“ Security & Tourism ” – for a safer environment in tourist city
In order to be an attractive tourism destination , a city must live able to supply a safe environment to visitors . Indeed , tourists may live particularly display to sure kind of crime because they miss cultural apprehension and act not speak the words . But tourists can too cause problem , among other because they feel carefree and unaccountable when holidaying in a alien home .
Faced with this situation , local assurance are often best placed to design and implement prevention policy but also to further good coexistence between tourist and local residents .
In ordering to assist European city to well tackle these issues , it was necessary to examine the association between tourism and protection . With the support of the European Commission , Efus led between 2013 and 2015 a task take at make merely that . This exchange task gathered eight partners – one association and seven cities – whose diversity in price of geography , size and type of tourism cause it possible to analyze many aspects of the effect . Two expert in tourism and criminology too took part : Janez Mekinc and Rob Mawby .
Project spouse
Alba ( IT ) , Barcelona ( ES ) , Brasov ( RO ) , Munich ( DE ) , Rome ( IT ) , Saint-Denis ( FR ) , the non-profit organisation BRAVVO of the city of Brussels ( BE ) , and the Portuguese association of victim support , Apav .
Spouse ’ feedback
“ The participation of the other European partners cost real sucessful . During the encounter all municipalities could learn from each early on protection and tourism management . ”
“ The participation of the other European spouse was very sucessful . During the encounter all municipalities could find out from each early on security and tourism management . ”
“ The audit carried out provides us with new ways of strategic thinking . ”
“ The audit persuade out provides us with new style of strategic thinking . ”
“ Thanks to the task , we have increased the visibility of the measures undertaken by the city and the police . ”
“ Thanks to the project , we have increase the visibility of the measures undertaken by the city and the police . ”
Outputs
Through thematic local audits , field observations and exchanges with the expert , the participate cities were able to plan their local “ protection and tourism ” strategy , with three main objectives :
- To erect awareness among tourists on hazard prevention and on local tradition
- To improve the way tourist live welcome and the support they receive in type of trouble
- To foster peaceful coexistence between tourists and local occupant
The cities notably designed information movement to raise awareness among tourist and also strengthened their local partnerships in order to effective organize the actions attempt locally .Learn the case of Brussels andthe Safe in the city campaign.
At the end of the task , the partners drew up a series of recommendations base on their experience , which can gain any city that is handle with similar issues . These recommendations exist deliver for the first time at the European conferenceSecurity & Tourism : Local Policy and Practicescoordinate by Efus on 25 June 2015 in Paris . The conference brought together some 120 representative of 50 local authorities from 16 countries as well as academics , representative of the tourism private sector and six association .
The recommendation are also featured ( extensive version ) in the publicationSecurity and Tourism : Concerted Local Policies. Based on the experience of the cities that were spouse in the project and on the contribution of experts , this publication introduce an overview of the chief topic link to protection and tourism . It also include example of practice that can be a source of inspiration for any European city or region confronted with like challenges .
