Unsustainable imbalances in tourism development? Case study of the Mikulov region (Czech Republic)
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Unsustainable imbalances in tourism development? Case study of the Mikulov region (Czech Republic)
Original language description
The paper deals with the issue of unbalanced tourism development in one of the Czech popular tourism destinations – Mikulov region. This destination is an excellent example of a cultural landscape with the unique environment of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. However, some parts of the destination seem to remain highly underdeveloped compared to the destination´s most visited hotspots. The paper aims to evaluate the territorial polarization and sustainable tourism performance using tourism intensity indicators, measuring the volume of tourism in the destination individual parts. The empirical case study uses multiple methods to understand complex relationships among tourism attractivity, the character of visitors´ consumption, and tourism impacts. It is based on secondary data from the statistical office, media content analysis, and an in-depth interview with a representative from the regional destination management organization (DMO). The results reveal significant tourism performance differences, especially in the proportion of tourist overnight stays and the distribution of tourism infrastructure. The paper points to the seasonally concentrated visits and negative tourism effects on overcrowded parts of the destination. Finally, it critically interprets the results through visitor management practices and discusses the changes in the distribution of tourism flows in space and time to mitigate negative visitor impacts.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50701 - Cultural and economic geography
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
Sostenibilidad Turística: overtourism vs undertourism
ISBN
9788409228812
Number of pages of the result
15
Pages from-to
567-581
Number of pages of the book
610
Publisher name
Monografies de la Societat d’Història Natural de les Balears
Place of publication
Palma
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