ANALYSIS OF HOWECOTOURISMIN PROTECTED AREAS INFLUENCETHE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES  Cover Image

ANALYSIS OF HOWECOTOURISMIN PROTECTED AREAS INFLUENCETHE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
ANALYSIS OF HOWECOTOURISMIN PROTECTED AREAS INFLUENCETHE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Author(s): Virgi Nicula, Roxana-Elena Neagu
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Expert Bucureşti - Institutul Naţional de Cercetări Economice
Keywords: ecotourism; protected areas; sustainable tourism development; local community; green tourism

Summary/Abstract: Tourism, which, by its specific, uses natural resources, is an important contribution to environmental damage. In this context, efforts to find and promote holiday forms that have a low environmental impact, forms known as ecotourism, ecological tourism, tourism in protected areas, green tourism. Tourism industry stakeholders have become increasingly sensitive to environmental issues and few are those who now believe commercial activities have nothing to do with the development of ecological actions. Also many tour operators believe that the natural resources have economic value only if they are reasonably valued.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 17 (1)
  • Page Range: 109-118
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English
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