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- Title
TOURISM EFFECTS ON SOCIAL-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN ALBANIAN PRESPA LAKE AREA.
- Authors
Grazhdani, Dorina
- Abstract
The Lakes Prespa region is situated in the Balkan Peninsula and is shared among the three neighboring countries Albania, FYR Macedonia and Greece. The Prespa region hosts unique habitats that are important from both European and global conservation perspective, and populations of numerous rare, relict, endemic, endangered or threatened species. It is also remarkable for its cultural values, including Byzantine monuments and examples of traditional architecture. This study documents the characteristics of Prespa Lake area, the current tourism activity in the region and the estimated tourism impacts on social-economic and environmental issues. Prespa region is considered one of the most important areas regarding the potential for tourism. However, this potential is unexploited due to the generally unfavorable economic situation and the lack of basic tourist infrastructure. Tourism in the lakes area is small-scale rural and family tourism, based on a few small hotels, private accommodation and restaurants. Domestic guests dominate the Prespa tourism market, with less than five percent of foreign tourists. In general, the quality of the lake water appears to be within the acceptable limits. The future of the tourist development in the area is sustainable ecotourism which should keep a balance among the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development in order to guarantee long-term benefits to the recipient communities. The aim of the present study is to provide information on the current situation of the tourism on the Albanian side of the lake Prespa, to evaluate the tourism impact on Prespa Lake area, and to offer views from an Albanian perspective that will help resolve some of the current difficulties.
- Subjects
LAKE Prespa; ALBANIA; TOURISM; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Agricultural Management / Lucrari Stiintifice Seria I, Management Agricol, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1453-1410
- Publication type
Article