Changes in Traditional Activities of Industrial Area toward Sustainable Tourism Development

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential for restructuring industrial areas toward tourism development within local communities, with a special emphasis on the socio-cultural determinants of residents, as well as their attitudes regarding the sustainable development of tourism. The research is also oriented toward the interests of local communities with respect to entrepreneurial activities in the field of tourism within regions relying on traditional industries, in this case, one of the largest open-pit mining surfaces in Europe (near the Serbian town of Lazarevac). The survey was conducted on a sample of 273 respondents. The research results point to the residents’ attitudes regarding the acceptability of tourism development options, as well as their attitudes toward tourism development, with the aim of providing the conditions for a successful transition from a typical heavy industrial setting toward sustainable tourism development.

Environmental Sensitivity to Form a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intention

“…The ongoing environmental emergency is an actual and significant problem, and sustainable economic programs have to adapt to different economic areas in industrialized countries [95][96][97][98][99][100][101], while also extending to developing countries, which are complex and populous countries with high levels of economic activity, consumption, and pollution…”

“…The ongoing environmental emergency is an actual and significant problem, and sustainable economic programs have to adapt to different economic areas in industrialized countries [95][96][97][98][99][100][101], while also extending to developing countries, which are complex and populous countries with high levels of economic activity, consumption, and pollution [29,[95][96][97][98][99]. Sustainable management also has to be extended to smaller countries that are currently managing their own economic transition [29,37,100,101]. Every country around the world has to be encouraged to be more compliant to pursue a responsible and sustainable economy [3,19,[102][103][104].…”

Repurposing and the Impact of New Facilities on the Potential Presentation of Industrial Heritage

“…Tourism has become one of the main development factors in modern cities [19] (pp. [24][25] and represents an important cultural exchange segment [20][21][22][23]. An overview of different practical examples of repurposing of similar spaces clearly indicates that tourism represents a unique development model for promoting industrial heritage [24].…”

Valuation of Industrial Heritage in Terms of Sustainability: Some Cases of Tourist Reference in Spain

“…This is the only way to guarantee that industrial heritage is an element of sustainable development. This intervention strategy is currently the most important, since the previous stage of acceptance of industrial heritage as a cultural heritage has been overcome [25][26][27][28].…”