The economy linked to the sea, the
so-called "Blue Economy", and its relations with the urban and
metropolitan fabric were at the centre of the special workshop
'La Blue Economy. Turismo, Città & Portualità, Competenze
professionali: dalle risorse alla sostenibilità del Terziario
del Mare'. ('The Blue Economy. Tourism, Cities and Port
Facilities, Professional Competence: from resources to
sustainability of the service sector of the Sea')
The conference, organized by Confcommercio Unione
Metropolitana of Venice, was held this afternoon within the
ambit of the second day of the Venice Boat Show.
The afternoon's work, at the 'Torre di Porta Nuova' room in
the Arsenal, was composed of three focus groups.
In the first panel, dedicated to "Tourism, environment,
quality and sustainability", Venice's tourism councillor Paola
Mar spoke of the management of tourism, opening towards the sea
and sustainability. "It is important to respect the vocation of
this city", she concluded. Angelo Faloppa, vice president of
Confcommercio Venezia, instead focused on sustainable progress,
planning and overcoming seasonality. "We only need
infrastructure, in all senses, starting from planning in a
different way". Alberto Corti, head of the tourism sector of
national Confcommercio, then addressed the issue of the
particularity of tourism, in which "the attractiveness of the
places where the business is carried out is a fundamental
element of that very business".
To end the first focus group was Alessandro Berton, president
of Unionmare Veneto, who announced the arrival in Veneto too of
the Confcommercio project 'Sentinelle del mare' (Sea sentries).
From tomorrow (at Bibione) until 10 July (at Chioggia), passing
via Eraclea, three localities out of 10, representing the Veneto
coast, will host the initiative, realized in collaboration with
the University of Bologna. The scientific research project aims
for environmental sustainability but also at the ever increasing
branding of the tourist offering on the markets. By involving
tourists and residents, the state of health of the sea around
our coasts will be monitored, gathering precious data for
research, raising environmental awareness and acting as a
vehicle for important information on the subject.
The second panel ('Resources of the northern Adriatic,
Metropolitan Sea') was opened by the president of Assoagenti
Veneto, Alessandro Santi, who analysed the issue of the
'Economic Value and the Ancillary Industries Produced by the
service sector of the sea for the metropolitan City'. "Port
facilities," he said, "are the only real alternative to the
tourist economy, in this area". Before the concluding round
table discussion, dedicated to 'Sea work and professions',
Walter Prendin, president of Atena Veneto, illustrated the issue
of Smart Ships, ships with growing levels of automation.
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