The potential of sustainable tourism development at the Stara mountain

Abstract

In the past, the greatest part of the Stara mountain had been subjected to anthropogenic processes which induced serious ecologic consequences and diminished the worth of the potential for tourism development. The present study investigates the possibilities for the development of sustainable tourism of the Stara mountain with focus on analyzing the natural environment and the consequences that may be induced by preparations for more intensive tourist exploitation (technical interventions). The importance is stressed of anti-erosion protection and of the measures for improvement of biodiversity and geo-diversity of the Stara mountain. The necessity of finding the modes of more rational exploitation of natural and anthropogenic qualities of the Stara mountain is indicated.Veci deo Stare planine u proslosti je bio zahvacen antropogenim procesima koji su izazvali znacajne ekoloske posledice i umanjili vrednost potencijala za razvoj turizma. U ovom radu su istrazivane mogucnosti za razvoj odrzivog turizma Stare planine sa tezistem na proucavanju prirodne sredine, i posledica koje mogu biti izazvane pripremanjem za intenzivniju turisticku eksploataciju (tehnicki zahvati). Istaknut je znacaj antierozivne zastite i mera za unapredjenja biodiverziteta i geodiverziteta Stare planine i ukazano na neophodnost pronalazenja mogucnosti za racionalno koriscenje prirodnih i antropogenih vrednosti Stare planine.