Natural Socio-Economic Environment and Sustainable Development of Rural Tourism: Case of Albanian Alps

Natasha Hoda,Hysen Hoda,Diana Shehu

doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n5p426

Abstract

Tourism cannot be considered without the natural environment, economic and social development, while he has positive and negative impact on the environment. The tendency today is to minimize as much as possible the negative impact, with the aim to provide the needs of present and future generations. The environment is often used in his wider concept including various aspects such as natural environment, social and economic. The purpose of this article is to increase the knowledge of the readers about some concepts of the environment and tourism, to create a framework with some general and structural approach that can be widely used in practical management of sustainable development of tourism. This paper attempts to answer the following question: Have impact on sustainable development of rural tourism in mountainous and rural areas of Albania, natural and social economic environment? The methods that are used to test the hypothesis are explanatory methods. Using the empirical method (statistical) by means of statistical indicators as R2, R, ANOVA and regression equation simple, we have concluded that natural and social economic environment has impact on the sustainable development of rural tourism. In the wider point of view the natural environment and cultural heritage of history belong to community of every country and some of them belong to the entire humanity of the world, so they all have the right to understand, appreciate and preserve the values of their national and international. At the globalization time, the protection, conservation, interpretation, and presentation of the different natural environment of any particular region or country, is an important challenge for people all over the world. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n5p426

Highlights

The relationship between environment and tourism can be complicated, but it is very sensitive and closely
Considering that this paper focuses on rural tourism in the Albanian Alps area, we have chosen as a case study Thethi, Valbona and Vermoshin
The study presents a broad picture of rural tourism mainly in the study area by identifying the actual situation, the problems that hinder the development of sustainable rural tourism, measures that must be taken that this product affect as much as possible in diversification of tourism product whole of his own and achieve to change the mentality of seasonal tourism and the tourism extend beyond the period considered as the peak already

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Introduction

The relationship between environment and tourism can be complicated, but it is very sensitive and closely. This connection affects every society to encourage people to become tourist, without neglecting the fact that the interaction that exists between tourism and the environment can be negative or positive impact. Considering that this paper focuses on rural tourism in the Albanian Alps area, we have chosen as a case study Thethi, Valbona and Vermoshin. These three areas have in common and differences among them about how rural tourism offer. During the contacts we have had with residents of the three areas, they have expressed that they see as a challenge the development of sustainable rural tourism, saying that we have many potential natural, cultural, historical, traditional but need more attention from the central and local government towards the infrastructure and superstructure for road as well as the training of the youth and guides specialists

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