Public knowledge on karst and protected areas: A case study of Tara National Park, Serbia
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The aim of this paper is to present the results of our research on the knowledge and awareness of visitors and residents about karst and protected areas (PAs). The research was carried out in the Tara National Park (NP) in western Serbia, which includes karst landscapes. By conducting surveys with visitors, local population, and National Park employees, as well as interviews with local key persons, NP key persons and external experts, we got a deeper understanding of the issues related to knowledge on karst and PAs. We also investigated whether local people or visitors knew the values of karst landscapes in general and how they were informed or learned about the Tara NP. In addition, we also analysed the content of these topics in school curricula and textbooks in Serbia. We concluded that the awareness about the researched topics is unsatisfactory at present thus it should be raised to a higher level, both in the case of local people and in the case of visitors. One ...of the most significant ways to improve the current level is through formal, non-formal, and informal education.
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karst / protected areas / knowledge / education / questionnaire / Tara National ParkSource:
Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 2022, 71, 2, 163-179Publisher:
- Hungary, Budapest : Geographical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences
Funding / projects:
- K12449
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- The paper is a result of the project funded by the Research, Development and Innovation Office Hungary (NKFIH) K124497 and supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development, the Republic of Serbia. We thank all respondents who participated in the survey, as well as the Tara NP authorities (management) and Nikola Tomić for logistical support. Also we thank the reviewers for helping us to improve the paper.
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Географски институт „Јован Цвијић“ САНУ / Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijić SASATY - JOUR AU - Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena AU - Ćalić, Jelena AU - Micić, Jasna M. AU - Milanović, Ranko AU - Telbisz, Tamás PY - 2022 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/13312 AB - The aim of this paper is to present the results of our research on the knowledge and awareness of visitors and residents about karst and protected areas (PAs). The research was carried out in the Tara National Park (NP) in western Serbia, which includes karst landscapes. By conducting surveys with visitors, local population, and National Park employees, as well as interviews with local key persons, NP key persons and external experts, we got a deeper understanding of the issues related to knowledge on karst and PAs. We also investigated whether local people or visitors knew the values of karst landscapes in general and how they were informed or learned about the Tara NP. In addition, we also analysed the content of these topics in school curricula and textbooks in Serbia. We concluded that the awareness about the researched topics is unsatisfactory at present thus it should be raised to a higher level, both in the case of local people and in the case of visitors. One of the most significant ways to improve the current level is through formal, non-formal, and informal education. PB - Hungary, Budapest : Geographical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences T2 - Hungarian Geographical Bulletin T1 - Public knowledge on karst and protected areas: A case study of Tara National Park, Serbia SP - 163 EP - 179 VL - 71 IS - 2 DO - 10.15201/hungeobull.71.2.5 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13312 ER -
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Kovačević-Majkić, J., Ćalić, J., Micić, J. M., Milanović, R.,& Telbisz, T.. (2022). Public knowledge on karst and protected areas: A case study of Tara National Park, Serbia. in Hungarian Geographical Bulletin Hungary, Budapest : Geographical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences., 71(2), 163-179. https://doi.org/10.15201/hungeobull.71.2.5 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13312
Kovačević-Majkić J, Ćalić J, Micić JM, Milanović R, Telbisz T. Public knowledge on karst and protected areas: A case study of Tara National Park, Serbia. in Hungarian Geographical Bulletin. 2022;71(2):163-179. doi:10.15201/hungeobull.71.2.5 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13312 .
Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena, Ćalić, Jelena, Micić, Jasna M., Milanović, Ranko, Telbisz, Tamás, "Public knowledge on karst and protected areas: A case study of Tara National Park, Serbia" in Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 71, no. 2 (2022):163-179, https://doi.org/10.15201/hungeobull.71.2.5 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13312 .