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challenges of tourism development in protected areas of croatia and slovenia
ket. Therefore, within the context of tourism valorisation, the majority of
Croatian national parks are recognised as tourist sights belonging to larger
tourism destinations (tourism regions).
Most nature parks located in the vicinity of leading Croatian coast-
al tourism destinations (e.g. Telašćica, Vransko Lake, Biokovo) “behave” in
a similar way to national parks on the tourism market, so it could be pre-
sumed that tourists prevail in the structure of their visitors. On the oth-
er hand, certain nature parks with recreational attractiveness and facilities
(e.g. Medvednica, Žumberak-Samoborsko Gorje, Učka), are predominant-
ly visited by day-trippers from urban centres nearby, whereby a significant
motive for the visit is recreation.
The chapter represents a contribution to research of the connection
between transport and tourism in protected areas, and it should serve as
a starting point for future, more comprehensive research studies aimed at
enhancing the quality of the implementation of sustainable development
principles in the management of protected areas. Thereby, it is especially
important to place emphasis on improving the spatial orientation of visitor
flows in protected areas, in order to maintain protection of nature as a pri-
mary and fundamental goal, while simultaneously developing sustainable
tourism and recreation.
References
Ament, R., Clevenger, A. P., Yu, O., Hardy, A., 2008: An assessment of road
impacts on wildlife populations in U.S. National Parks, Environmental
Management 42 (3), 480-496, DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9112-8.
Bralić, I., 2000: Turizam i nacionalni parkovi u Hrvatskoj, Turizam 48 (4),
373-378.
Casas, I., Horner, M. W., Weber, J., 2009: A comparison of three methods
for identifying transport-based exclusion: a case study of children’s ac-
cess to urban opportunities in Erie and Niagara Counties, New York,
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 3 (4), 227-245, DOI:
10.1080/15568310802158761.
Collum, K. K., Daigle, J. J., 2015: The shift from automobiles to alternatives and
the role of intelligent transport systems, in: Sustainable Transportation
in Natural and Protected Areas (ed. Orsi, F.), Routledge, London - New
York, 57-69.
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ket. Therefore, within the context of tourism valorisation, the majority of
Croatian national parks are recognised as tourist sights belonging to larger
tourism destinations (tourism regions).
Most nature parks located in the vicinity of leading Croatian coast-
al tourism destinations (e.g. Telašćica, Vransko Lake, Biokovo) “behave” in
a similar way to national parks on the tourism market, so it could be pre-
sumed that tourists prevail in the structure of their visitors. On the oth-
er hand, certain nature parks with recreational attractiveness and facilities
(e.g. Medvednica, Žumberak-Samoborsko Gorje, Učka), are predominant-
ly visited by day-trippers from urban centres nearby, whereby a significant
motive for the visit is recreation.
The chapter represents a contribution to research of the connection
between transport and tourism in protected areas, and it should serve as
a starting point for future, more comprehensive research studies aimed at
enhancing the quality of the implementation of sustainable development
principles in the management of protected areas. Thereby, it is especially
important to place emphasis on improving the spatial orientation of visitor
flows in protected areas, in order to maintain protection of nature as a pri-
mary and fundamental goal, while simultaneously developing sustainable
tourism and recreation.
References
Ament, R., Clevenger, A. P., Yu, O., Hardy, A., 2008: An assessment of road
impacts on wildlife populations in U.S. National Parks, Environmental
Management 42 (3), 480-496, DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9112-8.
Bralić, I., 2000: Turizam i nacionalni parkovi u Hrvatskoj, Turizam 48 (4),
373-378.
Casas, I., Horner, M. W., Weber, J., 2009: A comparison of three methods
for identifying transport-based exclusion: a case study of children’s ac-
cess to urban opportunities in Erie and Niagara Counties, New York,
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 3 (4), 227-245, DOI:
10.1080/15568310802158761.
Collum, K. K., Daigle, J. J., 2015: The shift from automobiles to alternatives and
the role of intelligent transport systems, in: Sustainable Transportation
in Natural and Protected Areas (ed. Orsi, F.), Routledge, London - New
York, 57-69.
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