Exploring the potential for geotourism development in the Danube region of Serbia

Tomić, Nemanja; Marković, Slobodan B.; Antić, Aleksandar; Tešić, Dajana

doi:10.1016/j.ijgeop.2020.05.001

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“…Serbia currently has one geopark (Djerdap), which is also quite recent, as it was inscribed on the UNESCO Global Geopark list in 2020. Nevertheless, Serbia has a truly diverse geoheritage, which has already been reported in several studies, and among which karst objects are also significant (Tomić and Božić 2014;Maran Stevanović 2015, Božić andTomić 2015;Tomić et al 2019Tomić et al , 2020Antić et al 2020a, b;Petrović et al 2020). However, no international publication has yet been published on the geoheritage of Tara NP.…”

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Karst Geoheritage of Tara National Park (Serbia) and Its Geotouristic Potential

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By the example of Tara National Park (NP), we present how the geoheritage can and should be presented in a NP where the primary role is played by biology. Tara NP has a rich geoheritage, especially its karst phenomena, which include gorges (e.g. the 1000-m-deep Drina Gorge), plateaus with dolines, dry valleys, and uvalas as well as springs and travertines. In addition, ophiolites also enrich the geoheritage; hence, the area has a high geodiversity. Large reservoirs of the territory provide an opportunity to study the anthropogenic impact on hydrology and geomorphology. After presenting the geoheritage elements of the area, we examine the views and knowledge of local people and visitors about karst and geotourism with the help of a questionnaire survey. The results show that local residents support the further development of tourism, but geotourism is a rather new concept for them. On the contrary, tourists are more familiar with geotourism. Among the development perspectives, tourists support those that involve only minor environmental changes, that is in agreement with NP policy. Finally, we formulate some suggestions about geotourism development in the area. First, we outline some plans for new geo-educational trails and viewpoints. Second, we highlight the possibility to increase the geo-content of some already existing programs (e.g. boat tours). Third, we emphasize that geotourism of Tara should be connected to neighbouring areas. A new geopark is already under planning, which would include the area of Tara NP as well.

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Karst Geoheritage of Tara National Park (Serbia) and Its Geotouristic Potential

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“…Its advantage is that it integrates the opinions of both tourists and experts so that none of them is favored throughout the assessment process. The model has been successfully applied plenty of times for the assessment of several geosites in Serbia [1,15,[48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60], Slovenia [16], USA [52,61] and in the Hungarian Bakony-Balaton geopark [39].…”

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Exploring the Preferences of Iranian Geotourists: Case Study of Shadows Canyon and Canyon of Jinns

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Compared to other parts of the country, the region of Central Iran still remains mainly outside of major tourism flows even though there are significant geosites with great value for geotourism development. Two of those sites, the Shadow Canyon and the Canyon of Jinns, have excellent qualities for the development of this form of tourism in the future. The goal of this research is to gain information about the preferences of Iranian geotourists and to determine the current state and geotourism potential of Shadows Canyon and Jinn Canyon located in Central Iran by applying the modified geosite assessment model (M-GAM). The results indicate that Iranian geotourists consider rarity and the number of viewpoints the most important when choosing which geosite to visit, while the least important are tour guide service as well as hostelry and restaurant service. The results also show that more attention should primarily be concentrated toward promotional activities and basic tourist infrastructure construction in the future to attract even more tourists to these and other geosites in Iran.

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“…This new methodology has its roots in previous assessment models and studies, all mainly related to resources such as geoheritage [4,[38][39][40][41][42], spas and hot springs [43] and cultural heheritage [44][45][46][47][48], and their use for tourism. These methods have been succesfully applied numerous times in the assessment of various geosites [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68], spas [43,[69][70][71], and sites of cultural heritage [44,47,48]. The majority of tourism related subindicators were derived from these existing models and been adapted in this study for saline soil assessment, while the subindicators Geomorphological attractiveness, Pedodiversity, Biodiversity, Endemic and relict plant species and Ambience were introduced by the authors of this paper, based on the opinion of experts.…”

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Saline Soils: A Potentially Significant Geoheritage of the Vojvodina Region, Northern Serbia

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Halomorphic (or saline) soils, are characterized by high concentrations of soluble salts or sodium, or both. Saline soils have unfavorable agricultural properties but provide the natural habitats for a variety of highly specialized plants, animals, and other organisms. It is these special interactions that create the typical landscape of saline soils, known as “slatina”. The aim of this study is to assess and evaluate the geotouristic potential of six of the most attractive slatina sites in the Vojvodina region, Northern Serbia: Jegrička, Slano Kopovo, Rusanda, Okanj, Pečena slatina, and Pašnjaci Velike Droplje. Overall, all analyzed sites have significant tourism potential, based on both natural and tourist values. In addition to the tourism potentials, analyzed sites have high value as a natural endemic ecosystem inhabited with highly specialized plants and birds.

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Exploring the potential for geotourism development in the Danube region of Serbia

Cited by 43 publications

References 39 publications

Karst Geoheritage of Tara National Park (Serbia) and Its Geotouristic Potential

Karst Geoheritage of Tara National Park (Serbia) and Its Geotouristic Potential

Exploring the Preferences of Iranian Geotourists: Case Study of Shadows Canyon and Canyon of Jinns

Saline Soils: A Potentially Significant Geoheritage of the Vojvodina Region, Northern Serbia

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