Natural resources and rural tourism: Evaluation of selected areas from North Macedonia and Serbia

Dimitrov, Nikola and Terzić, Aleksandra (2020) Natural resources and rural tourism: Evaluation of selected areas from North Macedonia and Serbia. In: XV International Scientific Conference on Service sector INSCOSES 2020, 11-12 Sept 2020, Ohrid, R.Macedonia.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT
This paper examines the roles of natural resources in the development of rural tourism products, and in
particularly address the need for well-balanced use of local natural resources and existing cultural
values in rural areas of North Macedonia and Serbia. As the rural tourism concept is overlapping with
other tourism forms, being closely interlinked with nature and eco-tourism, adventure and recreation
tourism, cultural tourism, sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, etc., it opens the question of general
role of natural resources in the expansion of rural tourism niche. The aim of the investigation is to
provide the perspective on the possibilities for symbiosis between nature protection and rural tourism
development. The environmental aspect is outlined, while in addition, economic, cultural,
infrastructural and social aspects are also discussed and evaluation of rural capital of selected areas is
conducted in order to indicate the general role of nature based resources in tourism development
process.
KEY WORDS: natural resources, rural tourism, environment, North Macedonia, Serbia

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: Social Sciences > Economics and business
Social Sciences > Other social sciences
Social Sciences > Social and economic geography
Social Sciences > Sociology
Divisions: Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics
Depositing User: Nikola Dimitrov
Date Deposited: 14 Dec 2020 09:40
Last Modified: 14 Dec 2020 09:40
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/26879

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