Natural heritage as a resource for tourism development in the Polish Carpathians

Abstract

Natural heritage as a resource for tourism development in the Polish CarpathiansThe Carpathians Mountains have great natural potential and good conditions for favourable development of tourism and constitute one of the most important tourist regions in Poland.The aim of this study is to present the role of natural resources in the mountains for tourism development in the Carpathian Mountain area in Poland.The analyses presented concern the identification of the attraction of nature-based tourist attractions and their impact on tourism development.An analysis of tourismrelated regional development has been made concentrating especially on the fields of spatial organization and the functioning and creation of tourist attractions.A general attempt was made to conceptualize the given problem using existing scientific literature and field trips.The author proposes a conceptual model concerning factors affecting the nature-based attractiveness of the Carpathian Mountains to tourism.According to the author, in the Carpathians, there are many natural elements which serve as resources for tourism.Three of them are much more important than others and include: mountainous relief, water and landscape mostly protected by law.All of them are followed by weather conditions.

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