Open AccessIndicators of sustainable development of rural and ethno tourism of the lower Danube basin
Author(s) -
Rodoljub Cuculovic,
Milutin Mrkša,
Ana Čučulović
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
glasnik srpskog geografskog društva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-078X
pISSN - 0350-3593
DOI - 10.2298/gsgd1103065c
Subject(s) - tourism , sustainable development , sustainability , environmental planning , control (management) , business , rural tourism , sustainable tourism , environmental resource management , rural development , regional science , environmental economics , geography , tourism geography , computer science , economics , political science , ecology , agriculture , archaeology , artificial intelligence , law , biology
Indicators that should express all forms of sustainable development of rural tourism are analyzed in this paper. These are primarily indicators of economic efficiency, technological development, social success and ecological sustainability. The objective of this paper is to indicate the need and method for the creation of modern programmes for the development of rural and ethno tourism and projects of tourist activity and offer, based on the sustainable development principles. It also indicates standard procedures for integral control of ethno-tourist programmes and projects. These indicators can be used both in analytical parts of plans and development programmes, and also in control of the implementation of these plans and programmes. It is preferable that these indicators should show the real state with elements showing potentials and limitations. It is recommended that these indicators should be expressed in a quantitative form whenever possible. However, even in developed societies the methodology of quantification of sustainable development indicators has not been developed enough, leaving the possibility for imprecise evaluation of development potentials