1. POTENTIALS OF ECOTOURISM AS A RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL ON THE BASE OF MOTIVATION FACTORS IN SERBIA.
- Author
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Panin, Biljana and Mbrica, Ani
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ECOTOURISM , *RURAL tourism , *TOURISM impact , *ENVIRONMENTAL economics , *GREEN products , *RURAL industries , *SUSTAINABLE development - Abstract
Rural development plays very important role for overall national and country development in Serbia. Rural areas of Serbia possess major natural resources, with available waters, good soil, with rich ecosystems and biodiversity and authentic cultural and local heritage, which make this region attractive as a travel destination. According to the diverse natural conditions of territory there are much potential for ecotourism development in Serbia. The aim of this study is to research which factors affecting eco- tourists' motivations. The main objective of this research is to identify which motivation factors pursue people to become eco-tourists and to visit rural area. The study has been carried out by using a questionnaire created for the collection of the interested data. All surveyed people lives in Republic of Serbia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014