Kerner von Marilaun-Workshop 2009: Landscape-Based Cultural Ecosystem Services Lunz, Austria, Nov 2-6, 2009 Agenda October 23, 2009 Sun Nov 1 Arrival of American participants in ; accommodation at Hotel Biedermeier**** Address: Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 28, 1030, tel.(+43)1/716710 [http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-5357-mercure-grand-hotelbiedermeier-wien/index.shtml] Opportunities for sightseeing 18:30 Mon Nov 2 Informal dinner meeting at restaurant Weißgerber Stube located in Hotel Biedermeier US Participants: Opportunity for guided sightseeing (09:30 11:30) Arrival of European participants, meeting point at Hotel Biedermeier**** Address: Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 28, 1030, tel.(+43)1/716710 (for details of transport from the airport see separate description) Opportunity for coffee and snacks at hotel restaurant; left-luggage office 13:00 18:00 19:30 Tue Nov 3 09:00 09:15 Departure from, Hotel Biedermeier**** Bus travel via two significant cultural landscapes: Wachau: UNESCO World Heritage listed terraced viticulture landscape along the Danube river, high touristic relevance; coffee break in the historic village of Dürnstein where the English King Richard the Lionheart was kept imprisoned in 1193; walk to the historic vineyards of Weissenkirchen, meeting with the local mayor Anton Bodenstein Mostviertel: traditional small scale mixed agricultural landscape, apple wine production Arrival at Gaming (near Lunz): accommodation at Hotel Kartause****, a former Karthusian monastery [http://www.kartause-gaming.at] Welcome dinner at the hotel; introductory slide show: The Diversity of Cultural Ecosystem Services (Andreas Muhar) Lunz Shuttle from the hotel to WasserKluster Lunz [www.wasserkluster-lunz.ac.at] Workshop sessions Welcome workshop conveners: Terry Daniel, Andreas Muhar Welcome workshop sponsoring agencies: Irene Gabriel - Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research Verena Winiwarter - Austrian Academy of Sciences
Tue 09:30 10:45 11:00 13:30 14:30 15:15 15:45 16:00 17:30 18:15 20:30 Topic 1: How does the ecosystems services model compare to other conceptual models of the relationship between humans and nature, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of the ecosystems services model as a basis for sustainable resource management? Introductory statements (15-20 ): Verena Winiwarter, Joan Nassauer Concluding discussion (45 ) Lunch break (Zellerhof restaurant, 10 min. walk from WasserKluster) Topic 2: What are landscape-based cultural ecosystem services and how can they better be integrated into the concept of Ecosystem Services? Introductory Statements (10 ): Renate Buerger-Arndt, Kai Chan, Adrienne Gret-Regamey, Courtney Flint Breakout groups to identify topics for research papers and projects Topic 3: What is the current state of relevant ecological and social science internationally and how might this work better be integrated to address cultural ecosystems services? Introductory statements (10 ): Rebecca Lave, Rob Ribe, Thomas Elmquist, Marianne Penker Breakout groups to identify topics for research papers and projects (45 ) Evening program: Visit to the historical Amon House - welcome reception by the Mayor of Lunz - Martin Ploderer; local music and snacks from the region Shuttle to the hotel at Gaming
Wed Nov 4 07:45 08:00 Field trip Coordination: Michael Mirtl Introduction to the Eisenwurzen, Austrian study region of the International Long- Term Ecological Research program ILTER [http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/en/umweltschutz/oekosystem/lter_allgemein/]- Michael Mirtl (15 ) [breakfast room] Departure by bus 09:30 10:00 Ybbsitz, walk along the Schmiedemeile trail, visit to a forge of Sepp Eybl [http://www.eyblhammer.at/] at Ferrum Museum [http://www.ferrum-ybbsitz.at], Ybbsitz of management challenges in the Eisenwurzen Statements (10 ): Martin Aigner Culture Park Eisenstrasse, Ybbsitz Michael Gansch Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH, Wieselburg Thomas Schauppenlehner BOKU University, Susanne Muhar BOKU University 11:00 12:30 13:15 13:45 16:00 Departure to Reinsberg / Hochschlag Drive through traditional small scale mixed agricultural landscape, apple wine production Visit to Hochschlag farmstead, surrounding cultural landscape, short walk to the landart project Sclavinia Lunch at farmhouse Departure to Gaming Arrival at the Hotel Kartause Gaming Gaming (Hotel Kartause Gaming) Topic 4: (Hotel Kartause Gaming) What key lessons were learned and what questions were raised by the field trip? What can be the contribution of the ecosystem services concept to deal with the management challenges of the region? What specific needs for international/ interdisciplinary research addressing cultural ecosystems services are implied? Introductory statements (5 ) : Paul Gobster, Ihor Soloviy, Thomas Sikor 17:00 Breakout groups to continue working on research papers and projects (90 ) Evening: Dinner at the hotel
Thu Nov 5 08:00 10:30 10:45 14:00 15:00 15:15 16:30 17:30 18:00 Fri Nov 6 07:30 09:00 Lunz: Shuttle to WasserKluster Topic 5: How can cultural ecosystem services be considered in national and international research programs? What specific research projects and educational programs are most urgently needed? Introductory statements (10 ) Robert Costanza, Jim Boyd, Marja Spierenburg, Michael Mirtl Breakout groups to identify topics for research papers and projects (60 ) Lunch break at Almgasthaus Rehberg [www.almgasthaus-rehberg.at/], 1hr walk from WasserKluster, return by bus Groups to continue working on research papers and projects Concluding discussion Conclusions and outlook (Terry Daniel, Andreas Muhar) Shuttle to the hotel in Gaming Evening: Farewell dinner at the hotel in the historic Prälatensaal From foreign lands and people : music and poetry presented by the participants Gaming Shuttle to Airport (early flights) Bus trip to, arrival city (Hotel Biedermeier) 11:30 Departure of European participants Accommodation of US participants at Hotel Biedermeier, opportunities for sightseeing Sat Nov 7 Departure of US participants (morning flights)
Dürnstein Lunz am See Further Links: http://www.austria.info/us http://www.wien.gv.at/english/ http://www.lunz.at/galerie.php http://www.wasserkluster-lunz.ac.at/ Venue Lunz am See, Austria Lunz am See Lake Lunzer See Workshop Venue: WasserKluster Amon House (1551-1590) Restaurant Rehberg Accommodation Hotel Kartause **** at Gaming