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The interrelation between development,
management, and management issues
in Plitvice Lakes National Park
Izidora Marković Vukadin
Abstract
The implementation of the first management system for Plitvice
Lakes coincided with the founding of the Park and its associat-
ed management body in 1949. Since then, the area of the Park
has been managed by various public institutions, founded for the
purpose of preserving its natural and cultural value. The area’s
development as a tourism destination has resulted in many devel-
opmental missteps, as well as management issues and other chal-
lenges. The problems associated with managing protected areas
can be seen by analysing the goals that have been achieved by
past management bodies, as well as by observing how the cur-
rent management body is working toward its stated goals (which
is not done enough). In terms of development, it is important to
emphasise how development policy has largely encouraged hotels
and hospitality businesses, while other sorts of businesses lag be-
hind. This has significantly reduced the potential positive effects
on the greater community as well as the return of important ser-
vices of the ecosystem and geosystem to the environment itself.
Concordantly, management goals are insufficiently oriented to-
ward the fundamental role of national parks, conservation, and
evaluation of natural components in the area.
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-08-5.211-239 211
The interrelation between development,
management, and management issues
in Plitvice Lakes National Park
Izidora Marković Vukadin
Abstract
The implementation of the first management system for Plitvice
Lakes coincided with the founding of the Park and its associat-
ed management body in 1949. Since then, the area of the Park
has been managed by various public institutions, founded for the
purpose of preserving its natural and cultural value. The area’s
development as a tourism destination has resulted in many devel-
opmental missteps, as well as management issues and other chal-
lenges. The problems associated with managing protected areas
can be seen by analysing the goals that have been achieved by
past management bodies, as well as by observing how the cur-
rent management body is working toward its stated goals (which
is not done enough). In terms of development, it is important to
emphasise how development policy has largely encouraged hotels
and hospitality businesses, while other sorts of businesses lag be-
hind. This has significantly reduced the potential positive effects
on the greater community as well as the return of important ser-
vices of the ecosystem and geosystem to the environment itself.
Concordantly, management goals are insufficiently oriented to-
ward the fundamental role of national parks, conservation, and
evaluation of natural components in the area.
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-08-5.211-239 211
