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Enhancing SUSTAINABLE TOURISM in insular & low density Areas

Learn how circular your tourist destination is and put to use the tools INCIRCLE offers you!

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Waste Management
Waste Management
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER MANAGEMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Waste Management
Waste Management
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER MANAGEMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Waste Management
Waste Management
Solid waste is an ever increasing aspect of tourism. The management of solid waste in tourism insular and low-density areas is particularly problematic due to climatic conditions, topography, financial restraints, planning issues, changing consumption patterns, transient population, and seasonal variations in solid waste quantity and composition. Efforts are required to reduce the amount of waste production in tourist destinations, while at the same time, supporting the re-use and recycling of waste, reducing pressures associated with both waste disposal and with extracting and processing new resources.
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WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER MANAGEMENT
Water is one of the most critical natural resources. Water quality and scarcity are turning into a global major concern. Tourists often consume far more water than they do at home. The tourism industry alike, overuses water resources for tourist and leisure services such as swimming pools, water parks, golf courses and snow-making facilities, putting growing pressure on local water supplies. Urgent action is needed to plan, develop, distribute and manage the optimum use of water resources to meet local communities needs and wellbeing as well as satisfy tourist expectations.
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The tourism sector is an energy-intensive sector. In particular, the recreation aspect of tourism, its attractions and activities contribute considerably to a destination’s “energy bill”. There is the growing need of raising awareness of substantial energy topics among tourism industry and final users. Efforts are to be invested in the planning, distribution and management of renewable sources of energy production to prevent the depletion of otherwise finite natural resources as well as the emission of greenhouse gases resulting from excessive energy use, seen as challenging threats to the global environment.
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SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Mobility is a prerequisite for a tourist experience, resulting into a temporary displacement from one’s place of residence, that can heavily impact the environmental capital of the destination. It is estimated that the tourism industry is directly responsible for 5% of the total volume of CO2 emissions, mainly caused by tourist transportation and growing mobility. It is urgent to analyze tourist habits and control their mobility patterns, considering their motives to choose a mode of transportation and their attitude towards sustainability, while at the same time providing tourists with sustainable mobility alternatives and solutions.
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  1. Waste Management
  2. WATER MANAGEMENT
  3. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
  4. SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Waste Management
Waste Management
Solid waste is an ever increasing aspect of tourism. The management of solid waste in tourism insular and low-density areas is particularly problematic due to climatic conditions, topography, financial restraints, planning issues, changing consumption patterns, transient population, and seasonal variations in solid waste quantity and composition. Efforts are required to reduce the amount of waste production in tourist destinations, while at the same time, supporting the re-use and recycling of waste, reducing pressures associated with both waste disposal and with extracting and processing new resources.
View best practices
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER MANAGEMENT
Water is one of the most critical natural resources. Water quality and scarcity are turning into a global major concern. Tourists often consume far more water than they do at home. The tourism industry alike, overuses water resources for tourist and leisure services such as swimming pools, water parks, golf courses and snow-making facilities, putting growing pressure on local water supplies. Urgent action is needed to plan, develop, distribute and manage the optimum use of water resources to meet local communities needs and wellbeing as well as satisfy tourist expectations.
View best practices
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The tourism sector is an energy-intensive sector. In particular, the recreation aspect of tourism, its attractions and activities contribute considerably to a destination’s “energy bill”. There is the growing need of raising awareness of substantial energy topics among tourism industry and final users. Efforts are to be invested in the planning, distribution and management of renewable sources of energy production to prevent the depletion of otherwise finite natural resources as well as the emission of greenhouse gases resulting from excessive energy use, seen as challenging threats to the global environment.
View best practices
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Mobility is a prerequisite for a tourist experience, resulting into a temporary displacement from one’s place of residence, that can heavily impact the environmental capital of the destination. It is estimated that the tourism industry is directly responsible for 5% of the total volume of CO2 emissions, mainly caused by tourist transportation and growing mobility. It is urgent to analyze tourist habits and control their mobility patterns, considering their motives to choose a mode of transportation and their attitude towards sustainability, while at the same time providing tourists with sustainable mobility alternatives and solutions.
View best practices
  1. Waste Management
  2. WATER MANAGEMENT
  3. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
  4. SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
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Featured best practices
Waste Management
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Refill Now, revolutionize the way drinking water is consumed in a tourism destination
Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy
Smart reusable bottles
+ 4
WATER MANAGEMENT
Tools and methodologies
EU LIFE+ Investing in Water Project
Republic of Malta, Malta
Save water
+ 2
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Tools and methodologies
Nearly Zero Energy Hotels
Rethymno, Greece
High energy performance/ efficiency
+ 2
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Circular Tourism Self Assessment

Are you a tourist destination or a tourism industry willing to improve your sustainability and circularity but you don’t know where to start?

The Circular Tourism Tools are the answer!

Try them out to know your circular performance level and get some ideas on how you can improve yourself: we have collected good practices that can inspire you from all over the world!

 

 

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The Replication Toolkit Of Incircle

Are you a tourist destination or a tourism industry willing to improve its sustainability and circularity?

The INCIRCLE project offers the right tools to improve your territory in a circular and sustainable way!

Find more about the project results and learn from the experience of INCIRCLE's partners. Improve your sustainable and circular tourism strategy through the toolkit that INCIRCLE provides you with!

 

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Interreg Mediterranean Incircle
The knowledge Platform is a portal by INCIRCLE
a Project co-financed by
the European Regional Development Fund
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INCIRCLE's mission:
Enhance the sustainability and attractiveness of MED touristic insular and low-density areas through Circular Tourism, preserving the quality and availability of natural resources as well as improving the quality of life of residents & tourists.
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