Naslov
Sustainable Tourism for Better Life: Revitalization of Abandoned Villages in Croatian Islands

Autori
Rocco, Sanja ; Barbić, Niko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
2nd M-Sphere International Conference for Multidisciplinarity in Business, Book of Proceedings / Tihomir Vranešević, Doris Peručić, Miroslav Mandić, Boris Hudina, Diana Plantić Tadić - Zagreb : Accent Press, 2014, 231-240

ISBN
978-953-7930-03-5

Skup
2nd M-Sphere International Conference for Multidisciplinarity in Business

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 10.10.2013. - 12.10.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Croatian islands; revitalization; rural tourism; sustainability; redesign

Sažetak
Croatian islands have already been recognized as places of extraordinary natural beauty, as well as a diversity of cultural heritage. Unfortunately, most of the islands are facing the problem of continuous depopulation, resulting long-term de¬mographic processes such as aging of population, reduced birth rates, as well as more and more abandoned homelands. There have been different causes of this negative process, starting from the beginning of the 20th century up to these days. However, this trend could only stop by developing the islands and giving more opportunities to young population for better life conditions. The islands situated in the south of the Adriatic, such as Brač, Hvar and Vis, have great potential for developing sustain¬able rural tourism on the ruins of abandoned houses and even whole villages, mostly situated in the interior of the islands. A new model of revitalization could be developed for each specific situation, using experience from similar cases in other Mediterranean countries, but adapted according to different circumstances, needs and capabilities. This paper deals with a possible model of revitalizing the almost abandoned village of Pitve in the interior of Hvar, de¬veloping a sustainable rural tourism project for its inhabitants. The proposed model of sustainable revitalization would take special care in the redesign of old houses according to the traditional techniques, delivering at the same time all the benefits of modern life expected by the visitors. The village would not only provide accommodation but also various everyday life activities (gardening, vineyards, olives or herbs harvest, olive oil or vine production, taking care of domestic animals etc.). A research has been undertaken among the remaining inhabitants of the village, as well as the owners of the abandoned houses living nearby that were available, in order to examine their attitude towards rural tourism and their willingness to participate in the project realization.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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