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<p>Bohemian Switzerland (České Švýcarsko) is a name that has been associated with the prominent area of sandstone landscapes located in Northern Czechia (Central Europe). Over the last centuries, the development of the area and the locational transformation of tourism facilities has been influenced by multiscalar effects of transforming geopolitical context, economic restructuring, and changing value orientation and expectation toward tourism and nature conservation. In this paper, we use narrative documentary sources to show how these changes affected the capacity, spatial diffusion and variability of tourist facilities and services in the area. In particular, we explore and discuss the ways in which public authorities and other groups of stakeholders attempted to balance the tourism-led local development and rights to public access with nature conservation and sustainable community livelihood.</p>
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Bohemian Switzerland (České Švýcarsko) is a name that has been associated with the prominent area of sandstone landscapes located in Northern Czechia (Central Europe). Over the last centuries, the development of the area and the locational transformation of tourism facilities has been influenced by multiscalar effects of transforming geopolitical context, economic restructuring, and changing value orientation and expectation toward tourism and nature conservation. In this paper, we use narrative documentary sources to show how these changes affected the capacity, spatial diffusion and variability of tourist facilities and services in the area. In particular, we explore and discuss the ways in which public authorities and other groups of stakeholders attempted to balance the tourism-led local development and rights to public access with nature conservation and sustainable community livelihood.

Bohemian Switzerland: Long-Term Spatiotemporal Transformations of Tourism Facilities in Rural Peripheries Between the Regulations and Access for All

Mgr. Department of Regional Development and Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies

J. E. Purkyně University Ústí nad Labem

Mgr. Ph.D., Department of Geography, Faculty of Science

Ass. Prof. Mgr. Ph.D., Department of Geography, Faculty of Science

European Countryside

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Bohemian Switzerland (České Švýcarsko) is a name that has been associated with the prominent area of sandstone landscapes located in Northern Czechia (Central...

Bohemian Switzerland: Long-Term Spatiotemporal Transformations of Tourism Facilities in Rural Peripheries Between the Regulations and Access for All

Published Online: Jul 11, 2022

Page range: 328 - 345

Received: Oct 22, 2021

Accepted: Feb 11, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0016

Keywords
countryside tourism, periphery, nature conservation, Bohemian Switzerland, Czechia

© 2022 Michaela Štěbetáková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Bohemian Switzerland: Long-Term Spatiotemporal Transformations of Tourism Facilities in Rural Peripheries Between the Regulations and Access for All

Published Online: Jul 11, 2022

Page range: 328 - 345

Received: Oct 22, 2021

Accepted: Feb 11, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0016

Keywordscountryside tourism, periphery, nature conservation, Bohemian Switzerland, Czechia

© 2022 Michaela Štěbetáková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
countryside tourism, periphery, nature conservation, Bohemian Switzerland, Czechia