Using PP GIS interviews to understand residents’ perspective of European ecological network Natura 2000. Strzelecka, M., Rechciński, M., & Grodzińska-Jurczak, M. Tourism Geographies, 19(5):848 – 877, Routledge, 2017. Cited by: 4
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Sustainable nature-based tourism was brought to the public's attention as a solution to the problem of economic diversification in Central and Eastern European (CEE) communities included in European Ecological Network–N2000. However, Natura 2000 tourism development has not yet proven to be an effective way to boost local economies and the notion of sustainable tourism based on Natura 2000 resources has been challenged by residents of the CEE communities. The study goal was to explore issues concerning Natura 2000 tourism from the perspective of local residents within three municipalities of Małopolska in Poland to determine if Natura 2000 is perceived by local residents as a valuable tourism asset. We employed a mix-mode methodology: an in-depth interview and public participation GIS mapping task. The study results highlight several areas of concern regarding resident perspectives of Natura 2000-based tourism: first, the misconception that residents need and want nature-based tourism when other economic activities provide sufficient income; second, the misconception that Natura 2000 is considered a valuable asset when other tourism attractions in a municipality attract more visitors; third, the residents misconception of nature-based tourism itself; and last but not least the importance of engaging with residents when assessing the potential for Natura 2000 tourism. These findings can assist policy-makers and tourism managers with prioritizing avenues for further action. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
@ARTICLE{Strzelecka2017848,
	author = {Strzelecka, Marianna and Rechciński, Marcin and Grodzińska-Jurczak, Małgorzata},
	title = {Using PP GIS interviews to understand residents’ perspective of European ecological network Natura 2000},
	year = {2017},
	journal = {Tourism Geographies},
	volume = {19},
	number = {5},
	pages = {848 – 877},
	doi = {10.1080/14616688.2017.1377284},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030175398&doi=10.1080%2f14616688.2017.1377284&partnerID=40&md5=14fb0a3e2f6a23eb8e64338c21de77f8},
	affiliations = {Department of Organisation and Entrepreneurship, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden; Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland; Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland},
	abstract = {Sustainable nature-based tourism was brought to the public's attention as a solution to the problem of economic diversification in Central and Eastern European (CEE) communities included in European Ecological Network–N2000. However, Natura 2000 tourism development has not yet proven to be an effective way to boost local economies and the notion of sustainable tourism based on Natura 2000 resources has been challenged by residents of the CEE communities. The study goal was to explore issues concerning Natura 2000 tourism from the perspective of local residents within three municipalities of Małopolska in Poland to determine if Natura 2000 is perceived by local residents as a valuable tourism asset. We employed a mix-mode methodology: an in-depth interview and public participation GIS mapping task. The study results highlight several areas of concern regarding resident perspectives of Natura 2000-based tourism: first, the misconception that residents need and want nature-based tourism when other economic activities provide sufficient income; second, the misconception that Natura 2000 is considered a valuable asset when other tourism attractions in a municipality attract more visitors; third, the residents misconception of nature-based tourism itself; and last but not least the importance of engaging with residents when assessing the potential for Natura 2000 tourism. These findings can assist policy-makers and tourism managers with prioritizing avenues for further action. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.},
	author_keywords = {Natura 2000; nature conservation; nature-based tourism; Public participation GIS; residents’ perspective; values of nature},
	keywords = {Malopolska; Poland [Central Europe]; ecotourism; GIS; local participation; nature conservation; perception; protected area; tourism; tourism development},
	correspondence_address = {M. Strzelecka; Department of Organisation and Entrepreneurship, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden; email: marianna.strzelecka@lnu.se},
	publisher = {Routledge},
	issn = {14616688},
	language = {English},
	abbrev_source_title = {Tour. Geogr.},
	type = {Article},
	publication_stage = {Final},
	source = {Scopus},
	note = {Cited by: 4}
}

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