international conference “challenges of geopark-management

Programme and Information

International Conference “Challenges of Geopark-Management in the

South Caucasus and MENA Region”

01.05. - 06.05.2019

View to the Eastern High Caucasus Kacheti, Georgia

BMBF-Project: “Kapazitätsausbau in der Nachwuchsförderung im

Fach Geographie durch partnerschaftliche Projekte - Atlas plus”

„Capacity Building in the Promotion of young scientists in The Field of Geography through partnership projects - Atlas plus“

is a cooperation between

Department of Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen

and

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tblisi (Georgia), Allameh Tabataba‘i University Tehran (Iran) and

University of Mazandaran Babolsar (Iran)

Programme

International Conference

“Challenges of Geopark-Management in the South Caucasus and MENA Region”

Contents:

Schedule…………………………………………………………….………………. 4 Excursions…..…………………………………………………...………………..12 Contact Information………………………………………...………….……...13 Participants and Guests..………………………………...………….………14 Giessen…………………………………………………………………………..….16 Directions and Maps…………………………………………………………...17

Large Seminar Room, Neues Schloss, Senckenbergstraße 1

Complete Schedule from 01.05.2019 to 06.05.2019

Wednesday, 1st May 2019

Arrival at Frankfurt International Airport

Bus Transfer to Giessen

Check-In at Hotel in Giessen

Gästehaus Wilhelma AKZENT Hotel Köhler Wilhelmstr. 3 Westanlage 33 - 35 35392 Gießen 35390 Gießen

Tel: +49 641 792 665 Tel: +49 641 979 990

City Hotel

Kreuzplatz 2

35390 Giessen

Tel: +49 641 932 370

Thursday, 2nd May 2019

10.00-10.30

Welcome Addresses and Introduction to Conference Programme

Prof. Dr. Nana Bolashvili (Tbilisi State University)

Prof. Dr. Andreas Dittmann (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

Prof. Dr. Roozbeh Mirzaei (University of Mazandaran)

Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ziaee (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)

10:30-11:00

The History of Nature Protection in Georgia - Past, Present and Future Perspectives


11:00-11:30

Geopark Planning and its Perspectives on the Example of the Racha Region

Tamar Chichinadze, M.Sc. (Tbilisi State University)

11:30-12:00

Land Degradation - Challenges for Georgia

Prof. Dr. Besik Kalandadze (Tbilisi State University)

12:00-12:30

Lake Baikal World Heritage Site and the Belonging Protected Territories - Status, Problems, Perspectives

Prof. Dr. Christian Opp (Philipps University Marburg)

12:30-14:00 Lunch Break

14:00-14:30

Four Decades of Iranian-German Cooperation in Geography - Evaluations and Perspectives

Prof. Dr. Eckhart Ehlers (University Hamburg)

Thursday, 2nd May 2019

14:30-15:00

Potentials of Geo-Tourism in Iran

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Taghi Rahnemai (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)

15:00-15:30

A Review of Geo-Tourism Articles Published in Iranian Journals


15:30-16:00

Ecolodge Development in Geoparks: Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects.


16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00

Joint Discussion and Gathering First Results

All participants

19:00 Joint Dinner

Restaurant “Zum Löwen” (Neuenweg 8, 35390 Giessen)

Friday, 3rd May 2019

10:00-10:30

Cultural Landscapes of Tourism in Eastern Parts of Caspian Sea

Prof. Dr. Abed Taghavi (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)

10:30-11:00

Geo-Tourism and Community Development

Prof. Dr. Asghar Tahmasebi (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)

11:00-11:30

Geoparks in Iran: Regional Networks, Rural Development and Local Involvement - Necessities and Requirements.

Prof. Abbas Saidi (Shahid Beheshti University Tehran)

11:30-12:00

Potentials of Geoparks in the Sustainable Development of the Host Commu-nity. A Case of Qeshm Island, Iran.

Prof. Dr. Mostafa Ghaddami (University of Mazandaran)

12:00-12:30

An Institutional Analysis of the Fundamental Factors of Tourism Development.

Mahmood Hassanpour, M.Sc. (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)


13.30-14.00

KAZA and beyond - Challenges and Constraints for Transfrontier Geoparks in Northern Namibia. Dr. Lameck Mwewa (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek Namibia)

Friday, 3rd May 2019

14:00-14:30

Making Identity: The National Atlas of Georgia Prof. Dr. Nana Bolashvili (Tbilisi State University), Prof. Dr. Andreas Dittmann (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

14:30-15:00 Coffee Break

Poster Presentation

Sajad Ferdowsi, M.Sc. (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)

15:00-15:30

Introduction to the National German Geopark Westerwald Lahn Taunus

Sascha Valentin, M.Sc. (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

15:30-16:00

Framework Tools of for global surveying of Geopark Potentials

Sascha Valentin, M.Sc. (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

Optional offer: 18:00 Exhibition: „round about - around edges“

Mathematikum, Liebigstraße 8, Giessen

Saturday, 4th May 2019 Excursion Day

08:30 Meeting for Start of Excursions

Neues Schloss, Senckenbergstr. 1, Giessen

10:00-12:00

Guided Tours at the Cave System ‘Herbstlabyrinth’ and Student presentations “Geoparks in Germany - Overview and General Aspects of Implementation”

Tim Wurmbach (Justus Liebig University)

An der K68, 35767 Breitscheid

12:15-13:00 Transfer from Breitscheid to Greifenstein

13:00-13:30 Lunch Break (Picknick)

13:30-15:00 Guided Tour at Greifenstein Castle

Talstraße 19, 35753 Greifenstein

15:00-16:00 Transfer Greifenstein to Oberbiel

16:00-18:00 Guided Tours at the Visitor’s Mine “Grube Fortuna”

Grube Fortuna 1, 35606 Solms

18:00-20:00 Joint Dinner at the Restaurant “Zum Zechenhaus”

Grube Fortuna 1, 35606 Solms

20:00-21:00 Transfer to Giessen

Please note: Wear appropriate footwear (no heels) and take a cover with you. Temperature in the cave and mine are between 10 - 13 °Celsius.

Sunday, 5th May 2019

Geoparks in Caucasus and Iran - Student`s Perspectives

10:00-10:20

Potential Sights to create Geoparks in Chiatura, Georgia

Giorgi Chartolani, M.Sc. (Tbilisi State University)

10:20-10:40

Socio-economic Aspects of Geoparks in Chiatura, Georgia

Aleksandre Berianidze, M.Sc. (Tbilisi State University)

10:40-11:00

Public Policy Agenda Setting in Geo- Tourism in the Context of Iran

Faranak Ranjbar Motalegh (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)

11:00-11:20

Iranian Tourists and Geoparks

Canset Keles (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

11:20-11:30

Discussion

11:30-11:50 Coffee Break

11:50-12:10

Aspects of Birding as a Touristic Attraction

Juliane Wirth, B.Sc. (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

12:10-12:30

Waste Management in Babolsar, Iran

Dorina Mazetti, B.Sc. (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

12:30-12:50

Images: Iranians on Germany - Germans on Iran

Alexander Müller, B.Sc. (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

12:50-13:00

Discussion


14:00—16.00

Joint Identification of potential Research Topics for Iranian Students




Dipl.-Geogr. Katharina Herborn (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

16:00-16:30

Workshop Closing - Gathering Results




18:00 Farewell Dinner Restaurant “Alt-Gießen”, Westanlage 30-32

Monday, 6th May 2019 Transfer from Giessen to Frankfurt Airport

(for Iranian Participants)

Excursion

During your stay you will participate in some very interesting excur-sions to the hinterland of Giessen. There will be two excursions to

the National GEOPARK Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus.

With your information portfolio you have been handed over an information brochure of the GEOPARK. You will visit the following

sites during the excursion:

1) The ‘Herbstlabyrinth’ Cave system in Breitscheid 2) The ‘Castle Greifenstein’ in Greifenstein 3) The visitor mine ‘Grube Fortuna’ in Solms-Oberbiel

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Contact Information

Department of Geography Chair: Human Geography and Development Research

Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen Senckenbergstraße 1

35390 Giessen

Secretary: Diana Freitag, Room 101 (Neues Schloss, 1st Floor) Tel. (+49) (0) 641 - 9936201 For further questions please contact: Prof. Dr. Andreas Dittmann [email protected] Tel. (+49) (0) 641 - 9936200 Dr. Eliso King-Narimanidze [email protected] Tel. (+49) (0) 641 - 9936207 Dipl.-Geogr. André Staarmann [email protected] Tel. (+49) (0) 641 - 9936202 Sascha Valentin, M.Sc. [email protected] Janne Niemann, B.Sc. [email protected]

Participants and Guests:

Justus Liebig University Giessen Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi

Prof. Dr. Andreas Dittmann Prof. Dr. Nana Bolashvili

Prof. Dr. Peter Felix-Henningsen Prof. Dr. Besik Kalandadze

Dipl.-Geogr. Katharina Herborn Tamar Chichinadze, M.Sc.

Dr. Eliso King-Narimanidze

Jonas Schaaf, M.Sc. Shahid Beheshti University Tehran

Dipl.-Geogr. Markus Schupp Prof. Abbas Saidi

Dipl.-Geogr. Andre Staarmann

Saskia Thorbecke, M.A. University of Mazandaran

Sascha Valentin, B.Sc. Prof. Dr. Roozbeh Mirzaei

Prof. Dr. Mostafa Ghaddami

Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran

Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ziaee Philipps University Marburg

Sajad Ferdowsi, M.A. Prof. Dr. Christian Opp

Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek Namibia University Hamburg

Dr. Lameck Mwewa Prof. Dr. Eckhart Ehlers

Eshak Gris Aboelwafa, Ägypten

List of Student Participants

Linda Brehl Yasemin Kalkan, B.Sc.

Simon Deventer Canset Keles, B.Sc.

Matthias Grenz Priska Kramer, B.Sc.

Alexander Roman Hilbig Dorina Mazetti, B.Sc.

Stien Hendrik Höhn Alexander Müller, B.Sc.

Anke Hoin Janne Niemann, B.Sc.

Canset Keles Danijela Porobic, B.Sc.

Pablo Knauf Bastian Ringleb, B.Sc.

Judith Krämer Tim Sperzel, B.Sc.

Felix Langhammer Julia Tolazzi, B.Sc.

Sina Oesterling Juliane Wirth, B.Sc.

Marcel Justin J. Richter

Ana Stojanovic

Esra Tasdirek

Justus Liebig University Giessen

Jan Portig

University of Mazandaran

Faezeh Cheraghi

Shiva Chakerreza

Mahmood Ebrahimgol

Allameh Tabatab‘l University

Payam Barkhordari Ahmadi

Farzaneh Haghighatghahfarokhi

Rwezyan Eftekhary

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia)

Giorgi Chartolani, M.Sc.

Alexandre Berianidze, M.Sc.

Giessen is a city with an population of 86.000. It is located in the middle of the federal country Hesse, next to the Lahn River.

It is famous for the high academic status of the Justus Liebig University and the TH Mittelhessen University of Applied

Sciences (THM).

More than 37.000 students are enrolled in total at the mo-ment. This makes Giessen the city with the highest density of

students in Germany (43 % of the population).

A large part of the old town of Giessen was destroyed during World War II, only few of the historical buildings remained in

the city centre like the New Palace (Neues Schloss) where the Department of Geography is located.

The ‘Seltersweg’ is the shopping mile of Giessen where you can find everything you need.

The City of Giessen

Pictures (clockwise): Giessen City Theater, Johanneskirche (Church) Giessen, Zeug-haus Giessen, Spherical Fountain in the ‚Seltersweg‘ Giessen

Directions and Maps

Map of the Zeughaus Campus where the Department of Geog-raphy is located:

Most events will take place in buildings marked red. From left to right: Schlossgasse 7, Neues Schloss (Senckenbergstraße 1), Zeughaus (Senckenbergstraße 3)

At the Market Square (green H) most buslines of the Giessen Bus Service (SWG) have a regular stop.

Notes:

Notes:

Photo Credits: Cover page: Sascha Valentin, Page 11: Stefan Schäfer (Theater), fabrock (Johanneskirche), Silja Papenguth (Zeughaus), ChristianMilani (Seltersweg),

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