Cultural-archaeological wealth as an aspect of sustainable and responsible tourism in the Trebinje-Foča region

Abstract

Održivi i odgovorni turizam u službi povijesne baštine danas sve više dobiva na značaju i pažnji. Ovaj diplomski rad proučava održivo-odgovorni aspekt povezan s kulturno-arheološkim bogatstvom Trebinjsko-fočanske regije koja ima veliki potencijal za kvalitetno integriranje u turizam i turističku ponudu. Naše projektno područje istraživanja smješteno je na istočnom i jugoistočnom dijelu Bosne i Hercegovine s vrlo povoljnim geografskim položajem koje obuhvaća 10 gradova i općina. Tradicija povijesne baštine na tlu ove regije traje neprekidno i kontinuirano već niz godina. Ovo područje se susretalo s mnogobrojnim problemima u prošlosti koji su kočili ravnomjerno i odgovorno očuvanje baštine i njen značaj. Cilj diplomskog rada je da se na osnovi validnih podataka teorijskog i empirijskog dijela riješi problematika slabe prepoznatljivosti kulturno-arheoloških nalazišta i procijene mogućnosti za dodatno uključivanje istih u turističku ponudu destinacije. Najveći utjecaj na ovu povećanu turističku aktivnost imali su arheolozi 80-ih godina prošlog stoljeća kada su otkriveni značajni kulturno-arheološki lokaliteti koji danas predstavljaju nacionalno blago i oslikavaju identitet naroda ovog područja. Prikupljanjem podataka u teorijskom i empirijskom dijelu, uvidjelo se stanje na terenu i veliki potencijal za uključivanje kulturno-arheološkog bogatstva u turizam. Međutim aktualna istraživanja označavaju da ovo područje još uvijek uvelike zaostaje za regionalnim i evropskim državama te su stoga vrednovanje, implementacija i buđenje svijesti ključni parametri zadržavanja njihove korisnosti i stvaranje kvalitetne konkurentske turističke prednosti.Today, sustainable and responsible tourism in the service of historical heritage is gaining more and more importance and attention. Our graduate work studies the sustainable-responsible aspect associated with the cultural-archaeological wealth of the Trebinje-Foča region, which has great potential for quality integration into tourism and tourist offerings. Our research project area is located in the eastern and southeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a very favorable geographical position that includes 10 cities and municipalities. The tradition of historical heritage in this region has been ongoing continuously for many years. This area has faced numerous problems in the past that hindered the responsible preservation of heritage and its importance. Therefore, the purpose of the diploma thesis is to solve the problem of poor recognition of cultural and archaeological sites based on valid data from the theoretical and empirical parts and to evaluate the possibilities for their additional inclusion in the tourist offer of the destination. Archaeologists had the greatest influence on this increased tourist activity in the 80s of the last century, when important cultural and archaeological sites were discovered, which today represent a national treasure and reflect the identity of the people of this area. By collecting data in the theoretical and empirical parts, we saw the situation on the ground and the great potential for the inclusion of cultural-archaeological wealth in tourism. However, current research shows that this area still lags far behind regional and European countries, and therefore evaluation, implementation and raising awareness are the key parameters of maintaining their usefulness and creating a quality competitive tourist advantage

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