Mountain ecosystems and the tourism
2013
Jovanović, Tamara
Mountain areas are the second, after coasts and islands, as popular turistic destinations. Tourists are attracted to mountain destinations for many reasons, including the climate, unique landscapes and wildlife, scenic beauty, local culture, biodiversity, history and heritage and opportunity to experience snow and participate in snow-based or nature-related activities and sports. On the other hand, mountains are the important source of water, hydroelectricity, timber and mineral products. While modern forms of transportation have made even remote moutain areas accessible to increasing number of visitors, moutain tourism tends to be very unevenly distributed with a small proportion of locations. At the same time, mountains are struggling with environmental degradation because of the non-sustainable tourism.
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