Naslov
BOTTOM-UP APPROACH TO CLASSIFICATION OF TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF CROATIA

Autori
Klarić, Zoran

Izvornik
TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Refereed Journal of Tourism (1790-8418) 12 (2017), 1; 1-21

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
attraction, classification, natural heritage, cultural heritage, Croatia

Sažetak
This article discusses methodologies of identification and classification of tourist attractions based on the evaluation of attractions implemented in Croatia for the purpose of the Master Plan and Strategy of Tourism Development of the Republic of Croatia. After reviewing the existing methodologies in identification and classification of tourist attractions in the world and in Croatia, the article expla ins the approach used in the Master Plan, which has resulted in the list of approximately 280 spatially - determined attractions of international and national importance in Croatia. The list of attractions is used as a tool for the bottom - up approach of clas sification of tourist attractions in Croatia based on their type and importance. A proposal is made for the general classification of tourist attractions on the basis of the classification of attractions in Croatia as an example of a country with numerous and diverse attractions in a relatively small territory.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Geografija

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