Dr. Ante Mandic is an assistant professor at the University of Split, Faculty of Economics,
Business and Tourism—Department of Tourism and Economy, Croatia. His research and …

Today stressful lifestyles often push people towards the search for relaxing holidays in
natural environments not aected by pollution or altered by human intervention. The positive …

Consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious every day. They seek
authenticity and natural goods and are willing to pay more for them, particularly for products …

This chapter presents the case of the Sila National Park (SNP) located in southern Italy.
Specifically, it discusses the results of a study that explored the views of visitors and …

This chapter presents the findings of qualitative questionnaire research carried out in the
Tremiti Islands Marine Reserve, which is part of Gargano National Park, Italy. The study …

Nature-based tourism is one of the segments of the tourism market that is growing more and
faster in last years. For this reason, natural parks have become major tourism destinations …

In fragile environments that are already seriously threatened, such as the city of Taranto and
its Gulf, special attention and the involvement of all stakeholders is required (Selby and …

Sense of Place is a useful indicator for social sustainability. Host community sense of place
towards an urban marine park in Malaysian Borneo was explored using a qualitative …

Neil Leiper developed throughout the end of the last millennium an overarching theory–The
Whole Tourism System (WTS)–to describe the complexity of tourism for decision makers to …

Today natural protected areas are frequently successful tourist destinations worldwide.
However, because of their nature and functions, they should develop sustainable forms of …