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<p>The aim of the paper is to recognize how the service provided by the mountain guides moderates the delivery of cultural ecosystem services to tourists. The study carried out in the Karkonosze National Park included indepth interviews and participatory mapping. It has been shown that the work of mountain guides is crucial to the nature and extent of the flow of cultural ecosystem services that are provided to tourists during their tours. Guides in the KPN area mainly lead hiking groups, the aim of which is to climb Śnieżka walk through the Śnieżne Kotły glacial circusses or visit the Mały Staw with the shelter „Samotnia”. During the tours, there is a strong emphasis on visitor education, especially the explanation of geological and geomorphological phenomena that can be observed in the field.</p>
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The aim of the paper is to recognize how the service provided by the mountain guides moderates the delivery of cultural ecosystem services to tourists. The study carried out in the Karkonosze National Park included indepth interviews and participatory mapping. It has been shown that the work of mountain guides is crucial to the nature and extent of the flow of cultural ecosystem services that are provided to tourists during their tours. Guides in the KPN area mainly lead hiking groups, the aim of which is to climb Śnieżka walk through the Śnieżne Kotły glacial circusses or visit the Mały Staw with the shelter „Samotnia”. During the tours, there is a strong emphasis on visitor education, especially the explanation of geological and geomorphological phenomena that can be observed in the field.

Przewodnicy sudeccy jako moderatorzy dostawy
kulturowych usług ekosystemowych
w Karkonoskim Parku Narodowym

Uniwersytet Warszawski Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych

Prace i Studia Geograficzne

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The aim of the paper is to recognize how the service provided by the mountain guides moderates the delivery of cultural ecosystem services to tourists. The...

Przewodnicy sudeccy jako moderatorzy dostawy kulturowych usług ekosystemowych w Karkonoskim Parku Narodowym

Published Online: Mar 31, 2024

Page range: 111 - 123

Received: Sep 07, 2023

Accepted: Feb 12, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.48128/pisg/2024-69.1-06

Keywords
national park, tourism, tour organization, ecosystem services, mountain guides

© 2024 Zuzanna Kieliszek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Przewodnicy sudeccy jako moderatorzy dostawy kulturowych usług ekosystemowych w Karkonoskim Parku Narodowym

Published Online: Mar 31, 2024

Page range: 111 - 123

Received: Sep 07, 2023

Accepted: Feb 12, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.48128/pisg/2024-69.1-06

Keywordsnational park, tourism, tour organization, ecosystem services, mountain guides

© 2024 Zuzanna Kieliszek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
national park, tourism, tour organization, ecosystem services, mountain guides