SCOT-DT

The SCOT-DT project pioneers a Digital Twin（DT）framework for sustainable coastal tourism, integrating gender-inclusive councils (e.g., municipal equality commissions, women’s cooperatives) and participatory governance into its methodology. Building on established DT tools for environmental monitoring and full circle/participatory planning, SCOT-DT advances by co-designing simulations with underrepresented groups across five EU regions. Participatory and inclusive workshops ensure adaptation to socio-cultural priorities—e.g., equitable resource access in Bayonne/Corsica, cultural heritage preservation in Corbu/Hel Peninsula, and women-led eco-tourism in Bursa, where real-time IoT/GIS systems pronounce the participation and feedback of the indigenous community. Integrated with the ROI framework and validated across and beyond 4 EU regions, the model seeks to demonstrate 25% higher stakeholder alignment with scalable marketability mechanisms for 80% of EU coastal areas by 2030.