Protected Natural Areas and Sustainable Development

Abstract

The process of tourism development has come to include, step by step, the expansion potential of areas where it could be practiced in less accessible natural spaces, which are more problematic from the point of view of tourist penetration and the organization of tourism activities. In this context, making tourism under the umbrella of this concept of expansion, has led, on the one hand, to the expansion of protected natural areas, to their advertising and implicitly to the increase of demand for this type of tourism, and, on the other hand, to the amplification of danger posed to the integrity of the ecosystems included in the tourism circuit. The paper, starting from the actual context of sustainable development, highlights the fact that the tourism potential of protected natural areas constitute an important factor for sustainable development only, if is doing in condition of responsibility and respect for environmental conservation and regeneration of environmental resources

Romania’s South-Muntenia Region, towards Sustainable Regional Development. Implications for Regional Development Strategies

“…Environment Marian, Gogonea, and Andrei (2015) [58] Analysis of the tourism potential of protected natural areas in Romania, in the context of sustainable development.…”

“…Regarding the potential of protected natural areas, tourism represents an important factor for sustainable development, if it is realized responsibly and respects the conservation and regeneration of environmental resources [58]. The factors influencing tourism and transport in terms of sustainable development are nominal GDP, GDP per capita, and number of employees.…”