Open AccessINCREASED DEMANDS FOR NATURAL IMMUNO- BOOSTERS IN SELECTED TOURISM AREAS
Author(s) -
Milica Luković,
tourism in Vrnjačka Banja,
Jovan Nićiforović
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.52370/tisc21366ml
Subject(s) - human settlement , tourism , pandemic , geography , rural area , covid-19 , natural (archaeology) , recreation , environmental protection , environmental planning , socioeconomics , ecology , biology , medicine , disease , archaeology , pathology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Rural areas have been facing distinctive challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. As in other parts of the world, in the Republic of Serbia noticed movement of people from places with high concentration of settlements, like cities, into less densely populated communities. Searching for rural, natural, wild areas far away from cities, tourists made different pressures on local environment (sound, litter, pressure on natural resources, pollution) but also increased demands for healthier way of living in accordance with World Health Organization recommendation during the Covid 19 period. Besides a clear environment, they would like to enjoy locally produced food and wild edible plants as a source of minerals, vitamins and other functional substances for strengthening immunity. Using standard botanical questionnaire, the research was conducted in selected rural areas with the aim to create a list of the most wanted wild edible plants by tourists and to overview their potential contribution to immune system strengthening in the COVID-19 pandemic period.