Workshop on
Environmental Policies and Governance in Decentralized Governmental Systems / Phase I: Country Studies

Cogne, May 11-12, 2003
 

Organizers
Albert Breton, Department of Economics, University of Toronto (Canada)
Giorgio Brosio, Dipartimento di Economia, Università di Torino (Italy)
Silvana Dalmazzone, Dipartimento di Economia, Università di Torino (Italy)
 

Participants

Giovanna Garrone, Università di Torino (Italy) and University College London (UK)
Giorgio Grimaldi, Centro Studi sul Federalismo, Torino (Italy)
Alan Nymark, Deputy Minister of Environment Canada, Ottawa
Jeff Petchey, School of Economics and Finance, Curtin University, Perth (Australia)
Govinda Rao, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi (India)
Pierre Salmon, Pôle d'Economie et de Gestion, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon (France) & E.U.I, Florence (Italy)
Marcia Valiante, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor (Canada)
Anthony Zito, Department of Politics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
 

Logistics and Programme

Sunday, May 11th

12:20 a.m.  Meeting point at the Dipartimento di Economia, Università di Torino, Via Po, 53, Torino. This is located right in the city centre, a few steps away from Piazza Vittorio Veneto [map of Turin city centre below. The location of the department is marked by a red arrow].
More information on the city of Turin
 

How to reach Torino. By air (Turin International Airport), or by train to Turin central railway station (Torino Porta Nuova).  Please let us know your travel details as soon as they have been defined.

How to reach the meeting point.  From the airport: Licensed taxis are for hire outside the Passenger Terminal, immediately in front of the domestic / E.U. arrivals, Ground Floor-Level Zero. Taxis cost around 35 Euro to reach downtown Turin, and travel time is approximately 30 minutes. From the station: Taxis are available from inside the Station. Travel time approximately 10 minutes.

It will be possible to safely deposit one’s luggage in the Department until departure for Cogne.

12:45   Lunch in Turin city centre (Trattoria Imbianchini, Via Lanfranchi 28, Torino. Tel. 011 819 0672)
15:30   Departure for Cogne
17:30   Arrival at the Hotel Bellevue in Cogne, Rue Grand Paradis, 22 - 11012 Cogne (Vallée d'Aoste) Italy.
            Tel. +39     0165 74825 - Fax +39 0165 749192. (http://www.hotelbellevue.it/indexsito.htm)
19:30   Reception and dinner
 

Monday, May 12th
 

Workshop

9:30 – 10:30          Presentation of the research project

10:30-11:00          I Pilot study: Australia (Jeff Petchey)

                             Coffee break

11:30 – 12:00        II Pilot study: Canada (Marcia Valiante)

12:00 - 12:30        III Pilot study: France (Albert Breton and Pierre Salmon)

12:30 - 13:00        Discussion

                              Lunch

14:30 – 16:30        Roundtable and elaboration of guidelines
 

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17:00    Departure for Torino

19:00 – 20:00  Check in at the Hotel Victoria
Via Nino Costa 4 - 10123 Torino - Tel. +39-011-5611909  Fax +39-011-5611806.
http://www.hotelvictoria-torino.com.
Email: reservations@hotelvictoria-torino.com

20:30 Dinner (Ristorante Chez Papa, Via Andrea Doria, 21/bis, 10123 Torino. Tel. 011 88 52 34)
 

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Turin city centre


 

Cogne - Gran Paradiso National Park