Tourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development

Nature-based tourism has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted the tourism sector and triggered contradictory processes, even in protected areas. This phenomenon opens up new opportunities for nature-based tourism from the perspective of ru...

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Autores principales:	András Donát Kovács, Péter Gulyás, Jenő Zsolt Farkas
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	nature-based tourism nature conservation rural development national park policy coordination COVID-19 Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2f0258626948441bb8589ae9663071db2021-11-11T19:40:18ZTourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development10.3390/su1321120022071-1050https://doaj.org/article/2f0258626948441bb8589ae9663071db2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12002https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Nature-based tourism has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted the tourism sector and triggered contradictory processes, even in protected areas. This phenomenon opens up new opportunities for nature-based tourism from the perspective of rural development. In this study, we assess the relations between tourism and nature conservation and examine the characteristics of practical cooperation in three Hungarian national parks. Based on in-depth interviews (<i>n</i> = 76), document review, and analysis of tourism-related data, our research proves that nature-based tourism could play an essential role in rural development, but this is far from being fulfilled. None of the sectors have been able to impact the comprehensive development of the rural areas concerned. We conclude that sectoral partnership is inadequate, and there is no effective policy coordination. There is a lack of multiday tourism programs, and the currently available tourism infrastructure is insufficient. Initiatives such as the national park product trademark exist but are not well managed, so they do not have a meaningful impact. The results point out that cross-sector collaboration must be strengthened after the epidemic to provide a basis for policy coordination and joint planning.András Donát KovácsPéter GulyásJenő Zsolt FarkasMDPI AGarticlenature-based tourismnature conservationrural developmentnational parkpolicy coordinationCOVID-19Environmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12002, p 12002 (2021)
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topic	nature-based tourism nature conservation rural development national park policy coordination COVID-19 Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	nature-based tourism nature conservation rural development national park policy coordination COVID-19 Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 András Donát Kovács Péter Gulyás Jenő Zsolt Farkas Tourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development
description	Nature-based tourism has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted the tourism sector and triggered contradictory processes, even in protected areas. This phenomenon opens up new opportunities for nature-based tourism from the perspective of rural development. In this study, we assess the relations between tourism and nature conservation and examine the characteristics of practical cooperation in three Hungarian national parks. Based on in-depth interviews (<i>n</i> = 76), document review, and analysis of tourism-related data, our research proves that nature-based tourism could play an essential role in rural development, but this is far from being fulfilled. None of the sectors have been able to impact the comprehensive development of the rural areas concerned. We conclude that sectoral partnership is inadequate, and there is no effective policy coordination. There is a lack of multiday tourism programs, and the currently available tourism infrastructure is insufficient. Initiatives such as the national park product trademark exist but are not well managed, so they do not have a meaningful impact. The results point out that cross-sector collaboration must be strengthened after the epidemic to provide a basis for policy coordination and joint planning.
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title	Tourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development
title_short	Tourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development
title_full	Tourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development
title_fullStr	Tourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development
title_full_unstemmed	Tourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development
title_sort	tourism perspectives in national parks—a hungarian case study from the aspects of rural development
publisher	MDPI AG
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Tourism Perspectives in National Parks—A Hungarian Case Study from the Aspects of Rural Development

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