Presentation of Swiss Research Partnership Projects
Swiss Universities for Applied Sciences and Swisscontact
A development promotion program backed by SDC
H S R - R / U N I C A
Support of Traffic Planning in the Evaluation of an Ecological Development of Tourism in the Region
of the Northern Coast of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. Pilot Study and Promotion of Collaboration between
the University of Advanced Studies Rapperswil, Department of Spatial Planning (HSR-R) and the
University of Ciego de Ávila (UNICA)
| HSR, Dep. of Spatial Planning Oberseestrasse 10, CH - 8640 Rapperswil Tel. +41 (0)55 222 44 11 Fax +41 (0)55 222 44 00 Responsible for the project (HSR-R) Prof. T. Matta: +41 (0)55 222 49 78: tmatta@hsr.ch Ing. P. Hotz: +41(0)1 363 19 68/01 363 0577 peter.hotz@metron.ch / hotz@webshuttle.ch |
Responsible for the project UNICA Dr. Lorenzo Dominico Diaz, Universidad de Ciego de Ávila, Carretera a Moron , Km 9 Ciego de Ávila/Cuba , CP 69450 Telex ++ 53 33 266365 Idominico@facmeca.unica.cu |
The Swiss experts from HSR-R intend to support the engineers of UNICA in developing tourism and clarifying the impact on transportation, ecology and the regional economy. As tourism represents an important part for both Cuba‘s economy and the district of Ciego de Ávila ,- considering that the ecological balance is potentially in danger - ,the conditions of the development the Cuban government has requested that the University undertakes a careful evaluation of the future tourist development. A key issue for the one year pilot -study is to improve the practical , methodological and scientific issues in the fields of Transportation, Ecology and Tourism. This phase should develop the co-operation between HSR and Unica (field studies, postgraduate studies, and long term, the exchange of students and scientists).
The Department of Spatial Planning of the HSR has offered to take responsibility for, and to improve the research and teaching work in the interdisciplinary fields of Urban-, Landscape-, and Traffic-Planning within a sustainable environment. Furthermore it presents a rare opportunity to engage in international co-operation - also with the Spanish speaking world – and to build up mutually beneficial forms of work and culture. The aims of the SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation) will be fulfilled: - to build up an international net of relationships; - to improve practice-orientated research and teaching methods;- to improve the co-operation of cultural understanding.
The Swiss input will be mainly organised and executed by Peter Hotz, Engineer. The input of the UNICA will be lead by Dr. Lorenzo Dominico. In 2003, three to four workshops will take place in Ciego de Avila .The work of the Swiss expert(s) will be financed by SDC (1/3 of the total costs) and by personal sabbatical means of P.Hotz (Metron Planning SA) (1/ 3).
The extra costs of the Swiss in Cuba and the work of the Cuban research group will be financed by the UNICA (1/3).
A report will also be produced within the lectures of the HSR-R.