Towards synergy between tourism and nature conservation. The challenge for the rural regions: the case of Drawskie lake district, Poland

Autor: Joanna Adamowicz
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: European Countryside, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 118-131 (2010)
ISSN: 1803-8417
DOI: 10.2478/v10091-010-0009-1
Popis: Sustainable tourism is seen as one of the ways to improve the socio-economic situation in lagging behind rural areas while maintaining high natural values and attractiveness. Whether and how it could be done was studied in the Drawskie Lake District in North-western Poland via document analysis and expert interviews. The biggest impediments are: inconsistent legal framework, incompatible infrastructure for increased number of tourists where there are no long-term strategies for development because of the instability of local authorities which hampers the co-operation of tourism management, nature conservation and municipalities as the responsibilities are not clearly agreed. Yet, local initiatives have found innovative ways to combine tourism, nature conservation and generate income.
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