Industrial Complexes and their Role in Industrial Tourism – Example of Conversion

Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and increasing its possibilities for the future. It should lead to management of all resources, so as to meet economic, social and aesthetic needs while maintaining cultural integrity, the most impo...

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Main Authors: Klempa Martin, Bujok Petr, Porzer Michal, Skupien Petr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VSB-Technical University of Ostrava 2016-03-01
Series:GeoScience Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/gse.2016.62.issue-1/gse-2016-0008/gse-2016-0008.xml?format=INT
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Summary:Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and increasing its possibilities for the future. It should lead to management of all resources, so as to meet economic, social and aesthetic needs while maintaining cultural integrity, the most important ecological processes, biological diversity and the processes that make life possible. Sustainable tourism products are products that work in accordance with the local environment, society and culture so that the environment, society and culture can benefit and not to become the victims of tourism development. At present, luckily, it is possible to observe, in a wide range of tourist activities and especially in industrialized countries, also increasing interest in so-called industrial tourism aimed at exploring technical monuments. This form of tourism was initially the domain of narrow range of technically-based supporters, but gradually becomes more attractive to the broader public.
ISSN:1802-5420