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urism development and green horizons in protected areas of croatia and slovenia ...
In order to successfully protect an area, influence over the activities
taking place within it is necessary. Therefore, the management of protected
areas depends on the management of economic (and other) activities tak-
ing place therein, whereby activities should either be restricted or encour-
aged, depending on the needs of the space. There is significant emphasis in
management on protecting natural diversity and cultural heritage, educa-
tion and recreation, and strengthening local communities.
Management of protected areas is a cyclical process, whereby goals
are reached by carrying out pre-arranged activities within a set framework
(Dudley et al., 1999). The aforementioned process includes assessment of
the status of a given area, and defining management goals and necessary
planning activities to achieve them, which are then carried out with si-
multaneous oversight and efficiency assessments—allowing for the adjust-
ment of planning activities as deemed necessary—after which the entire
process is repeated (Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic
of Croatia, 2018). Management goals must present a clear description of
that which is meant to be achieved via management. Activities of manage-
ment are those that should be carried out in order to reach a specific goal or
goals. The implementation of goals is understood to include the implemen-
tation of planning activities.
Oversight, in this context, refers to two different activities: overseeing
the implementation of planning activities (what was done, how, and when);
and overseeing the effectiveness thereof (overseeing changes in the status
of that which is being protected) (Ministry of Environment and Energy
of the Republic of Croatia, 2018). In keeping with the aforementioned, the
self-management of protected areas should be (Alexander, 2008):
– based on assumed obligations—in harmony with the reasons un-
derlying a given area’s protected status;
– appropriate—adjusted to the specific conditions and needs of a
given area, and based on established practices and decision-mak-
ing methods;
– adaptable—able to adapt activities to changes in management
conditions without threatening the underlying status for which
the area was given protected status;
– participative—directing how stakeholders are able to actively
take part in the management of protected areas with their advice,
recommendations, and/or concrete activities;
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In order to successfully protect an area, influence over the activities
taking place within it is necessary. Therefore, the management of protected
areas depends on the management of economic (and other) activities tak-
ing place therein, whereby activities should either be restricted or encour-
aged, depending on the needs of the space. There is significant emphasis in
management on protecting natural diversity and cultural heritage, educa-
tion and recreation, and strengthening local communities.
Management of protected areas is a cyclical process, whereby goals
are reached by carrying out pre-arranged activities within a set framework
(Dudley et al., 1999). The aforementioned process includes assessment of
the status of a given area, and defining management goals and necessary
planning activities to achieve them, which are then carried out with si-
multaneous oversight and efficiency assessments—allowing for the adjust-
ment of planning activities as deemed necessary—after which the entire
process is repeated (Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic
of Croatia, 2018). Management goals must present a clear description of
that which is meant to be achieved via management. Activities of manage-
ment are those that should be carried out in order to reach a specific goal or
goals. The implementation of goals is understood to include the implemen-
tation of planning activities.
Oversight, in this context, refers to two different activities: overseeing
the implementation of planning activities (what was done, how, and when);
and overseeing the effectiveness thereof (overseeing changes in the status
of that which is being protected) (Ministry of Environment and Energy
of the Republic of Croatia, 2018). In keeping with the aforementioned, the
self-management of protected areas should be (Alexander, 2008):
– based on assumed obligations—in harmony with the reasons un-
derlying a given area’s protected status;
– appropriate—adjusted to the specific conditions and needs of a
given area, and based on established practices and decision-mak-
ing methods;
– adaptable—able to adapt activities to changes in management
conditions without threatening the underlying status for which
the area was given protected status;
– participative—directing how stakeholders are able to actively
take part in the management of protected areas with their advice,
recommendations, and/or concrete activities;
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