Marelli Asamer-Handler
8010 Graz
Alberstrasse 10
Tel: +43 (0) 316 31 88 48 – 14
Fax: +43 (0) 316 31 88 48 – 88
Mobil: +43 (0) 676 63 84 115
Consultancy Specialization
- Sustainable regional development
- Development concepts for national- and nature parks and biosphere reserves
- Regional development programmes
- Management of Development Cooperation Projects
- Marketing for local products
Education
- University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Studies Agriculture and Agrarian Economics, 1976 – 1982
- Seminars for project management, communication, moderation
- trained as mediator at the WIFI Graz, 2000 – 2001
Languages
- German
- English
Professional Experience
- Scientist at the Federal Institute for Less Favoured and Mountainous Areas, Vienna, 1983 – 1984
- Employee in a trade enterprise for organic products, 1984 – 1985
- Regional Development Consultant with ÖAR Regional Consulting ltd, since 1986
- Associate of the ÖAR Regional Consulting ltd since 1998
- Lecturer at the University of Graz (Endogenous Regional Development), 1995 and 1998
Reference Projects
- Mid-term evaluation of the EU-funded programmes “Integrierte nachhaltige Raumentwicklung” (integrated sustainable spatial development), Leader and ETZ 2007-2013, assigned by the Styrian federal state government. In cooperation with the Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning ÖIR, 2011-2012
- “Österreichische Naturpark Spezialitäten” – Coordination of an inter-regional LEADER project to market products of the nature parks, Verband der Naturparke, 2004 – 2006 and 2009 – 2012
- Sustainable Tourism Development in the Bjelasica & Komovi Region II, 2006 – 2009
- Financial Project Director
- Strategy and project development for the National Parks Biogradska Gora and Lovcen
- Concept of a training programme for Nature Guides in protected areas in Slovenia, Landscape Park Goricko and other Slovene protected areas, 2006 -2009
- Strategic tourism concept for the development of the Nature Park “Jauerling Wachau”, 2006 – 2007
- Consulting for LEADER+ Lower Austria, module project development, LEADER coordination office Ökoregion Retzer Land, 2000 – 2006
- Development concept for the Nature Park “Obst-Hügel-Land”, Upper Austria, 2005-2006
- “Leben wie in Straden”, regional development concept, 2005
- Concept and organisation of training programme for Nature Guides in Montenegro, 2005
- “Von der Wiese auf den Tisch” – Touristic offer: Adventures in the Nature Park “Südsteirisches Weinland” , 2004
- Development of an agricultural product range for the Austrian nature parks , Verband der Naturparke, 2000 – 2004
- Regional Development Programme for the district of Vöcklabruck, 2002 – 2003
- Training Nature Guides in the Landscape Park Goricko, Slovenia, 2003
- Concept and organisation of a training programme for Nature Guides in Austria, 1999 – 2002