Cruise tourism has seen a fast growth in recent years and all MED coastal regions are willing to an advantage of the benefits generated in terms of economic growth, development, reputation and visibility. MED cruise destination cities are faced with two conflicting needs: boosting cruise-related profits and other positive externalities, while mitigating the negative impacts exerted on cruise destinations, that affect their natural environment and urban mobility, triggering sometimes significant multifold repercussions on cultural heritage and local communities.

LOCATIONS project contributed to decongest cruise destinations traffic and to decrease greenhouse gases emissions in targeted territories through a larger use of innovative sustainable transport solutions, thus improving the overall quality of life of both citizens and passengers and increasing port attractiveness far cruise ships and cruise liners.

Cooperating transnationally and acting locally: by merging highly relevant scientific know-how, technical skills and expertise, institutional capacity and extensive knowledge of local and sector specific contexts. project partners have jointly developed a standardized, transnational, easily replicable operational model, capable of valorizing each territory’s expertise.

Local stakeholders of 7 port cities:

• Lisbon
• Malaga
• Ravenna
• Trieste
• Rijeka
• Zadar
• Durrës

supported decision making and elaboration process of local sustainable mobility and transport tools to respond to sustainable connections needs between city and port and developed local low carbon transport plans, gathering tailored measures to improve sustainable mobility of people and goods related to cruise flows will be integrated in local regulatory frameworks to further increase cruise cities attractiveness and sustainability.

Fabio Tomasi
fabio.tomasi@areasciencepark.it
+39 040 375 5268