Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, deveopment and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc

Citation
Melenhorst, E. Tapaninen, M., & Ferdinandova, V. (2013). Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, development and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc. IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe: Gland, Switzerland and Belgrade, Serbia.

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Summary
Abstract from source: The purpose of this manual is to assist protected area (PA) managers, conservationists, tourism professionals, private tourism holdings, and other main stakeholders in the planning, development, management and monitoring process of tourism in the transboundary protected areas (TBAs) of the Dinaric Arc region. The main goal of the manual is to contribute to better understanding of sustainable tourism development, in a way that natural, cultural and economic resources are maintained, that needs of local communities are respected and that the future sustainable development of the Dinaric Arc region is secured. This manual is a collection of practical components and tools to help PA managers and other stakeholders of the Dinaric Arc region to understand the delivery of tourism in the transboundary setting of the Dinaric Arc region.

Keywords
case studies, conservation strategies, guidelines, nature conservation, protected area management, sustainable tourism, tourism development, transboundary cooperation, transboundary protected areas, Albania, Bonsia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia