Impementation of sustainable tourism in protected and sensitive areas: A case study of the Balkan Mountains, Serbia

Abstract

The development of tourism in protected areas is a particular challenge for the tourism business and nature conservation. Aims and backgroundThis paper focuses on sustainable development and overviews activities that will contribute to the implementation of a sustainable tourism model in the nature park and tourist region of the Balkan Mountains. It will offer suggestions based on a review of approaches and projects already in existence in this part of Serbia.The concept of sustainable development has become the leading principle of development policies in all fields and at all levels of tourism planning and management (Jegdić, 2011). UNWTO (1993) and it utilizes the triple bottom line approach, meaning that the stakeholders