ECO-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ROMANIAN TOURISM

Mariana Balan and Raluca Iorgulescu
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Mariana Balan: INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC FORECASTING-NIER, ROMANIAN ACADEMY, ROMANIA

Annals - Economy Series, 2014, vol. Special, 13-16

Abstract: In a changing world, the development of eco-sustainable tourism is manifested in the form of interaction of elements compatible with each other in various dimensions: economic, environmental, human, technological, environmental, ethical, etc. Through eco-sustainable tourism aims to satisfy the present needs of tourists in favor and not in detrimental to the interests of future generations, along with educating them in the spirit of reducing negative environmental impacts. This paper provides a brief overview of the tourism - ecology - sustainable development relationship, by highlighting the evolutionary theoretical considerations regarding the concept of tourism, the need for sustainable tourism development, the ecology as a priority in the development and integration of tourism activities within the coordinates the eco-sustainable development. It also discusses the main indicators used to characterize the tourism activities in Romania in the context of eco-sustainable development.

Keywords: tourism; eco-sustainable development; ecotourism; system of indicators. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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