Towards Sustainable Karst-Based Geotourism of the Mount Kalafat in Southeastern Serbia

Antić, Aleksandar; Marković, Slobodan B.; Marković, Rastko S.; Cai, Bofeng; Nešić, Dragan; Tomić, Nemanja; Mihailović, Dušan; Plavšić, Senka; Radaković, Milica G.; Radivojević, Aleksandar; Sotirovski, Dragana; Ćalić, Jelena; Atanasijević, Jasna; Gavrilov, Milivoj B.; Vukojević, Dajana; Hao, Qingzhen

doi:10.1007/s12371-022-00651-6

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“…Summarising information from specialised literature, geotourism focuses on interpretation, promotion, and conservation [150] as essential pathways for the development, originality, innovation, and sustainability of geotourism in Romania's major protected areas, including national parks, natural parks, and nature reserves. Geotourism has the potential to positively impact the socio-economic development of rural areas and reduce unemployment [151]. However, like any other form of tourism, it can also contribute to the development of tourism potential and foster dialogue between the resident population and tourists.…”

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Geotourism, a New Perspective of Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Relaunch through Travel Agencies—Case Study: Bucegi Natural Park, Romania

Desculțu Grigore,

Niță,

Drăguleasa

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The proposed approach—geotourism, a new medium- and long-term post-pandemic recovery perspective—provides a theoretical foundation for future research regarding the interactions between tourism agencies and tourists, visitors and landforms, as well as cooperation and support between local residents and tourists, for Bucegi Natural Park. In the current context, the nature monuments and nature reserves within the park are located in rural and urban areas. These can be capitalized and included directly in the tourism agencies’ supply, and they can be used for zonal and regional development without degrading the surrounding environment. The “Babele and the Sphinx” landmarks with interesting shapes offer benefits for the development of geotourism in the Romanian landscape. In addition to those listed previously, this study proposes and analyses the image of the geotourism destination and a slogan for the international promotion of the park. Thus, the research presents two sources of data collection: (1) primary data, i.e., those obtained following a questionnaire and analysed with the help of the SPSS Statistics software, version 15.0, and (2) secondary statistical data from the database of the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) that are available and constantly updated. Another method used with a significant impact on tourism analysis was represented using the Geographic Information System (GIS). With its help, we mapped the tourist routes and the two elements, nature reserves and nature monuments within the park, that constitute the basis of the geotourism relaunch after COVID-19. The final objective of the paper is to strengthen the role of travel agencies in promoting geotourism by offering visits to tourist attractions in the park.

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Geotourism, a New Perspective of Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Relaunch through Travel Agencies—Case Study: Bucegi Natural Park, Romania

Desculțu Grigore,

Niță,

Drăguleasa

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…Authors hailing from Poland, Iran, Czech Republic, and Kazakhstan have engaged in many collaborations with various countries within the designated study period. The individual authors, namely Antić (2020), Dowling (2011), Marković (2022), and Tomić (2018, received the highest marks in terms of measuring individual impact. Nevertheless, the yearly count of citations declined after 2015.…”

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“…Nevertheless, a greater emphasis has been placed on investigating the relationship between Ecotourism and Geoheritage in a more comprehensive manner compared to the keywords. Several researchers have made contributi ons to this topic, including Antić (2020), Dowling (2011), Marković (2022, Tomić (2018), Gavrilov (2022), and Poiraud (2017) are equally important in developing the keywords "Ecotourism AND Geoheritage". The use of peripheral keywords related to ecotourism and geoheritage implies that this area is still in its infancy.…”

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The Evolution of Ecotourism on Geoheritage in Scientific Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

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SOUISA,

PURNOMO

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The objective of this study is to examine the evolution of Ecotourism on Geoheritage through bibliometric analysis. Total of 53 papers pertaining exclusively to the domain of Ecotourism on Geoheritage, spanning from 2008 to 2022, were gathered from the Scopus database. This study examines the core aspects and features of Ecotourism on Geoheritage in academic research. It employs topic analysis, concurrence analysis, and timeline analysis of author keywords to investigate factors such as annual publication contribution, popularity, and focus. Furthermore, the analysis incorporates many productive entities, including journals, authors, institutions, countries, regions, and the mapping of significant collaboration links. These elements are utilized to determine the level of attention received by different entities in the field of Ecotourism on Geoheritage research. Furthermore, this study examines the citation structure of authors and journals and provides a detailed analysis of burst detection in cited authors, journals, and references. Ultimately, the study findings will be integrated with the present financial circumstances to delve further into future development obstacles and prospects. This bibliometric analysis reveals a consistent rise in yearly publications, a notable shift in emphasis towards financial inclusion, a prevailing presence of authors from Australia, and a growing number of international collaborations and publications from diverse sources. These findings indicate that the field of Ecotourism on Geoheritage is dynamic and holds promise for future scientific advancement. Hence, this exhaustive analysis of the Ecotourism on Geoheritage document not only examines the features and course of existing research but also assists researchers in identifying the appropriate research starting point and conducting thorough investigations.

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Geotourism—A Global Overview

Dowling

2023

Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism

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Towards Sustainable Karst-Based Geotourism of the Mount Kalafat in Southeastern Serbia

Cited by 8 publications

References 52 publications

Geotourism, a New Perspective of Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Relaunch through Travel Agencies—Case Study: Bucegi Natural Park, Romania

Geotourism, a New Perspective of Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Relaunch through Travel Agencies—Case Study: Bucegi Natural Park, Romania

The Evolution of Ecotourism on Geoheritage in Scientific Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

Geotourism—A Global Overview

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