I am analyzing nature-based tourism in Mavrovo and Šar Mountain National Parks in North Macedonia. My focus is on documenting key natural sites, and tourist activities. Using available data, I aim to create a detailed inventory of these attractions. I need to develop a comprehensive methodology to ensure thorough documentation and analysis of the tourism potential in these parks.
Dear colleague Bojana Aleksova,
Dear professor Alen Lepirica ,
Thank you for your thorough guidance and structured approach to my study of the Šar Mountain and Mavrovo regions. I appreciate your clarity in outlining the necessary steps for my research. Following your instructions, I've reviewed relevant scientific studies and conducted extensive field surveys in collaboration with local communities within the National Parks. Our focus has been on gathering comprehensive data on natural conditions and documenting NBT attractions.
Regarding the need for physical-geographical explanation, I will carefully review the scientific papers you shared to ensure our approach is robust and well-informed. Thank you once again for your invaluable guidance.
Best regards!
Generally two components may compose the term "Nature-Based": biodiversity and geodiversity. Each of them has its methodology for inventory and tourism assessment.
The concept of biodiversity is common, but the concept of geodiversity is relatively new. It is related with such key concepts as geoheritage and geotourism. For more information you should check some comprehensive sources like:
1) Geodiversity: valuing and conserving abiotic nature https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Geodiversity%3A+Valuing+and+Conserving+Abiotic+Nature%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9780470742150
2) Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128095317/geoheritage
3) Geoheritage journal https://link.springer.com/journal/12371
Best regards!
See here - https://www.academia.edu/36660049/The_UTG_Journal_3
(plus other issues in this journal)