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Romanian Newly-Nominated WHS and Current Tourism Development in the Associated Rural Localities

Romanian Newly-Nominated WHS and Current Tourism Development in the Associated Rural Localities

Cornelia Pop, Cristina Balint
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799814238|ISBN10: 1799814238|EISBN13: 9781799814252
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1423-8.ch012
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Pop, Cornelia, and Cristina Balint. "Romanian Newly-Nominated WHS and Current Tourism Development in the Associated Rural Localities." New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism, edited by Puiu Nistoreanu, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 223-245. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1423-8.ch012

APA

Pop, C. & Balint, C. (2020). Romanian Newly-Nominated WHS and Current Tourism Development in the Associated Rural Localities. In P. Nistoreanu (Ed.), New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism (pp. 223-245). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1423-8.ch012

Chicago

Pop, Cornelia, and Cristina Balint. "Romanian Newly-Nominated WHS and Current Tourism Development in the Associated Rural Localities." In New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism, edited by Puiu Nistoreanu, 223-245. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1423-8.ch012

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Abstract

The aim of the chapter is to investigate the current status of tourism development within the rural localities adjacent to the newly nominated natural world heritage sites (WHS) in Romania. The general methodology will be that of a case study, combining deductive and inductive approaches and the critical interpretation based on the available data. The results show a modest to non-existent tourist infrastructure and shallow tourist activity in the rural area adjacent to the 12 locations of the new natural WHS. The findings also show a low level of awareness regarding the WHS designation among the local authorities and the absence of real cooperation between the custodians of the related protected areas and the local communities. The new WHS locations have a long way ahead to become attractive and sustainable tourist destination by applying adequate destination management which should include the special status of these rural destinations.

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