Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Paunović, Ivan; Jovanović, Verka

doi:10.3390/su9020226

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“…Studies show the effects of tourism, transport activities, lumber exploitation, agriculture and animal breeding. Recent studies are predominantly focused on the Alps [29,30], mainly the Swiss Alps [3,[31][32][33], Austrian Alps [7,31] and German Alps [34], the Tatra Mountains (a chain sector of the Carpathians) in Slovakia [35] and Poland [14], the Pyrenées Mountains [6], on the mountain areas of North America [2,[36][37][38] or mountain areas less representative for practicing mountain tourism from countries such as Greece [13], Great Britain [39], Nepal [3,11], Australia [40,41], Nigeria [15] and India [42].…”

Section: Sustainable Development Of Tourism In Mountain Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Approaching the Sustainable Development Practices in Mountain Tourism in the Romanian Carpathians

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Abstract:The article aims to identify the degree to which tourism managers who work in Romania in the area of the Carpathian Mountains have implemented sustainable development practices. It also assesses the quantification of their availability to be informed and to apply voluntary tools of sustainable development. Qualitative research based on the method of semi-structured in-depth interviews was conducted, with 34 managers who work in the accommodation units in the Romanian Carpathians. Results show that most managers are concerned with issues linked to sustainable evolution of the accommodation unit they manage. The researchers have noticed a low interest in sustainable evolution negatively correlated with the comfort level of the accommodation unit and competitiveness. Based on these results the authors recommend the adoption of measures that may allow sustainable development, and for the Romanian authorities to encourage the increase in the number of tourism units that can use sustainable management systems. This can be done through accessible rules, development of networks that may offer information about good practices and codes of conduct, as well as the possibility to participate in exchange programs.

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Section: Sustainable Development Of Tourism In Mountain Areasmentioning

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Approaching the Sustainable Development Practices in Mountain Tourism in the Romanian Carpathians

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“…Accentuating only one aspect (economic growth) is one of the main contemporary obstacles to making tourism more sustainable and enabling qualitative destination development [52]. The fastest growing alternative form of tourism that moves the goals of tourism away from for-profit forms is volunteer tourism.…”

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Volunteer Tourism as a Sustainable Form of Tourism—The Case of Organized Events

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This paper focuses on volunteer tourism as a sustainable form of tourism relating to the volunteer service at a tourism destination and specific tourism activities. The aim of the paper is to explore volunteer tourism in Slovakia with examples of organized events, especially to search exactly how event's organizers support the development of domestic and inbound volunteer tourism in Slovakia. This paper is based on a sociological survey. We addressed 653 heterogeneous event's organizers in Slovakia. 18% of them participated in the questionnaire survey. The collected data were processed by selected mathematical and statistical methods in SPSS statistics program. As such, we found most events organizers team up with volunteers. Only half of the organizers cooperate with local volunteers, while the second half also support the development of volunteer tourism engaging in voluntourism. In the case of attractive events, the engagement of voluntourists could be more effective. The current situation has resulted from missing information about the management of volunteers but it could be improved through an e-manual for event organizers providing an outline guide for volunteer management.

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“…The issue of sustainable tourism has been analysed by many researchers, both in the theoretical field [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and in case studies aimed at illustrating its practical dimension [16][17][18][19]. Butler [10] presented sustainable tourism as "tourism which is developed and maintained in an area (community, environment) in such a manner and at such a scale that it remains viable over an infinite period and does not degrade or alter the environment (human and physical) in which it exists to such a degree that it prohibits the successful development and well-being of other activities and processes".…”

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How Overtourism Threatens Large Urban Areas: A Case Study of the City of Wrocław, Poland

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Excessive tourist traffic concentration in cities of high tourist attractiveness often leads to overtourism, manifested, among others, by overcrowding in appealing areas and means of transport, rising prices, or degradation of natural and cultural resources. The effects of an excessive number of tourists include an unfavourable change in the local community's attitude towards tourists. The paper determines the extent and forms of overtourism symptoms in Wrocław, Poland. The research allowed for the identification of negative and positive effects of tourist traffic in Wrocław as perceived by three groups of respondents: experts, Wrocław residents: key experts from the scientific, administrative, planning, and business communities; people directly involved in tourist services; and students of tourism. The crucial part was direct research, conducted in November 2019 with a questionnaire technique. The results confirm symptoms of overtourism in Wrocław, but the threat is not significant. The article shows specific potential overtourism threat factors; the respondents' opinions did not significantly differ between the groups. The presented findings and conclusions may be useful in developing the tourism policy of this and other cities, especially regarding sustainable development of tourism and the potential threat imposed by overtourism. The methodology may be used in similar comparative studies in other cities.

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Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Cited by 63 publications

References 46 publications

Approaching the Sustainable Development Practices in Mountain Tourism in the Romanian Carpathians

Approaching the Sustainable Development Practices in Mountain Tourism in the Romanian Carpathians

Volunteer Tourism as a Sustainable Form of Tourism—The Case of Organized Events

How Overtourism Threatens Large Urban Areas: A Case Study of the City of Wrocław, Poland

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