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Indicators for measuring tourism impacts on local level: Theory and practice

Given the significant growth in tourism arrivals and overnights worldwide, as well as the rise of overtourism, it is important to analyse and discuss which indicators can be used to continuously monitor the social, economic and environmental impacts of tourism in host destinations. The aim of this paper is to provide a detailed overview of the different systems of indicators focused on measuring various tourism impacts on the local level (including measuring the quality of life of local residents as an important segment), and to develop informed discussion on the benefits and challenges of their potential use in Croatian local self-government units. The indicators are analysed using secondary data, while critical assessment and discussion on the application of the indicators in Croatian practice is the result of desk research on the legal situation and practical scope and activities of Croatian local self-government units and local tourism boards. The results of the paper imply a variety of theoretical approaches in forming indicators for measuring tourism impacts, but also point to the significant lack of a systematic approach to measuring positive and negative tourism impacts on the local level in Croatia, an important European tourist destination.

Tourism, Indicators, Local level, Destination, Croatia

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