Comments for 0 at http://www.northsea.org , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.northsea.org Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:35:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.northsea.org/blog/Give-us-you-opinion-on-our-draft-paper-for-a-North-Sea-Strategy.html#comment-17 In the first case NSC should stress in general that the North Sea Region is not only a Sea Region but also a Land Region and that a Strategy for the North Sea is basically made for the people living in that region: they are the ones who are supposed to benefit. If that is our starting point, culture, tourism, education, innovation, sustainable development, fisheries, sea water level rising and pollution are all equally important and should be subject of the strategic paper. As far as Culture and Tourism are concerned I would like to add: •culture and creativity should be taken into account as important drivers for personal development, social cohesion, economic growth, creation of jobs, innovation and competitiveness •sustainable growth in cultural tourism through adherence to international standards and principles; •foster closer cooperation and best practice between all the stakeholders involved in culture and tourism; •encourage deepening of the North Sea identity and cultural exchanges, also through cultural tourism; •implement practical steps to achieve a workable balance between tourism and cultural heritage; •take account of the transport related impact of increased cultural tourism on the historic environment as a result of air travel, city congestion and the associated pollution and effects on climate change •take account of the influences of climate change on natural and cultural heritage - Conny Boersma Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:33:10 +0100