PARTYCYPACJA SPOŁECZNA W LOKALNEJ POLITYCE ZRÓWNOWAŻONEGO ROZWOJU MAŁYCH MIAST TURYSTYCZNYCH – NA PRZYKŁADZIE MIASTA KOWARY W WOJEWÓDZTWIE DOLNOŚLĄSKIM
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL POLICY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL TOURISM CITIES – ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY OF KOWARY IN THE LOWER SILESIAN VOIVODESHIP

Summary/Abstract: The dynamic development of tourism in Poland has revealed an enormous interest in investments in hotel and apartment facilities in small tourist cities. The ongoing investment boom and massive tourism development generate many social, economic and environmental problems. Therefore, today’s management of small tourist cities in Poland requires a special approach to cooperation with residents. Social participation in creating and implementing the policy of sustainable development of small tourist cities should constitute the basic method of management and everyday operation of these towns. The aim of the study is to identify social participation in the sustainable development system of a selected small tourist city in Poland and to determine its impact on shaping the local sustainable development policy. The study uses the method of “case study” of a municipal tourist commune located in Lower Silesia and presents the dimension of social participation in the system of its management and planning of the local sustainable development policy. The results of the research may contribute to the discussion on the possibilities of optimizing the process of social participation in the sustainable development of small tourist cities in Poland, taking into account the use of available instruments that have a significant impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the sustainable development goals.

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