The conflict between nature preservation and tourism in nature monument “Suma Kosutnjak”

Abstract

The subject of study is the conflict between nature preservation and tourism in SP ?Suma Kosutnjak? and our task is to recognize the source of the conflict, defining its causation along with possible consequences. The consequences are attributed to the excessive impact tourists have on natural treasure of the protected area. This study additionally considers the immense touristic potential, under a caveat to reduce the influence of tourism on the environment as much as possible. The goal of this study is to suggest which measures can be used to lessen the conflict and recognize which locations have the highest potential for environmental protection and tourism development. The study was made using analysis, synthesis, comparative and AHP methods. The analysed criteria for nature preservation and development of tourism are land use, distance from the roads and forest trails. It was necessary to analyse distance from settlements for nature preservation, and analyse the terrain slope for tourism development. The listed criteria are marked from 1 to 5 based on their importance for environmental protection and tourism. Research results were shown in tables, graphs and cartograms (using GIS tool).