| abstract | The paper examines the dialog between cultural and natural heritage and tourism, and
advocates sustainable approach to tourism planning in cultural landscapes.
The study is based on the theory models of heritage tourism sustainable planning that act as a catalyst for
tourist attractiveness and the recognisability of the destination. From the spatial-planning point of view,
the competitiveness of the destination is based on the cultural experience of unique spatial units and on
the regional quality of the environment and landscape, which recognize how the interaction between
tourism and heritage can promote quality of the destination as a place to live, work and invest.
Models of heritage tourism sustainable planning imply the harmony and balance between the global
tourism standards and the preservation of the cultural identity of the destination. They are comprised of
two main components: an autochthonous place and its cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and
viable tourism scenario and its sustainable cultural product.
A case study is carried out on the Croatian Island of Mljet, the oldest National Park in the Adriatic, the
island which combines myths, legends and cultural historical processes from the stone age, the periods of
Illyrians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Slavs, Republic of Dubrovnik, Austro-Hungarian empire, up to the
present times.
The research, based on the all stakeholder visual perception questionnaire, proves that the heritage
tourism sustainable planning models must support the development of tourism without jeopardizing the
spatial and socioeconomic characteristics of both natural and anthropogenic features of the area and
without creating social or economic difficulties for the local community. At the same time, they must be
possible to regulate the visitor capacity which is consistent with the image of the destinations’ lifescape
and with the quality of the cultural tourism experience of the visitors. |
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| citation | Mrda, Ana et Caric, Hrvoje et Bojanic Obad Scitaroci, Bojana (2018) Models of Heritage Tourism Sustainable Planning: The Case of the Island of Mljet. In: ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy", 13-14th December 2017, New Delhi, India. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier] |