TY  - CONF
AU  - Telbisz, Tamás
AU  - Mari, László
AU  - Kőszegi, Margit
AU  - Bottlik, Zsolt
AU  - Standovár, Tibor
AU  - Gruber, Péter
AU  - Radeljak-Kaufmann, Petra
AU  - Šulc, Ivan
AU  - Bočić, Neven
AU  - Gessert, Alena
AU  - Nestorová-Dická, Janetta
AU  - Ćalić, Jelena
AU  - Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena
AU  - Brankov, Jovana
AU  - Micić, Jasna
AU  - Imecs, Zoltán
AU  - Máthé, András
AU  - Stergiou, Christos
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/16102
AB  - Karst areas are generally disadvantaged for traditional farming due to limited water availability, poor soils and topographic difficulties. Therefore, their population density has always been lower throughout history than in other landscapes. However, because of this fact, their natural vegetation has often remained in better condition than in other areas, and due to their special surface and subsurface morphology, karst areas are popular tourist destinations in many places. As a result, many karst areas have been declared national parks (NPs) in Europe and other continents as well. A national park can have a number of benefits for the protected area: it primarily protects nature, but it also provides employment opportunities and can bring extra financial resources to those who live there. However, there are also certain restrictions that may result in conflicts. In recent decades, there has been an increasing demand that national parks should also serve the well-being of local people in addition to their primary nature conservation goals. The development of tourism is typical in most national parks, but this development may also conflict with nature conservation goals and, in some cases, with local people. Thus, in the park–local people–tourists triangle, all relationships must be properly balanced. To analyse these relationships, we established an international research project that has run from 2017 to 2022 and is supported by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary. In the framework of this project, we carried out a regional comparison and examined karst national parks (and in one case a nature park) from 6 countries using the same methodology. The methods included demographic analysis in a GIS framework, questionnaire surveys with local people, visitors and NP employees, and interviews with key actors (NP managers, mayors, research experts). The examined sites were Aggtelek NP (Hungary), Slovak Karst NP (Slovakia), Tara NP (Serbia), Krka NP (Croatia), Northern Pindos NP (Greece), and Apuseni Nature Park (Romania). As we are in the last year of the project, we try to present a generalized picture of the results in a concise way. Moreover, in two other papers of this conference, we present more detailed case studies from two of the examined sites.
PB  - Ragusa : Centro Ibleo di Ricerche Speleo-Idrogeologiche
C3  - Speleologia Iblea – Speleology and Environment Series
T1  - Park-Local People-Tourist Relationships in Karst National Parks, the presentation of an International Project
SP  - 189
EP  - 194
VL  - 17
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_16102
ER  - 

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author = "Telbisz, Tamás and Mari, László and Kőszegi, Margit and Bottlik, Zsolt and Standovár, Tibor and Gruber, Péter and Radeljak-Kaufmann, Petra and Šulc, Ivan and Bočić, Neven and Gessert, Alena and Nestorová-Dická, Janetta and Ćalić, Jelena and Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena and Brankov, Jovana and Micić, Jasna and Imecs, Zoltán and Máthé, András and Stergiou, Christos",
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abstract = "Karst areas are generally disadvantaged for traditional farming due to limited water availability, poor soils and topographic difficulties. Therefore, their population density has always been lower throughout history than in other landscapes. However, because of this fact, their natural vegetation has often remained in better condition than in other areas, and due to their special surface and subsurface morphology, karst areas are popular tourist destinations in many places. As a result, many karst areas have been declared national parks (NPs) in Europe and other continents as well. A national park can have a number of benefits for the protected area: it primarily protects nature, but it also provides employment opportunities and can bring extra financial resources to those who live there. However, there are also certain restrictions that may result in conflicts. In recent decades, there has been an increasing demand that national parks should also serve the well-being of local people in addition to their primary nature conservation goals. The development of tourism is typical in most national parks, but this development may also conflict with nature conservation goals and, in some cases, with local people. Thus, in the park–local people–tourists triangle, all relationships must be properly balanced. To analyse these relationships, we established an international research project that has run from 2017 to 2022 and is supported by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary. In the framework of this project, we carried out a regional comparison and examined karst national parks (and in one case a nature park) from 6 countries using the same methodology. The methods included demographic analysis in a GIS framework, questionnaire surveys with local people, visitors and NP employees, and interviews with key actors (NP managers, mayors, research experts). The examined sites were Aggtelek NP (Hungary), Slovak Karst NP (Slovakia), Tara NP (Serbia), Krka NP (Croatia), Northern Pindos NP (Greece), and Apuseni Nature Park (Romania). As we are in the last year of the project, we try to present a generalized picture of the results in a concise way. Moreover, in two other papers of this conference, we present more detailed case studies from two of the examined sites.",
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journal = "Speleologia Iblea – Speleology and Environment Series",
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Telbisz, T., Mari, L., Kőszegi, M., Bottlik, Z., Standovár, T., Gruber, P., Radeljak-Kaufmann, P., Šulc, I., Bočić, N., Gessert, A., Nestorová-Dická, J., Ćalić, J., Kovačević-Majkić, J., Brankov, J., Micić, J., Imecs, Z., Máthé, A.,& Stergiou, C.. (2023). Park-Local People-Tourist Relationships in Karst National Parks, the presentation of an International Project. in Speleologia Iblea – Speleology and Environment Series
Ragusa : Centro Ibleo di Ricerche Speleo-Idrogeologiche., 17, 189-194.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_16102

Telbisz T, Mari L, Kőszegi M, Bottlik Z, Standovár T, Gruber P, Radeljak-Kaufmann P, Šulc I, Bočić N, Gessert A, Nestorová-Dická J, Ćalić J, Kovačević-Majkić J, Brankov J, Micić J, Imecs Z, Máthé A, Stergiou C. Park-Local People-Tourist Relationships in Karst National Parks, the presentation of an International Project. in Speleologia Iblea – Speleology and Environment Series. 2023;17:189-194.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_16102 .

Telbisz, Tamás, Mari, László, Kőszegi, Margit, Bottlik, Zsolt, Standovár, Tibor, Gruber, Péter, Radeljak-Kaufmann, Petra, Šulc, Ivan, Bočić, Neven, Gessert, Alena, Nestorová-Dická, Janetta, Ćalić, Jelena, Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena, Brankov, Jovana, Micić, Jasna, Imecs, Zoltán, Máthé, András, Stergiou, Christos, "Park-Local People-Tourist Relationships in Karst National Parks, the presentation of an International Project" in Speleologia Iblea – Speleology and Environment Series, 17 (2023):189-194,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_16102 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Telbisz, Tamás
AU  - Calic, Jelena
AU  - Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena
AU  - Brankov, Jovana
AU  - Micić, Jasna
AU  - Mari, László
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/13667
AB  - Karst terrains are often protected as national parks (NP) thanks to their spectacular landforms and biologi cal features. These areas are often relatively rarely inhabited, which contributes to the preservation of all forms of natural heritage. Considering the national parks, the general (simplified) question is, whom they should serve: the protection of nature, the well-being (and education) of tourists or the benefit of local peo ple. Naturally, all of these goals are important, but sometimes contradictory. The above question arises more specifically, when the area of the NP has been inhabited for centuries, but depopulation and ageing are the dominant processes today. The above facts are valid for Tara NP – our case study area, established in 1981 in western Serbia. The area is a typical medium mountain continental karst with doline dotted karst plateaus. Its most significant landmarks are gorges, whereas caves are small, vertical and not suitable for tourism. The biological values (endemic species, large bear population) were also crucial in the foundation of the NP. During its 38-year long history, the social political context (socialism, war, market economy) has been widely varied, which had an impact on the opera tion and goals of the NP. In our study, we conducted a questionnaire survey asking local people, tourists, NP employees and managers, as well as external experts, about how they perceive the advantages and drawbacks of Tara NP. The systematized results are intended to contribute to solving the management issues in the na ture–tourism–community triangle.
PB  - Bowling Green, USA: Western Kentucky University
C3  - Proceedings for Conservation of Fragile  Karst Resources A Workshop on Sustainability and Community in support of  UNESCO science programs
T1  - Karstic National Parks’ Roles and Potentials – Views  and Opinions from Tara National Park, Serbia
SP  - 20
EP  - 20
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13667
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Telbisz, Tamás and Calic, Jelena and Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena and Brankov, Jovana and Micić, Jasna and Mari, László",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Karst terrains are often protected as national parks (NP) thanks to their spectacular landforms and biologi cal features. These areas are often relatively rarely inhabited, which contributes to the preservation of all forms of natural heritage. Considering the national parks, the general (simplified) question is, whom they should serve: the protection of nature, the well-being (and education) of tourists or the benefit of local peo ple. Naturally, all of these goals are important, but sometimes contradictory. The above question arises more specifically, when the area of the NP has been inhabited for centuries, but depopulation and ageing are the dominant processes today. The above facts are valid for Tara NP – our case study area, established in 1981 in western Serbia. The area is a typical medium mountain continental karst with doline dotted karst plateaus. Its most significant landmarks are gorges, whereas caves are small, vertical and not suitable for tourism. The biological values (endemic species, large bear population) were also crucial in the foundation of the NP. During its 38-year long history, the social political context (socialism, war, market economy) has been widely varied, which had an impact on the opera tion and goals of the NP. In our study, we conducted a questionnaire survey asking local people, tourists, NP employees and managers, as well as external experts, about how they perceive the advantages and drawbacks of Tara NP. The systematized results are intended to contribute to solving the management issues in the na ture–tourism–community triangle.",
publisher = "Bowling Green, USA: Western Kentucky University",
journal = "Proceedings for Conservation of Fragile  Karst Resources A Workshop on Sustainability and Community in support of  UNESCO science programs",
title = "Karstic National Parks’ Roles and Potentials – Views  and Opinions from Tara National Park, Serbia",
pages = "20-20",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13667"
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Telbisz, T., Calic, J., Kovačević-Majkić, J., Brankov, J., Micić, J.,& Mari, L.. (2020). Karstic National Parks’ Roles and Potentials – Views  and Opinions from Tara National Park, Serbia. in Proceedings for Conservation of Fragile  Karst Resources A Workshop on Sustainability and Community in support of  UNESCO science programs
Bowling Green, USA: Western Kentucky University., 20-20.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13667

Telbisz T, Calic J, Kovačević-Majkić J, Brankov J, Micić J, Mari L. Karstic National Parks’ Roles and Potentials – Views  and Opinions from Tara National Park, Serbia. in Proceedings for Conservation of Fragile  Karst Resources A Workshop on Sustainability and Community in support of  UNESCO science programs. 2020;:20-20.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13667 .

Telbisz, Tamás, Calic, Jelena, Kovačević-Majkić, Jelena, Brankov, Jovana, Micić, Jasna, Mari, László, "Karstic National Parks’ Roles and Potentials – Views  and Opinions from Tara National Park, Serbia" in Proceedings for Conservation of Fragile  Karst Resources A Workshop on Sustainability and Community in support of  UNESCO science programs (2020):20-20,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_13667 .