Managing European Cross Border Cooperation Projects on Sustainability: A Focus on MESP Project

Schenone, Corrado; Brunenghi, Margherita MarrÃ; Pittaluga, Ilaria; Hajar, Abdelrahman; Kamali, Walid; Montaresi, Federica; Rasheed, Mohammed; Wahab, Abdallah Abdul; Moghrabi, Yara El; Manasrah, Riyad; Merhaby, Dima; Montani, Lorenzo

doi:10.3390/su9010112

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“…This is not only because of the EU financing programs, but because we can see here at our destination that the guests are moving towards Austria very naturally." Sustainable development is inextricably connected to international development and cross-border cooperation, since complex issues like environmental degradation can only be tackled through supranational initiatives, shared objectives and networking [71]. This is why organisations like Alliance in the Alps have been initiated, in order to " .…”

Section: Cross-border Cooperation In the German Alpsmentioning

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Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Paunović

Jovanović

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:What are the processes behind efforts for more sustainable mountain destinations in the German Alps and what are the views of different tourism stakeholders on these processes? The research deals both with threats pushing the agenda of sustainable development (such as climate change and depletion of resources), indicators of sustainable tourism (to measure the scope of change), as well as cross-border cooperation and stakeholder engagement in the German Alps. The data was collected through 30 interviews with individuals dealing with tourism development and sustainable tourism development in the German Alps. The findings suggest that a holistic approach and collection and dissemination of data and knowledge on sustainability are the basis for developing sustainable mountain tourism. Implementation and monitoring should focus on specific flagship sustainable tourism products, as well as on a destination in a broader sense and the sustainable tourism market. Three themes emerged as important for implementation of sustainable tourism in the German Alps: indicators of sustainable tourism, cross-border cooperation and stakeholder engagement.

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Section: Cross-border Cooperation In the German Alpsmentioning

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Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Paunović

Jovanović

2017

Sustainability

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“…In addition, over the last twenty years, along the borders of member states of the European Union, including the Polish and Czech border, the intensification of various types of activities aimed at supporting cross-border cooperation in the field of culture can be observed [7,8]. Among other things, these activities serve to blur the borders and divisions between the local communities, and to shape their new quality (they should become a place of meetings, and not divisions) [9,10]. On the Polish and Czech border, in particular in town divided by a border, such as Cieszyn-Český Těšín, it is expressed in the growing number of cultural events that are being organised, and which are often implemented as part of cross-border cultural projects co-financed from the funds of the European Union [11,12].…”

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Sustainable Management of the Offer of Cultural Institutions in the Cross-Border Market for Cultural Services—Barriers and Conditions

2018

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The concept of sustainable management in culture has been recognised in global strategic documents on sustainable development for more than a decade. It is also increasingly reflected in the cultural polices of particular states, and—very importantly—cultural managers who are responsible for shaping the cultural offer in cities are becoming more interested in this concept. Despite the increasing attention being paid to this topic among both practitioners and theoreticians of management, in none of these documents or other works can we find any content that is directly related to the possibility of applying this concept in a town which, due to political turmoil, has been divided by a national border. Hence, this gap was the direct impulse for taking up research in this field. In the article, by using different notions of the market, our own definition of a cross-border market for cultural services was developed, and the conditions for the functioning of this market were presented based on the example town of Cieszyn (Poland) and Český Těšín (Czech Republic). In the opinion of the authors of the article, the development and functioning of a cross-border market for cultural services is essential for the application of the concept of sustainable management of the cultural offer in a town divided by a border. For the purpose of the article, a survey and individual interviews with experts shaping the cultural offer in Cieszyn and Český Těšín were conducted. The results of the research prove that despite numerous cross-border Czech–Polish projects carried out by cultural institutions, there are still many barriers in the town, which make it difficult for the residents to benefit from the cultural offer that is available on the other side of the border. These barriers limit the full implementation and application of the concept of sustainable management of the cultural offer.

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“…In that respect, partnership can be used to transfer a development policy to the lower levels of the hierarchy ("top down" policy) or may be an agreement entered into by entities at different levels of hierarchy, providing them with influence and participation in the development processes ("bottom up" policy) [23]. In the borderlands, the formal and informal, bilateral or network cooperation of various entities in the cross-border market can develop, including local governments, non-governmental organizations such as associations, clubs, foundations, etc., clusters and thematic networks, schools and universities, informal groups and residents [24]. The separate area in the cross-border cooperation is the cooperation of companies, according to commercial conditions.…”

Section: The Development Of Sustainable Inter-organizational Cooperatmentioning

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“…The key stages of cross-border partnership are also typical for the phases of cross-border cooperation: initiating, planning, implementation, and adjustment. In the borderlands, the formal and informal, bilateral or network cooperation of various entities in the cross-border market can develop, including local governments, non-governmental organizations such as associations, clubs, foundations, etc., clusters and thematic networks, schools and universities, informal groups and residents [24]. The separate area in the cross-border cooperation is the cooperation of companies, according to commercial conditions.…”

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The Analysis of the Determinants of Sustainable Cross-Border Cooperation and Recommendations on Its Harmonization

Kurowska‐Pysz

Szczepańska-Woszczyna

2017

Sustainability

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Cross-border partnerships are a distinctive example of inter-organizational cooperation, embedded, in terms of territory, in the neighboring borderland regions of two or more countries. The aim of this paper is to identify factors that contribute to the sustainable cross-border cooperation and affect motivation to increase cooperation between cross-border partners. The objective implementation is connected with the verification of a hypothesis referring to the possible impact of the European Union funds on the trans-boundary cooperation transformations. Results of desk research and quantitative research involving IDI, CATI, CAWI and CATI and PAPI data collection methods, implemented in the Polish-Czech borderland in 2016 were used in this paper. Research on the Polish-Lithuanian borderland was also used in the paper to conduct comparative analysis, useful to identify and evaluate factors motivating sustainable cross-border cooperation in the Czech-Polish borderland. The sustainable, cross-border and inter-organizational cooperation in the borderlands results from the simultaneous interaction of three groups of factors: (1) people and institutions (the quality of interpersonal relationships); (2) cross-border planning, procedures and support mechanisms (e.g., the possibility of jointly planning the cross-border cooperation and obtaining EU funds for the development of the borderlands as well as the availability of other funds helpful in this kind of cooperation); and (3) environment (historical affinity and geographical proximity of neighboring border regions, system support at the regional and local level in neighboring countries).

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Managing European Cross Border Cooperation Projects on Sustainability: A Focus on MESP Project

Cited by 8 publications

References 19 publications

Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Sustainable Management of the Offer of Cultural Institutions in the Cross-Border Market for Cultural Services—Barriers and Conditions

The Analysis of the Determinants of Sustainable Cross-Border Cooperation and Recommendations on Its Harmonization

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