Year 2014, Volume 60 Issue 3

Year : 2014
Volume : 60
Issue : 3
   
Authors : Zoran PODUSKA Nenad RANKOVIC, Ljiljana KECA
Title : INFLUENCE OF SELECTED FACTORS ON NUMBER OF VISITORS IN NATIONAL PARK ÐERDAP
Abstract : This paper analyses the impact of trip distance, the average income of visitors, and the spatial distribution of the national parks in Serbia and Montenegro, on the number of visitors to national park (NP) "Ðerdap". Also assessment has been conducted for total and average cost of a trip to the NP "Ðerdap". The assessment was done according to the concept of non-market valuation of ecosystem services, especially tourism and recreation services in the public forests. The aim of the study is to identify the total and average costs of visitors and to determine the influence of various factors on the number of visitors to the National Park "Ðerdap" in 2011. The purpose of this research is to highlight the factors that influence the choice of the Ðerdap as a tourist and recreational sites, and highlight the value of recreational services in public forest where visitors have no obligation to pay for it. Valuation of recreational services in NP "Ðerdap" indicates that Ðerdap can be compared with other destinations in the world used for tourism and recreation in forest ecosystems. Ðerdap attract visitors with specific natural features. Trip distance to the NP does not affect the number of visitors, but the average income of employees in Serbia influence that visitors coming to the Ðerdap mainly in groups.
For citation : Zoran PODUSKA Nenad RANKOVIC, Ljiljana KECA (2014): INFLUENCE OF SELECTED FACTORS ON NUMBER OF VISITORS IN NATIONAL PARK DJERDAP. Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 60 Issue 3: 123-136, Podgorica
Keywords : recreational services, national park “Ðerdap”, travel cost, valuation, visitors
   
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