Ecologically important areas and protected natural sites as important potential for the development of ecotourism in Serbia
2017
Počuča, Milan (Business Academy, Novi Sad (Serbia). Law Faculty for Economics and Justice) | Matijašević-Obradović, Jelena (Business Academy, Novi Sad (Serbia). Law Faculty for Economics and Justice)
Ecotourism is a form of tourism which, alongside tourist offers and investments into tourist activities, is predominantly recreational, but also focused on environmental protection, improvement of life quality of the local population and education of interested parties, as well as promotion of basic principles that it is based on. Ecologically important areas and protected natural sites are a very important potential for the development of ecotourism. In the research part of the paper, we have analysed the representation of individual protected natural sites in Serbia, in the period between 2013 and 2015, along with the review of ecologically important areas in the Republic of Serbia in 2016. The work on the paper has been done applying the analytical method in theoretical content analysis, the deductive method when drawing conclusions and the basic quantitative data analysis in the research part. The research for the paper has been based on the official data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. The analysis of type and number of protected natural sites in the territory of Serbia has been done for the period between 2013 and 2015. Observing the relationship between ecotourism and protected natural sites, we have noticed a very pronounced mutual conditionality. Namely, however much the impacts of a well-planned and organised ecotourism may be positive for a particular area and protected natural sites found in that area (in terms of tourism development prospects, realised economic income for the region and the local population, etc.), so much an ecologically important area and protected natural sites can significantly influence the shape and quality of the tourism offer, and hence the development and prospects of ecotourism in certain areas.
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