A Model of the Sustainable Management of the Natural Environment in National Parks—A Case Study of National Parks in Poland

Piotr Oleśniewicz, Sławomir Pytel, Julita Markiewicz-Patkowska, Adam R. Szromek and Soňa Jandová
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Piotr Oleśniewicz: Faculty of Physical Education, University School of Physical Education in Wrocław, al. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego 35, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland
Sławomir Pytel: Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, ul. Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Julita Markiewicz-Patkowska: Faculty of Finance and Management, WSB University in Wrocław, ul. Fabryczna 29–31, 53-609 Wrocław, Poland
Adam R. Szromek: Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Roosevelta 26, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Soňa Jandová: Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics Studentská 2, 461 17 Liberec, Czech Republic

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-28

Abstract: This paper aimed to present a model of natural environment management in national parks in Poland in the context of increased tourist traffic. The research area comprised Polish national parks as they are characterized by barely altered nature, little human impact, and undisturbed natural phenomena. The methods involved the observational method, literature analysis and criticism, and the in-depth interview method employed in November 2019. The respondents included national park management staff. The questions were prepared in accordance with the Berlin Declaration principles of sustainable tourism development and were extended with the authors’ own items. The questionnaire contained 17 questions, grouped in four parts: science and documentation; tourism; cooperation and education; environmental threats. The results indicate that in order for actions to prove efficient in a park, a conservation plan should be carefully developed. Its correctness requires monitoring the state of the environment, tourist traffic size and trends, and tourists’ impact on the environment. An important condition for effective tourism management in parks is to increase the competences of the administering bodies and knowledge regarding individuals’ responsibilities. Boards should be able to evaluate and modify conservation plans, spatial development plans, municipality development strategies, and projects for investments within the parks.

Keywords: sustainability; national park; management; tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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