Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia
The main goal of this study is to emphasise the geotourism potential and the values of geoethics as drivers of rural development in the territory of the Knjaževac municipality, which is one of the richest areas in Serbia in terms of geoheritage. Numerous objects of geomorphological and hydrological...
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| author | Marjanović Miloš Radivojević Aleksandar R. Antić Aleksandar Peppoloni Silvia Di Capua Giuseppe Lazarević Jelena Marković Rastko S. Tomić Nemanja Milićević Ana Langović Langović Zlatko Mišić Ivica Marković Slobodan B. |
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| description | The main goal of this study is to emphasise the geotourism potential and the values of geoethics as drivers of rural development in the territory of the Knjaževac municipality, which is one of the richest areas in Serbia in terms of geoheritage. Numerous objects of geomorphological and hydrological heritage stand out in an area of 1,202 km2. Despite this richness in geoheritage, the potential of geotourism development has been ignored by many stakeholders, and the geoheritage of this area has not been sufficiently explored and proposed for tourism purposes. This study makes an inventory of geosites in the municipality of Knjaževac. The selected sites were evaluated by applying the Modified Geosite Assessment Model to discover the most suitable geosites for future geotourism development, in order to select the geosite that possesses the greatest geotourism potential to support rural development. The results uncover information about the major areas of improvement for each evaluated geosite. Moreover, areas that demand more attention and better management in the upcoming period to become recognisable geotourism destinations were identified. It is pointed out that geoethical implications in geosite management can contribute to sustainable geoconservation in Eastern Serbia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-164132abad2a427dbeb39e8a4b8267d52022-12-22T03:50:41ZengDe GruyterOpen Geosciences2391-54472022-09-0114179481210.1515/geo-2022-0388Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, SerbiaMarjanović Miloš0Radivojević Aleksandar R.1Antić Aleksandar2Peppoloni Silvia3Di Capua Giuseppe4Lazarević Jelena5Marković Rastko S.6Tomić Nemanja7Milićević Ana Langović8Langović Zlatko9Mišić Ivica10Marković Slobodan B.11Department for Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, SerbiaDepartment for Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaInternational Association for Promoting Geoethics, Rome, ItalyInternational Association for Promoting Geoethics, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, SerbiaDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, SerbiaDepartment for Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment for Hotel Management and Tourism, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism Vrnjačka Banja, University of Kragujevac, Vojvodjanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, SerbiaDepartment for Hotel Management and Tourism, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism Vrnjačka Banja, University of Kragujevac, Vojvodjanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, SerbiaDepartment of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Čika Ljubina 18-20, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment for Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaThe main goal of this study is to emphasise the geotourism potential and the values of geoethics as drivers of rural development in the territory of the Knjaževac municipality, which is one of the richest areas in Serbia in terms of geoheritage. Numerous objects of geomorphological and hydrological heritage stand out in an area of 1,202 km2. Despite this richness in geoheritage, the potential of geotourism development has been ignored by many stakeholders, and the geoheritage of this area has not been sufficiently explored and proposed for tourism purposes. This study makes an inventory of geosites in the municipality of Knjaževac. The selected sites were evaluated by applying the Modified Geosite Assessment Model to discover the most suitable geosites for future geotourism development, in order to select the geosite that possesses the greatest geotourism potential to support rural development. The results uncover information about the major areas of improvement for each evaluated geosite. Moreover, areas that demand more attention and better management in the upcoming period to become recognisable geotourism destinations were identified. It is pointed out that geoethical implications in geosite management can contribute to sustainable geoconservation in Eastern Serbia.https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0388geoheritage managementeast serbiamodified geosite assessment modelsustainabilitygeodiversity protectionregional development |
| spellingShingle | Marjanović Miloš Radivojević Aleksandar R. Antić Aleksandar Peppoloni Silvia Di Capua Giuseppe Lazarević Jelena Marković Rastko S. Tomić Nemanja Milićević Ana Langović Langović Zlatko Mišić Ivica Marković Slobodan B. Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia Open Geosciences geoheritage management east serbia modified geosite assessment model sustainability geodiversity protection regional development |
| title | Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia |
| title_full | Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia |
| title_fullStr | Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia |
| title_short | Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia |
| title_sort | geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the knjazevac municipality serbia |
| topic | geoheritage management east serbia modified geosite assessment model sustainability geodiversity protection regional development |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0388 |
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