Monitoring and Assessement of Sustainable Tourism Development in National Resorts in Bulgaria – Major Principles and Approaches Cover Image

Система за мониторинг и оценка на устойчивото развитие на туризма в курортите с национално значение в България – основни принципи и подходи
Monitoring and Assessement of Sustainable Tourism Development in National Resorts in Bulgaria – Major Principles and Approaches

Author(s): Nikolina Popova
Subject(s): Economy, Tourism
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: sustainable tourism development; monitoring indicators
Summary/Abstract: The paper presented takes into consideration some major theoretical and methodical issues related to the development of a system for monitoring and assessment of sustainable tourism development in national resort in Bulgaria. It focuses on some key issues: tourism regionalization as a basis for monitoring sustainable tourism development at local level; theoretical concepts, major principles, and approaches towards the identification/ selection, and structuring of indicators for monitoring and assessment of tourism development at local destination level. The author substantiates the necessity to regulate legally the implementation of a system for monitoring and assessment of sustainable tourism development as a key management instrument.