18.30h - Return to Rimini and Free time

20.00h - Restaurant Chesa de Vein: Official dinner 

FRIDAY 7 JULY

09.00h - Room Alberti 7: Roundtable with the directors of degree courses and research institutes: Researching and teaching climate change, the circular economy & tourism: a round table 

• Stefano Bolatto (Bachelor degree in Economia del Turismo, University of Bologna)
• Roberto Patuelli (Master degree in Resource Economics and Sustainable Development, University of Bologna)
• Paolo Figini (Master degree in Tourism Economics and Management, University of Bologna)
• Francesco Barbini (CAST – Centre for Advanced Studies in Tourism)
• Javier de Leon (TIDES Research Centre, University of Las Palmas de gran Canaria)
• Matias M. Gonzalez Hernandez (TIDES Research Centre, University of Las Palmas de gran Canaria) 

 11.00h  Bar Ferrari: Coffee break

11.30h  Room Alberti 7: Workshop 3 – Current issues in circular economy and climate change

11.30h  The interaction between indigenous communities and biodiversity: a key factor in climate change (Jesus Olivero Verbel, Universidad de Cartagena).

12.00h  Behavioral economics and nudging (Lorenzo Zirulia, University of Milan)

12.30h  Green nudging in tourism (Francesco Barbini, University of Bologna)

13.00h  Discussion

13.30h  Naked bar: Lunch

15.00h  Room Alberti 7: Building the next steps of the CLIMAR project

16.30h  Room Alberti 7: Concluding remarks and farewell

17.00h  End of event