Respectively to the growth of tourism, in the last few decades, impacts of tourism development have become more and more noticeable in society. Therefore, a need for more deep and holistic approach in research of impacts, not only focusing on economic impacts which have previously been the custom, have been arise. This goes alonge with the increased focus on sustainable tourist development where economic impacts are considered alongside sociocultural and environmental impacts. The aim of the thesis is to develop and apply a framework based on sustainable tourism development in order to evaluate economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts. A case study of Ohrid and National Park Galichica in Macedonia serves as the empirical example where a Ski Center is planed to be constracted in that why tourist activities and accomoation capacity in the area will be inreased. The Triple Bottom Line-model (TBL) is selected as the best fitting framework for this case. Adjusting and developing this framework and connecting it to additional theoretical concepts like Carrying Capacities and Capital concepts is one of the outcomes of this thesis. Furthermore, the empirical calculations assist in checking the implementation of the framework as well as a support to the argument on the sustainability of tourism development. Finaly the conclusion is that TBL is a step forward when performing more holistic assessments of tourism impacts, and in the same time further research is required in order to be able to compare the outputs of the different impact dimensions. Being able to evaluate, define and understand tourism impacts, other than economic, makes possible for the destinations and tourism developers plan and complete steps in tourism development in more sustainable way.
Rispettivamente alla crescita del turismo, negli ultimi decenni gli impatti dello sviluppo turistico sono diventati sempre più evidenti nella società. Pertanto, è emersa la necessità di un approccio più profondo e olistico nella ricerca degli impatti, non solo concentrandosi sugli impatti economici che in precedenza erano stati l'usanza. Ciò va di pari passo con l'accresciuta attenzione per lo sviluppo turistico sostenibile in cui gli impatti economici vengono considerati insieme agli impatti socio-culturali e ambientali. Lo scopo della tesi è quello di sviluppare e applicare una struttura basata sullo sviluppo del turismo sostenibile al fine di valutare gli impatti economici, socioculturali e ambientali. Un caso di studio di Ohrid e del Parco Nazionale Galichica in Macedonia funge da esempio empirico in cui si prevede di costruire un Centro sciistico in modo che le attività turistiche e la capacità di accomodazione nella zona saranno aumentate. Il modello Triple Bottom Line (TBL) è selezionato come la migliore soluzione per questo caso. Adeguare e sviluppare questo quadro e collegarlo a concetti teorici aggiuntivi come Porting Capacity e Capital concept è uno dei risultati di questa tesi. Inoltre, i calcoli empirici contribuiscono a verificare l'attuazione del quadro nonché a sostenere l'argomento sulla sostenibilità dello sviluppo del turismo. Infine, la conclusione è che TBL è un passo avanti quando si eseguono valutazioni più olistiche degli impatti del turismo, e allo stesso tempo sono necessarie ulteriori ricerche per poter confrontare i risultati delle diverse dimensioni dell'impatto. Essere in grado di valutare, definire e comprendere gli impatti del turismo, oltre che economici, rende possibile per le destinazioni e gli sviluppatori del turismo pianificare e completare le fasi di sviluppo del turismo in modo più sostenibile.
Evaluation of tourism impacts from a sustainable development perspective. Study case ski center in NP Galichica, Macedonia
ANGELOVSKA, JANA
2016/2017
Abstract
Respectively to the growth of tourism, in the last few decades, impacts of tourism development have become more and more noticeable in society. Therefore, a need for more deep and holistic approach in research of impacts, not only focusing on economic impacts which have previously been the custom, have been arise. This goes alonge with the increased focus on sustainable tourist development where economic impacts are considered alongside sociocultural and environmental impacts. The aim of the thesis is to develop and apply a framework based on sustainable tourism development in order to evaluate economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts. A case study of Ohrid and National Park Galichica in Macedonia serves as the empirical example where a Ski Center is planed to be constracted in that why tourist activities and accomoation capacity in the area will be inreased. The Triple Bottom Line-model (TBL) is selected as the best fitting framework for this case. Adjusting and developing this framework and connecting it to additional theoretical concepts like Carrying Capacities and Capital concepts is one of the outcomes of this thesis. Furthermore, the empirical calculations assist in checking the implementation of the framework as well as a support to the argument on the sustainability of tourism development. Finaly the conclusion is that TBL is a step forward when performing more holistic assessments of tourism impacts, and in the same time further research is required in order to be able to compare the outputs of the different impact dimensions. Being able to evaluate, define and understand tourism impacts, other than economic, makes possible for the destinations and tourism developers plan and complete steps in tourism development in more sustainable way.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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