Speleological approach for geotourism development in Zlatibor county (West Serbia)

Vuković, Stojan; Antić, Aleksandar

doi:10.5937/turizam23-21325

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“…Speleotourism flourished in the early 1980s, when it was reported that 26 million people visited caves around the world (Cigna 2016). By analyzing the available literature in the field of sustainable tourism and speleotourism (Tomić et al 2002;Antić 2018;Tičar et al 2018;Font et al 2019;Hall 2019;Nepal et al 2019;Tomić et al 2019;Vuković and Antić 2019), it can be concluded that the main objective of sustainable speleotourism would be to establish a healthy cave ecosystem, which fosters the co-presence of geomorphological, hydrological, biological, and anthropogenic factors and produces economic results for the local population.…”

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Applying the Values of Geoethics for Sustainable Speleotourism Development

2020

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Establishing sustainable and responsible speleotourism development is a major challenge and involves complex activities. Adequate theoretical starting point is the application of geoethical values related to the conservation and protection of the caves to be used for touristic purposes. Positive and negative cases of human behaviors towards speleological geoheritage are discussed, in order to highlight what should be done in cave management to avoid malpractices and on what elements could be founded adequate strategies aimed at promoting sustainable speleotourism. This is important to tourism management organizations involved in the promotion of caves and in creating economic opportunities for local populations, while respecting cave ecosystems. Modern cave management must be focused on the protection of the cave ecosystems, finding ways to achieve at the same time an economic development of local communities. But this approach needs the adoption of a geoethical framework of values to be shared by all stakeholders involved so that successful cooperation can be achieved despite differences in interests and expectations. The aim of this paper is to raise the awareness about the need to apply the values of geoethics to speleotourism, stimulating new fields of discussion within the scientific and technical communities involved in studies and activities related to geotourism and geoheritage. The possibilities of developing new ways to manage caves, in order to promote a sustainable socio-economic development of local communities, have to be balanced with the protection of natural environments as much as possible. The proposed theoretical frameworks have the goal to increase the discussion on the best ways of connecting speleotourism to sustainable and responsible cave management, presenting two case studies, and pointing out potential solutions.

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Section: Sustainable Speleotourismmentioning

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Applying the Values of Geoethics for Sustainable Speleotourism Development

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“…This method has been efficiently applied numerous times for the assessment of various geosites in Serbia, Slovenia, USA, and Hungary. Antić et al [46] applied this model in assessing karst geoheritage in eastern Serbia, and other authors applied it for the evaluation of canyons and gorges [24,47], speleo-tourism potential [48][49][50][51], hydrological heritage [52], and other geological heritage [53][54][55][56][57][58].…”

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M-GAM method in function of tourism potential assessment: Case study of the Sokobanja basin in eastern Serbia

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The Sokobanja basin is an area in Eastern Serbia with diverse geological and geomorphological features. Also, it is an area with developed spa tourism. The Sokobanja basin has numerous geoheritage features, which tourist potential has not been discovered yet. In this article, several geosites were analyzed, which present significant geoheritage formations. Geosites were selected by authors of this article based on the degree of their attractiveness for the geotourism development. The main goal of this article is to emphasize the geotourism potential of the Sokobanja basin and to determine the current state and geotourism potential of evaluated geosites by applying the modified geosite assessment model (M-GAM). A total of seven geosites were evaluated throughout the basin. The values of the investigated parameters were entered into the matrix of the M-GAM based on the number of points. Based on the research and the results obtained, it can be concluded that the Sokobanja basin has the potential for the development of geotourism, but it is necessary to improve additional values to become a true geotourism destination.

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“…A four-factor arrangement consisting of scientific research, art, technology and management is needed to prevent such negativities and to benefit from caves in a sustainable way (Cigna and Burri, 2000;Vuković and Antić, 2019). Some authors suggest that scientific research should be done first of these factors (Cigna, 2011;Cigna and Burri, 2000;Vuković and Antić, 2019). For this reason, the Karst system of Hayat Cave, which was not subject to a scientific research before, has been studied in a multifaceted way in this study.…”

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The Hayat Cave Karst System (Samsun, TURKEY)

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In this study, Hayat Cave karst system was investigated. The study area is located within the borders of Başaran village of Bafra district in Samsun province. The system has original shapes belonging to surface and depth karst. The aim of the study is to investigate the ecological, morphological and speleological features of the Hayat Cave karst system which has not been subject of any scientific research up to now. The study is mainly based on field observations and measurements. The knowledge obtained from the area and literature was processed in Geographical Information Systems and they were converted into visual materials. The region has a humid and temperate climate suitable for karstification. The bedrock is generally composed of volcano-sedimentary rocks. However, limestones suitable for karstification are encountered in some places as around of Basaran village. Brown forest soils are widespread in the area. Flat and slightly sloping lands were generally opened to agriculture in the region. In high sloping areas, wide-leaved forests consisting of species such as beech, hornbeam , chestnut and oak dominate the view. In the area, there are wolf, fox, jackal, marten, hedgehog, squirrel and roe deer as wild animals. In addition, you can see flies, spider and bat in the caves. Hayat Cave karst system starts with a fluviokarstic depression which is in the east of Başaran village. Kavaklıgöl Creek which drains the water of the system goes into underground from the swallow holes at the north end of depression. The stream has respectively created two caves while flowing into underground. The Başaran Cave above is dry whereas the Hayat Cave below is active. The creek pours in the Hayat Cave as two little waterfalls, and flows 35 m along the main gallery and then sinks in a swallow holes and disappears. Therefore, the entrance side of the cave is dry. However, the mud levels, the pebbles and blocks in the bed show that the stream empties from the mouth of the cave into the valley during the floods. Inside the caves there are speleothems with high visual appeal. If the caves are opened to tourism, they can contribute to the development and diversification of local tourism.

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Speleological approach for geotourism development in Zlatibor county (West Serbia)

Cited by 26 publications

References 24 publications

Applying the Values of Geoethics for Sustainable Speleotourism Development

Applying the Values of Geoethics for Sustainable Speleotourism Development

M-GAM method in function of tourism potential assessment: Case study of the Sokobanja basin in eastern Serbia

The Hayat Cave Karst System (Samsun, TURKEY)

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