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Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy w oczach turystów i mieszkańców
Perception of the Bieszczady National Park by Tourists and Inhabitants

Author(s): Kinga Komorowska
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: interaction between man and its environment; geography; sociology; tourism; Bieszczady National Park

Summary/Abstract: "Interaction between human beings and their environment is a relatively new science domain, placed between geography and sociology. Therefore, a theoretical part of this article aims at familiarizing the readers with perception issue. In the following part one can find a description of perception of the Bieszczady National Park by tourists, adult inhabitants and pupils from Bieszczady region. It is compared to the similar research conducted in the Tatra National Park. One of the findings is that tourists are better familiarized with the mountain geography than any other group. What is also interesting, people find national parks bigger and more empty than they are in reality. Some of the theories presented at the beginning of the article were confirmed by the author’'s reseearch."

  • Issue Year: 6/2005
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 113-133
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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