How to build a sustainable and responsible tourism system in Ravenna? 

On 21 January, together with various partners from Ravenna and the Emilia-Romagna region, we kicked off the European Urban Initiative-funded project FOOTPRINTS. As leaders of the Monitoring and Evaluation work package, Eutropian’s Levente Polyák and Jorge Mosquera facilitated a workshop to crowdsource good practices as well as to explore indicators,  available data and assessment models to measure impact. 

The FOOTPRINTS project, led by the Municipality of Ravenna, promotes sustainable tourism through collaborative governance with local communities and service providers. It fosters responsible choices via gamification, nudging, and community engagement, aiming to create inclusive, circular tourism experiences while improving Ravenna’s mobility system. By engaging local stakeholders and leveraging digital platforms, the project seeks to minimise ecological footprints, improve social well-being and encourage tourists to act as “temporary citizens.”

You can read more about the FOOTPRINTS project on our dedicated page. 

Eutropian has been engaged in responsible and sustainable tourism issues for over a decade, supporting initiatives that developed circular mechanisms to reinvest tourism revenues in local communities and services. You can read more about our engagement in this topic on our thematic page focusing on responsible tourism.