WP10: First Confrontation of Theory and Practice: Test of the Tools and Discusscion of their Use for Sustainable Regional Development in Five Test Regions

AMGI, Ljubljana
Duration: March 07 - End of July 07 (5 months)

	The results of the workshops are summarised in a folder on "Participation processes in regional development: the DIAMONT perspective": download English version download Slovene version download French version download German version download Italian version The final WP10/11 report is available in English: download pdf-File
Test Regions	Idrija, Slovenia Tolmezzo, Italy Gap, France Alpsee Grünten, Germany Traunstein, Germany Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
Results	106 stakeholders participating in 6 workshops For more information on the first workshop please download our August 2007 Newsletter: download pdf in English View all Newsletter in 5 languages (English, German, French, Italian and Slovene)
Main activities	· Selection of six characteristic test regions (one in each country - two in Germany, except of Switzerland) on the basis of the cluster analysis (WP8) and the different cultural milieus of regional development (see WP5 and 9) · Test of the tools · 6 workshops serving to discuss the conditions promoting and confining the use of indicator based and qualitative tools for sustainable regional development in the respective test regions · Comparison and analysis of the test and workshop results · Compilation of internal and external reports
Tasks of WP leader	Conceptualisation of the workshops; selection of 1 test region in Slovenia on the basis of the cluster analysis (WP8) and the different cultural milieus of regional development (WP6 and 9); organisation of 1 workshop in the Slovenian test region; comparison and analysis of the workshop results with a view to providing recommendations for the improvement of the tools and possible strategies for the solution of regional conflicts; compilation of reports
Tasks of other partners	Ifuplan: Transfer of methodology and adjustment of tools for the test regions; test of the tools Partners: Selection of 6 test regions in Austria (UIBK), Germany (Bosch & Partner, ifuplan), France (CEMAGREF) and Italy (UNCEM) taking into account the cluster analysis (WP8) and the different cultural milieus of regional development (WP6 and 9); organisation of 1 workshop each in the respective test region; compilation of workshop results and delivery to AMGI
Outputs	· 6 workshops in 6 test regions characterised by different natural, political, socio-economic and cultural conditions · 1 report and 1 contribution to the DIAMONT information platform providing recommendations for the improvement of indicator based tools (see WP9)