Naslov
The Concept of Sustainable Rural Tourism: Examples of Good Practice in Lika (Croatia)

Autori
Bušljeta Tonković, Anita

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
Mediterranean Islands Conference MIC - Vis, 2018

Mjesto i datum
Vis, Hrvatska, 19.09.2018. - 22.09.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

Ključne riječi
local communities, social innovations, sustainable development, sustainable rural tourism

Sažetak
The presentation of the paper describes a reconciliation of sorts between ecological and economic interests. It emphasizes the importance of the role of sustainable rural tourism that is in synergy with other economic activities in the rural area and does not represent the backbone of the economy, but rather an additional income for the communities, as well as a way of distributing local products. The current paradigm of rural development in the European Union entails a decentralized approach and a mutual action by the public, the private and the civil sectors. There is often talk of a neo-endogenous approach to development, that is, a meeting point between the possibilities and visions of local communities and national and regional developmental guidelines. Such meeting points in European countries signify a place where local developmental strategies appropriate for ecological as well as economic developmental interests of specific regions are created and afterwards implemented. Such approach to the development of rural areas aims to preserve the genuine character, and at the same time meet modern needs and demands. In other words, contemporary development concepts focus on the multifunctionality of rural areas and as such form the integral sustainability of villages and smaller cities. The author concludes that towns in Lika, along with their rural areas, are an ideal test site for the design and implementation of such developmental solutions, especially because the countryside is finally starting to be considered a public good in Croatia, meaning that it is seen as a space that offers a quality ecological, ambient and recreational content. The presentation of the paper shows this by listing examples of such good practice.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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