Cross-Border Landscape: Construction of Natural Heritage and Local Development at Bulgarian-Serbian Borderlands
Normally nature is examined as a phenomenon which is subject to natural laws; it belongs to the field of natural sciences. In constructivist perspective the environment is subsumed under the symbolism of humans’ tradition and culture. From such point of view the very notion of nature is unthinkable...
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| description | Normally nature is examined as a phenomenon which is subject to natural laws; it belongs to the field of natural sciences. In constructivist perspective the environment is subsumed under the symbolism of humans’ tradition and culture. From such point of view the very notion of nature is unthinkable without taking into account its existence and understanding in a specific social, economic and cultural context of definite time, space and society. In the proposed paper I proceed from this paradigm in examination of a definite natural landscape which, however, is divided by the political border. The research attention is focused on a region of Bulgarian-Serbian borderlands – the area where the Erma River flows. The river takes its sources in Serbia and though it is not very long, it is notable for passing the Bulgarian-Serbian border twice, and for its two remarkable gorges – the Gorge of Tran in Bulgaria and the Gorge of Poganovo in Serbia. During the socialist period this border region was under strong military and police control. The crossing of the border was formally impossible; the borderlands remained peripheral industrially undeveloped areas and were putted under strong depopulation. However, the lands on either side of the border preserved its pristine nature. During the last two decades the preserved natural landscape and certain nature objects have been turned into more important landmarks and included in the value scale of local communities as symbols and heritage. In result, the above mentioned gorges have become more important part of strategic priorities in the local policies of revival of these economically undeveloped borderlands in the Western Bulgaria and Eastern Serbia. Nowadays the local efforts are uniting through different joint cross-border projects and activities in the sphere of nature preservation and eco-tourism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aca9c63afee84155afc031a9b11991292022-12-21T17:45:50ZbulSCS Consulting Ltd.Venec1314-04261314-02562015-08-0162159184Cross-Border Landscape: Construction of Natural Heritage and Local Development at Bulgarian-Serbian BorderlandsI. MarkovNormally nature is examined as a phenomenon which is subject to natural laws; it belongs to the field of natural sciences. In constructivist perspective the environment is subsumed under the symbolism of humans’ tradition and culture. From such point of view the very notion of nature is unthinkable without taking into account its existence and understanding in a specific social, economic and cultural context of definite time, space and society. In the proposed paper I proceed from this paradigm in examination of a definite natural landscape which, however, is divided by the political border. The research attention is focused on a region of Bulgarian-Serbian borderlands – the area where the Erma River flows. The river takes its sources in Serbia and though it is not very long, it is notable for passing the Bulgarian-Serbian border twice, and for its two remarkable gorges – the Gorge of Tran in Bulgaria and the Gorge of Poganovo in Serbia. During the socialist period this border region was under strong military and police control. The crossing of the border was formally impossible; the borderlands remained peripheral industrially undeveloped areas and were putted under strong depopulation. However, the lands on either side of the border preserved its pristine nature. During the last two decades the preserved natural landscape and certain nature objects have been turned into more important landmarks and included in the value scale of local communities as symbols and heritage. In result, the above mentioned gorges have become more important part of strategic priorities in the local policies of revival of these economically undeveloped borderlands in the Western Bulgaria and Eastern Serbia. Nowadays the local efforts are uniting through different joint cross-border projects and activities in the sphere of nature preservation and eco-tourism.http://www.venets.org/getfile.php?id=209bordereco-tourismnature preservation |
| spellingShingle | I. Markov Cross-Border Landscape: Construction of Natural Heritage and Local Development at Bulgarian-Serbian Borderlands Venec border eco-tourism nature preservation |
| title | Cross-Border Landscape: Construction of Natural Heritage and Local Development at Bulgarian-Serbian Borderlands |
| title_full | Cross-Border Landscape: Construction of Natural Heritage and Local Development at Bulgarian-Serbian Borderlands |
| title_fullStr | Cross-Border Landscape: Construction of Natural Heritage and Local Development at Bulgarian-Serbian Borderlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-Border Landscape: Construction of Natural Heritage and Local Development at Bulgarian-Serbian Borderlands |
| title_short | Cross-Border Landscape: Construction of Natural Heritage and Local Development at Bulgarian-Serbian Borderlands |
| title_sort | cross border landscape construction of natural heritage and local development at bulgarian serbian borderlands |
| topic | border eco-tourism nature preservation |
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