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Reviews
Review 1
The monograph Challenges of Tourism Development in Protected Areas of
Croatia and Slovenia addresses the issue of tourism development in pro-
tected areas in Slovenia and Croatia. Joint discussion of this issue repre-
sents a significant added value, which is important due to the spatial prox-
imity of both countries and numerous connections in the field of tourism,
as well as common tradition in the field of nature protection from the time
of the common Yugoslav state. The main objective of the monograph was
to perform a comparative analysis of the spatial development of tourism in
protected areas in Croatia and Slovenia. This topic is particularly relevant
because of the increase in tourist visits in both countries in the recent years,
which also applies to protected areas. The increase of tourist arrivals results
in an increase in environmental burdens, which in the case of escalating
negative impacts could question the continued coexistence of tourism and
the protective function of protected areas.
The monograph consists of 11 chapters which were contributed by 14
authors from Slovenia and Croatia. The introductory chapter presents the
categories of protected areas in both countries and highlights their harmo-
nisation with the categories of the International Union for Conservation of
Nature and Natural Resources. It also discusses the main specifics of tour-
ism in protected areas in both countries. The next seven chapters present
case studies of individual protected areas. Their selection is varied in terms
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Review 1
The monograph Challenges of Tourism Development in Protected Areas of
Croatia and Slovenia addresses the issue of tourism development in pro-
tected areas in Slovenia and Croatia. Joint discussion of this issue repre-
sents a significant added value, which is important due to the spatial prox-
imity of both countries and numerous connections in the field of tourism,
as well as common tradition in the field of nature protection from the time
of the common Yugoslav state. The main objective of the monograph was
to perform a comparative analysis of the spatial development of tourism in
protected areas in Croatia and Slovenia. This topic is particularly relevant
because of the increase in tourist visits in both countries in the recent years,
which also applies to protected areas. The increase of tourist arrivals results
in an increase in environmental burdens, which in the case of escalating
negative impacts could question the continued coexistence of tourism and
the protective function of protected areas.
The monograph consists of 11 chapters which were contributed by 14
authors from Slovenia and Croatia. The introductory chapter presents the
categories of protected areas in both countries and highlights their harmo-
nisation with the categories of the International Union for Conservation of
Nature and Natural Resources. It also discusses the main specifics of tour-
ism in protected areas in both countries. The next seven chapters present
case studies of individual protected areas. Their selection is varied in terms
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