Cultural indicators of sustainable regional development (the case of serbian national park)

• DOI: 10.15826/recon.2018.4.2.007
• Publication Date: 2018-09-12T15:42:13Z
• Authors: Dobrila Lukić; Marko Petrović; ; Stefan Denda
• Keywords: sustainable regional development; TOURISM; 9. Industry and infrastructure; Djerdap National Park; 05 social sciences; criteria of the European Union; CRITERIA OF THE EUROPEAN UNION; cultural indicators; 15. Life on land; 12. Responsible consumption; 11. Sustainability; 0502 economics and business; SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; tourism; CULTURAL INDICATORS; DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK

This study discusses tourism as a means of regional development by focusing on specific cultural indicators. In this paper, we are dealing with the case Djerdap National Park – largest national park in Serbia and one most popular country’s destinations. area has an extraordinary diversity geomorphological forms, it is rich historical monuments. At same time sparsely populated demonstrating insufficient economic growth. For our analysis, apply comparative indicators to measure sustainable that were proposed European Union’s experts. set consists five groups includes ratio accommodation capacities number local inhabitants intensity tourism. Our calculations based statistical data tourist traffic provided several municipalities. These Statistical Office (2015). We also use 2011 census inhabitants. have found so-called ‘green’ zone, which shows sustainability region insignificant impact identity community. The ‘red’ however, demonstrates alarming trend requires further especially regarding carrying capacity area. Thus, conclusion made should be balanced protection natural resources.