Journal of the Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijic", SASA 2017 Volume 67, Issue 2, Pages: 163-178
https://doi.org/10.2298/IJGI1702163M
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Application of tourist function indicators in tourism development
Marković Slobodanka (Faculty of Geography, Belgrade)
Perić Marija (Faculty of Geography, Belgrade)
Mijatov Maja (Faculty of Sciences, Department for Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Novi Sad)
Doljak Dejan (Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, Belgrade)
Žolna Matúš (University of Prešov, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Department of Geography & Applied Geoinformatics, Prešov, Slovakia)
Tourism development planning requires consideration of indicators regarding
the intensity of tourist activity within destination and measure that should
not be exceeded in further improvement of this activity, in order to prevent
disturbing the needs of local community and sustainability of local
environment. The village Zlakusa is located within the territory of the City
of Užice and it represents an important tourism destination of South-western
Serbia. Rural tourism of Zlakusa is characterized by its authenticity and
recognition, regarding the pottery and ethnopark called “Terzića avlija”.
Accordingly, tourist function indicators were used in this research: tourist
accommodation density, Defert Baretje’s index, Charvat’s index and
Schneider’s index, with the aim of emphasizing the importance of rural
potentials of Zlakusa for tourism development within this village, but also
within the whole territory of the City of Užice. Research results showed that
tourism is important industry within Zlakusa, with necessity of its further
affirmation on tourist market and its adaptation to contemporary needs of
modern tourists. Also, research results showed that Zlakusa participates in
total tourist arrivals with 18%, as well as in total tourist overnights with
13% and it comprises 1.9% of accommodation capacities of the overall tourism
development within the City of Užice for observed period (2008-2016).
Therefore, results of this study actually show that Zlakusa is highly
oriented towards tourism industry, which is the main reason of necessity for
further improvement of conditions for its development, especially in the case
of rural tourism, without threatening the local community and local
environment.
Keywords: tourist function indicators, rural tourism, pottery, ethno-park “Terzića avlija”
Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and
Technological Development, Grant no. 176020 OI