Geomorphological and hydrological heritage of Mt. Stara Planina in SE Serbia: From river protection initiative to potential geotouristic destination(Article)(Open Access)
- aDepartment for Geography, Tourism and Hotel Mangement, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
- bFaculty of Hotel Management and Tourism Vrnjačka Banja, University of Kragujevac, Vojvodjanska bb, Vrnjačka Banja, 36210, Serbia
- cDepartment of Tourism, Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/3, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
- dDepartment of Spatial Planing, Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/3, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
- eDepartment for Mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 4, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
- fStara Planina River Defence Museum, Temska, 18355, Serbia
- gDepartment of Fundamental Sciences, Faculty of Techical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
- hDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, Niš, 18000, Serbia
Abstract
Mt. Stara Planina is located in the eastern part of the Republic of Serbia and represents the westernmost part of the large mountain massif of the Balkans. Both endogenous and exogenous forces created interesting geomorphological and hydrological features for geotourism development in this area. This article proposes a preliminary list of geomorphological and hydrological sites and analyses them to reveal which geosite possesses geotourism potential. This research was carried out by applying the modified geosite assessment model. In this article, ten geosites were singled out based on the degree of their attractiveness for geotourism development. The results reveal information about the key fields of improvement for each evaluated geosite, and identify which areas require more attention and better management in the upcoming period for Mt. Stara Planina to become a well-known geotourism destination that would attract a large number of tourists in the future. © 2022 Miloš Marjanović et al., published by De Gruyter.
Indexed keywords
| Engineering uncontrolled terms | Assessment methodAssessment modelsBalkansEast serbiumGeositesGeotourismM-GAMRepublic of SerbiaStarum planina |
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| GEOBASE Subject Index: | assessment methodenvironmental protectiongeomorphologyheritage tourismhydrologytourism developmenttourist destination |
| Regional Index: | Balkan MountainsSerbia |
Funding details
| Funding sponsor | Funding number | Acronym |
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| Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja | 200124,451-03-68/2022-14/200124 | MPNTR |
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This article is the result of research on the project Development Programs for the Revitalization of the Village of Serbia, funded by the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological development (Grant No. 451-03-68/2022-14/200124).
- ISSN: 23915447
- Source Type: Journal
- Original language: English
- DOI: 10.1515/geo-2022-0340
- Document Type: Article
- Publisher: De Gruyter Open Ltd
Marjanović, M.; Department for Geography, Tourism and Hotel Mangement, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, Serbia;
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