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
Prof. Dr. Nana Bolashvili (Tbilisi State University)
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
Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ziaee (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)
15:30-16:00
Ecolodge Development in Geoparks: Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects.
Prof. Dr. Roozbeh Mirzaei (University of Mazandaran)
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)
12:30-13:30 Lunch Break
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
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00—16.00
Joint Identification of potential Research Topics for Iranian Students
Prof. Dr. Andreas Dittmann (Justus Liebig University Giessen)
Prof. Dr. Roozbeh Mirzaei (University of Mazandaran)
Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ziaee (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)
Dipl.-Geogr. Katharina Herborn (Justus Liebig University Giessen)
16:00-16:30
Workshop Closing - Gathering Results
Prof. Dr. Nana Bolashvili (Tbilisi State University)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Dittmann (Justus Liebig University Giessen)
Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ziaee (Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran)
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:
Photo Credits: Cover page: Sascha Valentin, Page 11: Stefan Schäfer (Theater), fabrock (Johanneskirche), Silja Papenguth (Zeughaus), ChristianMilani (Seltersweg),