This paper discusses the economic benefits of agritourism development, a topic in need of further research. Understanding the benefits of agritourism is especially important but empirical research on this matter remains limited. The results reported are based on a survey conducted among agritourism providers in Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, Poland. The findings show that agritourism can bring several economic benefits. It was found that the average income from agritourism accounted for about one-third of the overall household income of farmers. Moreover, food service is an important factor in the success of agritourism as it brings extra money to farmers. This research also identified an important relationship between the income obtained from agritourism activities only with the income obtained by providing meals to agritourists.

Artykuł ma za zadanie przybliżyć problematykę pomiaru ruchu turystycznego w polskich parkach narodowych, zarówno z perspektywy teorii, jak i praktyki, na tle zagranicznych obszarów tej rangi. Badaczki poprzez badanie ankietowe pracowników tych instytucji spróbują opisać rzeczywistość oraz określić potrzeby w zakresie wykorzystywanych metod, współpracy z innymi podmiotami przy opracowywaniu programu monitoringu i jego realizacji. Najważniejszym zaś zadaniem będzie próba oszacowania zmian, jakie zaszły – bądź nie – w kreowanej przez parki funkcji turystycznej na podstawie wyników prowadzonego monitoringu turystycznego oraz ewentualnych jego modyfikacji.

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On the one hand in recent years nature tourism (turystyka przyrodnicza) has constituted a significant part of the tourism industry, on the other it has caused many problems for researchers attempting to define the phenomenon. Should the tourism destination or its primary motivation determine its categorisation? Is there indeed a need when considering practice as well as theory? The authors of the article have attempted a discourse with both foreign and domestic literature and subsequently sought to find the perceived meaning of turystyka przyrodnicza (nature tourism) amongst students of Poznań University particularly those associated with the natural environment on their degree courses. The present article should be considered as a contribution to further work in this field theoretically as well as practically.

Turystyka przyrodnicza z jednej strony stanowi w ostatnich latach istotną część światowego przemysłu turystycznego, z drugiej nastręcza badaczom wielu problemów w definiowaniu samego zjawiska. Czy jego wyznacznikiem winno być miejsce realizacji aktywności turystycznej czy dominujący motyw jej uprawiania? Czy w świetle teorii, jak i praktyki w ogóle istnieje potrzeba porządkowania tej terminologii? Autorki artykułu podjęły próbę „dyskusji” z literaturą zarówno zagraniczną, jak i krajową, a następnie starały się poznać rozumienie analizowanego terminu wśród studentów poznańskiej uczelni, szczególnie związanej ze środowiskiem przyrodniczym. Artykuł należy traktować jako przyczynek do dalszych rozważań i analiz w kontekście teoretycznym i praktycznym.

Abstr actAgritourism in countries like Poland or Romania has effectively developed rural space, turning what in the socialist period was regarded as weaknesses, such as small, family farms, or the extensive character of the agricultural production, into strengths. Nowadays, this particular form of tourism is a significant trend in creating brand tourism products in both countries. However, progress depends on many factors, starting from natural, economic and legal conditions, and ending with the perception of agritourism by tourists. The authors of the article attempted to examine how agritourism is approached scientifically in both countries (theory verification in the light of literature analysis), what the supply is in selected regions and how agritourism is perceived by potential clients. Preliminary studies show numerous differences in agritourism development in both countries. While preparing the article, the authors made use of both, primary (collected during a survey) and secondary materials (analysis of literature, strategic documents, statistical data). The survey questionnaire was prepared with the help of agritourism service providers.

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Initially, research on ‘social responsibility’ focused on the sphere of business (corporate social responsibility, CSR). However, taking into account the fact that social responsibility is connected with understanding society’s expectations in a broader perspective, the concept is now considered applicable to all organisations, not only business ones. The aim of this article is to draw attention to the problems in the socially responsible  functioning of landscape parks. The areas of activity of parks, for which specific legal, ethical or economic expectations may be formulated by various groups of stakeholders, are characterised. The results of pilot surveys carried out among employees of landscape parks in the Wielkopolskie voivodship are also presented.