Ecology and tourism

Ovaj stručni završni rad obuhvatio je ekologiju i turizam, te njihov odnos, na način da prikazuje kako se turizam razvijao kroz povijest, njegovo značenje u današnje vrijeme za razvoj zemalja u kojima je turizam zastupljen kao značajna gospodarska grana, te utjecaj na BDP. Prikazani su važni čimbenici i elementi turizma i njegovog značaja, obilježja turizma kroz povijest, kontekst turističkog razvoja, prirodnI preduvjete koje je potrebno posjedovati da bi se ostvario turistički rast i razvoj i ekonomski utjecaj turizma, odnosno načini na koje turizam može utjecati na gospodarski rast, stope zaposlenosti, gospodarski oporavak, utjecaj na trgovinu i investicije i sl. Ovaj stručni rad "Ekologija i turizam" obuhvaća odnos ekologije i turizma kroz značaj održivog razvoja za turističku destinaciju na način da koncept održivog razvoja podrazumijeva proces postizanja ravnoteže između gospodarskih, socijalnih i ekoloških zahtjeva, a da bi se zadovoljile potrebe sadašnje generacije bez da se ugrozi budućnost novim generacijama kako bi i one mogle zadovoljavati svoje potrebe na prihvatljiv i održiv način.This professional paper incorporated economy and tourism and their relationship by showing how tourism developed throughout history, its importance today when it comes to the development of the countries in which tourism is represented as a significant branch of the economy as well as its impact on BDP. What is shown are the important constituents and elements of tourism and its significance, its characteristics throughout history, the context of the development of tourism, natural predispositions required to possess to provide the growth and development of tourism as well as the economic influence of the tourism, that is how tourism may influence the economic growth, employment rates, economic recovery, the influence on trade and investments, etc. This professional paper “Ecology and Tourism” incorporates the relationship between ecology and tourism through the importance of the sustainable development for the tourist destination in a way that the concept of the sustainable development implies the process of achieving a balance between economic, social, and ecological requirements to satisfy the needs of the present generation without jeopardizing the needs of the future generations so that they as well could satisfy their needs acceptably and sustainably