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nature-based tourism in the eastern part of kr aški rob ...
settlements (Rakitovec, Zazid, and Podpeč) and their surrounding areas.
Data collection was planned as a four-day endeavour in the research area.
The team started with a long walking tour of the selected area, from
Lačna above Gračišče to Zazid (Lačna–Kuk–Rakitovec–Lipnik–Zazid) to
obtain a first impression. Thereafter, each day the team surveyed one vil-
lage and its surroundings, making for a total of three villages for the whole
period.
During the four days of data-collection, the team undertook observa-
tion of the natural environment and also administrated open-ended inter-
views with locals. Observation focused on the inventory of natural and cul-
tural features, which were documented in written and photographic form.
Overall, the team talked to the following local residents:
– two men, both retired (70+ years old) and a local woman (50–55
years old) who is active in organising village events in Rakitovec;
– one entrepreneur in tourism (45–50 years old), a retired women
(70+ years old), and a local farmer (30 years old) in Zazid; and
– one livestock farmer (55–60 years old) and one local women em-
ployed in the nearby urban area (roughly 40 years old) of Podpeč.
The interviews were open-ended group conversations, focused on lo-
cal amenities and natural and cultural aspects of interest. During the in-
terviews, local respondents were free to bring up whatever they wanted
to talk about, and the research team took notes. No audio recording was
undertaken.
Based on observational and interview data, the team undertook an as-
sessment of the current situation and future prospects regarding ameni-
ties of touristic interest. For the purpose of this study, accessibility and per-
ception of naturalness were considered regarding the amenities the team
shortlisted. The team of surveyors provided a summary of their own im-
pressions and expressed preferences for the amenities that they enjoyed
most (Tab. 1).
Description of the study area: the eastern part of Kraški Rob
Kraški Rob is a geomorphological structural stage at the junction of lime-
stone with flysch in the northern part of Slovenian Istria, which gives its
name to a wider area 20 km long and 2 to 5 km wide (Fig. 2). Kraški Rob is
also the intended name of a prospective protected nature area, the extreme
eastern part of which falls within our study area. The area called Kras is a
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settlements (Rakitovec, Zazid, and Podpeč) and their surrounding areas.
Data collection was planned as a four-day endeavour in the research area.
The team started with a long walking tour of the selected area, from
Lačna above Gračišče to Zazid (Lačna–Kuk–Rakitovec–Lipnik–Zazid) to
obtain a first impression. Thereafter, each day the team surveyed one vil-
lage and its surroundings, making for a total of three villages for the whole
period.
During the four days of data-collection, the team undertook observa-
tion of the natural environment and also administrated open-ended inter-
views with locals. Observation focused on the inventory of natural and cul-
tural features, which were documented in written and photographic form.
Overall, the team talked to the following local residents:
– two men, both retired (70+ years old) and a local woman (50–55
years old) who is active in organising village events in Rakitovec;
– one entrepreneur in tourism (45–50 years old), a retired women
(70+ years old), and a local farmer (30 years old) in Zazid; and
– one livestock farmer (55–60 years old) and one local women em-
ployed in the nearby urban area (roughly 40 years old) of Podpeč.
The interviews were open-ended group conversations, focused on lo-
cal amenities and natural and cultural aspects of interest. During the in-
terviews, local respondents were free to bring up whatever they wanted
to talk about, and the research team took notes. No audio recording was
undertaken.
Based on observational and interview data, the team undertook an as-
sessment of the current situation and future prospects regarding ameni-
ties of touristic interest. For the purpose of this study, accessibility and per-
ception of naturalness were considered regarding the amenities the team
shortlisted. The team of surveyors provided a summary of their own im-
pressions and expressed preferences for the amenities that they enjoyed
most (Tab. 1).
Description of the study area: the eastern part of Kraški Rob
Kraški Rob is a geomorphological structural stage at the junction of lime-
stone with flysch in the northern part of Slovenian Istria, which gives its
name to a wider area 20 km long and 2 to 5 km wide (Fig. 2). Kraški Rob is
also the intended name of a prospective protected nature area, the extreme
eastern part of which falls within our study area. The area called Kras is a
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