The attitudes towards the natural environment and its uses are becoming an issue of global concern. Climate change and the associated natural disasters have created a demand for different practices in the use of natural and environmental goods in a more long-term, sustainable way to reduce the damage caused by different economic and human activities. Such activities also include leisure and tourist activities where the focus should be on sustainable tourism development to strike a balance between economic interests and ecological requirements. The EU has adopted and implemented programmes for sustainable development where special support is devoted to the sustainable economic development of different economic activities. Considering the level of economic development and Slovenia's membership in the EU since 2004, it is surprising that in the field of tourism there is only one certified enterprise or product with the EU Eco-label in Slovenia. This is even more striking if we consider the fact that ecological policies have already been implemented at the government level for few years and that based on the rate of biodiversity Slovenia is among the richest regions of the EU (Natura 2000). There are specific ecological programmes to protect the environment, but few in the field of tourism in comparison to some other EU countries. So far, there is only one registered tourist enterprise 'Spa Snovik' near Kamnik in Slovenia that is certified with the Eco-label. Moreover, 'Spa Radenci' and 'Spa Snovik' are the only tourist suppliers with the ISO 14001 certificate for the integrated management of the environment. In this study, we aim to explain why Slovenian tourist suppliers are reluctant to introduce standards with eco-labels and other ecological symbols. We analyse the costs and benefits of environmental management in tourist enterprises by considering the importance of brand name and image building, which are important for competitive position in tourist markets.
In this chapter, we assess the importance of spatial planning for the successful implementation of sustainable tourism in protected nature areas. We have found that joint development of planning and comprehensive cooperation between protected area management and the local community is crucial. This is shown by analysis of the preparation of adopted spatial acts for certain protected areas in Slovenia. Since these are mainly areas that extend into the territory of several neighbouring municipalities, it is clear that such protected nature areas should be regulated by regional spatial plans.
Evaluation of tourism resources plays a vital role in the spatial planning of sustainable tourism. This article introduces an example of landscape evaluation on a regional level by means of a geographical information system. A Mediterranean landscape, Slovenska Istra, is the most developed tourist destination in Slovenia, which is why it needs a special approach in sustainable handling of the vast tourism resources it offers. The analysis of local factors in view of perspective tourism products showed that prudent handling of coastline tourism resources is particularly important, while inland parts of the coastline present an unexploited touristic potential.
Na podlagi temeljite analize naravnih, kapitalskih in človeških virov podajajo avtorji celovit pogled na pomembne strukturne spremembe, ki so se zgodile v slovenskem kmetijstvu po osamosvojitvi in spremembi družbenega sistema, predvsem po vstopu Slovenije v EU.
Service quality and appropriate environmental management in the Port of Koper are a constant concern for the administration. The port is located at the northern and eastern borders of the town of Koper, therefore, the administration has always paid careful attention to limiting and controlling its potentially negative environmental impacts. All its spatial interventions have therefore been subject to thorough spatial and environmental assessment. The withdrawal of some potentially inappropriate projects in the history of the Port was an obvious result of detailed assessments. During the preparation of the development and spatial plans, significant corrections and moderating measures were introduced in the majority of the proposed projects due to the port's location close to the urban environment. Permanent environmental monitoring of noise, air and water in the Bay of Koper was also introduced during the investments of the past twenty years, which made auditing of the Port's impacts on the environment possible.
Na podlagi temeljite analize naravnih, kapitalskih in človeških virov podajajo avtorji celovit pogled na pomembne strukturne spremembe, ki so se zgodile v slovenskem kmetijstvu po osamosvojitvi in spremembi družbenega sistema, predvsem po vstopu Slovenije v EU.
Geografske informacijske sisteme lahko koristno uporabimo tudi na delovnih področjih, kjer nimamo na razpolago vseh ustreznih podatkov, metod za njihovo vrednotenje ter modeliranje. Takšen primer je tudi pomoč GIS pri iskanju možnih virov onesnaževanja na krasu. Razen redkih površinskih vodotokov (na fluviokrasu) se tam vode pretakajo po podzemlju. Zato moramo prisotnost krasa v zaledju površinskega vodotoka obravnavati na "poseben" način, pri čemer nam je GIS v veliko pomoč. GIS je v tem primeru dejansko podpora deduktivncmu pristopu k obravnavi problema. Z upoštevanjem "kraških predpostavk" glede možnega pretakanja podzemskih voda se območje možnih virov onesnaževanja znatno razširi preko meja površinskega porečja. Na podlagi vrednotenja upoštevanih predpostavk, podatkovnih slojev in njihovih medsebojnih relacij sva ločila tri "območja ogrožanja kvalitete vode" Otavščice. Ta lahko služijo za načrtovanje in izvajanje nadaljnjih ukrepov za rešitev problema. Izvajanje aplikacije na prenosnem osebnem računalniku omogoča njeno uporabo pri terenskih meritvah ter pri terenskem iskanju in popisovanju dejanskih virov onesnaževanja. V obravnavo je vključeno 255 kvadratnih kilometrov veliko območje jugozahodnega obrobja Ljubljanskega Barja (širša okolica porečja Otavščice, pritoka Borovniščice).
Pri raziskovanju nosilne zmogljivosti za turizem v občinah Tolmin, Kobarid in Komen smo ugotovili, da sta najbolj problematični infrastrukturna in ekonomska nosilna zmogljivost, pri katerih je večina dejavnikov presežena v času poletne sezone. Najbolj ugodna pa je prostorsko-ekološka nosilna zmogljivost, ki ne izkazuje preseženosti nobenega analiziranega dejavnika. Rezultatov ocene nosilne zmogljivosti v obravnavanih občinah za turizem ne smemo jemati kot orodje za strogo omejevanje razvoja turizma, ampak bolj kot strokovno priporočilo ali mnenje, ki bo razvoj turizma na nekaterih področjih vodila v drugo bolj trajnostno smer ali ga ustrezno preoblikovala. Infrastrukture, ki smo jo navedli kot pomanjkljivo, se ne da izboljšati takoj, saj je nadgradnja povezana z visokimi finančnimi sredstvi, ki jih občina ne more zagotoviti tako hitro. Nujna je strategija razvoja turizma, ki bo med vsemi potrebnimi izboljšavami prednostno in celovito obravnavala probleme, s katerimi se občine srečujejo zaradi turizma predvsem v času visoke sezone.
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