Policy and Tourism Development as Exemplified by the Lublin Region (Southeast Poland)

Abstract

Since the late 1980s a number of countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have emerged from an environment of centralized planning to models closer to Western European ones. This process of transformation occurred specially at a regional level, where tourism is examined as a vehicle for sustainable development especially in Europe's less developed regions. Within this context, local authorities' role in tourism development is examined. In this study it was assumed that tourist policy is composed of three fundamental groups of components: the activity of local authority and management of tourism in the municipality; promotion and information; cooperation. The relevant data reflect the socioeconomic changes that have been taking place in Poland for about 15 years at the central and local level.

Spatial policy of suburban municipalities. Current directions in the development of tourism and recreation in suburban areas

“…groups of legal and organizational, planning, spatial, economic (financial), information and promotion instruments (e.g. Kornak, Rapacz, 2001;Panasiuk, 2007;Pawlusiński, 2005;Sołtysik, 2013;Tucki, Świeca, 2008Tucki, Świeca, , 2013. The impact of local government and private and social entities on tourism and recreation development usually varies in shape, direction and scale.…”

Academic Research Achievements in the Geography of Tourism at the Department of Regional Geography and Tourism, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin: Didactic and Practical Applications

“…Attempts were also made to assess the geographical environment in respect of tourism (e.g. TUCKI 2003, TUCKI & ŚWIECA 2013 and to analyse the importance of tourism values (KRUKOW-SKA & SKOWRONEK 2009) (Fig. 2).…”