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Tourism development and green horizons
in protected areas of Croatia and Slovenia:
synthesis and perspectives
Miha Koderman, Vuk Tvrtko Opačić, Izidora Marković Vukadin
Abstract
This chapter discusses different management approaches and rec-
ommendations for administration of protected areas, where tour-
ism is recognised as one of the most important management chal-
lenges—depending on the situation, it can be either a curse or a
blessing. Therefore, the goal of this chapter is to compare methods
of management of protected areas in Croatia and Slovenia, with
an emphasis on tourism. The systems of administering protected
areas in both countries show some similarities, but also have ma-
jor differences. In Slovenia, the system is relatively decentralised,
especially for protected areas that are of a lower category of pro-
tection. This is the result of a bottom-up approach. In Croatia, the
top-down approach, mainly characterised by centralised manage-
ment, prevails—especially in the case of management of nation-
al parks and nature parks. Differences in management approach-
es influence the level to which a given protected area is included
in the tourism supply, which is consequentially reflected in forms
of tourism as well as differential spatial influences.
Key words: protected area, management approaches, tourism de-
velopment, Croatia, Slovenia
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-08-5.241-252 241
Tourism development and green horizons
in protected areas of Croatia and Slovenia:
synthesis and perspectives
Miha Koderman, Vuk Tvrtko Opačić, Izidora Marković Vukadin
Abstract
This chapter discusses different management approaches and rec-
ommendations for administration of protected areas, where tour-
ism is recognised as one of the most important management chal-
lenges—depending on the situation, it can be either a curse or a
blessing. Therefore, the goal of this chapter is to compare methods
of management of protected areas in Croatia and Slovenia, with
an emphasis on tourism. The systems of administering protected
areas in both countries show some similarities, but also have ma-
jor differences. In Slovenia, the system is relatively decentralised,
especially for protected areas that are of a lower category of pro-
tection. This is the result of a bottom-up approach. In Croatia, the
top-down approach, mainly characterised by centralised manage-
ment, prevails—especially in the case of management of nation-
al parks and nature parks. Differences in management approach-
es influence the level to which a given protected area is included
in the tourism supply, which is consequentially reflected in forms
of tourism as well as differential spatial influences.
Key words: protected area, management approaches, tourism de-
velopment, Croatia, Slovenia
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-08-5.241-252 241
