The role of ecotourism in community development: The case of the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve, Serbia

Vladimir Stojanović; Dubravka Milić; Sanja Obradović; Jovana Vanovac; Dimitrije Radišić

doi:10.3986/AGS.9411

Avtorji

Vladimir Stojanović University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6792-2841
Dubravka Milić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi Sad, Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8828-1489
Sanja Obradović University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9339-1570
Jovana Vanovac University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi Sad, Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia
Dimitrije Radišić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad, Serbia; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi Sad, Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2716-9829

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.9411

Ključne besede:

ekoturizem, trajnostni razvoj, lokalna skupnost, lokalni prebivalci, odnos, zaščitena območja, Lestvica odnosa do trajnostnega turizma

Povzetek

V članku raziskujemo odnos lokalne skupnosti do ekoturizma kot oblike trajnostnega turizma v posebnem naravnem rezervatu Zasavica v Srbiji z lestvico odnosa trajnostnega turizma. Prebivalci posebnega naravnega rezervata Zasavica priznavajo družbeno-kulturne in gospodarske koristi razvoja ekoturizma, hkrati pa prepoznavajo negativne vplive razvoja na naravno okolje. Med prebivalci zaznavamo nizko ozaveščenost o pomenu nekarizmatičnih rastlinskih vrst, kar je v nasprotju s stališči velike skupnosti znanstvenikov in naravoslovcev v Srbiji. Članek kaže na pomen podpore lokalne skupnosti za razvoj ekoturizma in ohranjanja narave. Poleg tega je študija pokazala, da je mogoče lestvico SUS-TAS uspešno uporabiti pri raziskavah ekoturizma.

Prenosi

Podatki o prenosih še niso na voljo.

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