Open AccessDevelopment of Sustainable Romanian Eco-Tourism - Concepts and Features
Author(s) -
Daniela Ruxandra Andrei,
Manuela Rodica Gogonea,
Mariana Sandu,
Vergina Chiriţescu,
Oana Ioana Pop
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
bulletin of university of agricultural sciences and veterinary medicine cluj-napoca. agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1843-5386
pISSN - 1843-5246
DOI - 10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:8725
Subject(s) - ecotourism , tourism , diversification (marketing strategy) , documentation , romanian , business , tourism geography , sustainable development , alternative tourism , sustainable tourism , environmental planning , rural tourism , geography , environmental resource management , marketing , political science , economics , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , law , programming language
Given that ecotourism, as a form of sustainable tourism, registered a further develop in recent decades, and an increasing interest from tourists and specialists in the study of tourism, this paper is timely and appropriate. The tourism, like a socio-economic phenomenon, has experienced continuous growth and diversification, wearing new forms, such as rural tourism, agro-tourism, ecotourism, etc. This study includes both theoretical concepts, documentation obtained from the literature and a series of concrete results on the degree of development of ecotourism in Romania. Is shown, in particular, organized ecotourism situation as a form of tourism in protected areas.