Regionalne efekty ekonomiczne z turystyki w parkach narodowych
Regional economic results of tourism in national parks

Summary/Abstract: Protected areas become more and more important in the world. During the last few decades the number of protected areas and their area have increased. National parks are a widely known example of protected areas in the world. The main purpose of national parks creation is to protect natural processes over large areas. National parks as an example of public goods are the basis also for scientific research activity, educational activity and tourism activity. The article describes German experience of regional economic effects of tourism in national parks including the number of jobs created. The German experience of economic results related to national parks shows that similar solutions should be implemented in Polish protected areas (national parks) as part of a national system of socio-economic monitoring of protected areas.

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