Open AccessEcological and Cultural Goals of Georgian National Parks and Protected Areas
Author(s) -
Nugzar Khvedeliani,
Ana Ratiani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
šromebi - sak'art'velos tek'nikuri universiteti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1512-0996
DOI - 10.36073/1512-0996-2022-1-22-29
Subject(s) - tourism , cultural heritage , variety (cybernetics) , national park , georgian , natural heritage , geography , the arts , cultural heritage management , population , natural (archaeology) , environmental planning , political science , environmental ethics , environmental protection , environmental resource management , sociology , archaeology , law , linguistics , philosophy , demography , environmental science , artificial intelligence , computer science
National parks protect a variety of areas for a variety of purposes. In addition, nature and culture-based tourism on an individual scale is a manifestation of a larger community commitment. People should visit the national parks to learn about and appreciate the locally preserved natural and cultural heritage. Traditional connection with nature, arts and crafts traditions, peculiarities of arrangement of dwellings, rituals, customs belong to the field of historical and cultural heritage – "living traditional culture", which is spread and preserved by the population living in national parks and protected areas. Approaches and guidelines on how to protect and at the same time use heritage sites in protected areas from a tourism perspective are discussed. The article also includes examples from abroad. The purpose of the article is to protect, develop and preserve the historical and cultural heritage of national parks and protected areas. It should be noted that such facilities are one of the most important places for the protected areas of Georgia.