Tourist Resort On Stara Planina Mountain - Ecological Or Economic Failure? Cover Image

Туристички центар на Старој планини - еколошки или економски неуспех?
Tourist Resort On Stara Planina Mountain - Ecological Or Economic Failure?

Author(s): Dejan Ž. Đorđević, Vukašin Šušić
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Sustainable Development; Carrying Capacity; Protected Areas; Stara Planina Mountain

Summary/Abstract: Planning of economic development, especially tourism, nowadays needs to be harmonized with the principles of sustainable development. The modern concept of sustainable tourism development includes not only ecological but also socio-cultural and economic sustainability. The concept of sustainability involves determining the limits of tourism development and defining the carrying capacity of tourist destinations. Closely related to sustainable development is the carrying capacity of tourist destinations, which implies its ability to develop tourism without violating the surrounding environment, whether natural, built, or socio-cultural. The aim of this paper is to determine the level of compliance of the previous and current plans and tourist development strategies in the Nature Park "Stara Planina" with the concept of sustainability and the concept of tourism carrying capacity.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 459-478
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian