Review article

ECOLOGICAL CONFLICTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES FOR TOURISM

Vlatko Jadrešić ; Faculty of Philosophy, Zadar

Abstract

As an aggregate of numerous positive social and economic functions tourism has become an unavoidable and important component of the modern society. However, being at the same time a litmus–paper and a reflection of the society, tourism – as a – controversial phenomenon also implies a number of negative consequences and features, which have impact on nature and society in various spheres and forms.
This study deals with the natural, geographic, social and socio–economic environmental consequences and conflicts in tourism with respect to the spheres of “nature” and “human” ecology. The objective of this study is an attempt to design ways how to manage these consequences and conflicts, as exemplified by Croatian tourism.
Such an approach is of particular significance for Croatian tourism, especially if we consider the fact that we live in an era with predominant concepts of sustainable and supportable development, which include protection of nature and human resources.
Bearing in mind mutual connections, but also controversies between the concepts of ecology and tourism, this study can contribute – both in theory and practice – to define preconditions, hypotheses and arguments needed to design a new, special ecological discipline, the so–called Ecology of Tourism, or Ecology in Tourism.

Keywords

active and passive protection; ecology; conflicts and consequences in tourism; management of ecological consequences in Croatian tourism; “nature” and “human” ecology

Hrčak ID:

139509

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/139509

Publication date:

15.1.2001.

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