Fostering sustainable regional development with indicator based certification procedures

Sustainable regional development is the long-term aim of alpine landscape and habitats. Therefore, areas with high ecological qualities and sufficient socio-cultural potential, but insufficient economical subsistence will have to develop into respective 'Label regions'. An adequate implementation strategy should be supported by a reliable indicator system, which finally will lead to certification procedures for regional management. With the certification, 'Label regions' are identified and gain an advantage on the market for sustainable tourism