RURAL TOURISM IN THE FUNCTION OF LIFE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL POPULATION ON GOČ MOUNTAIN
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https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj1901205PKeywords:
rural tourism, local community, mountain GočAbstract
The aim of the paper is to determine the possibilities for improving rural tourism on the mountain Goč, as well as how this type of tourism can affect the quality of life of the rural population in this area. The methods used in this paper include fieldwork and cabinet research. The survey was carried out on random sample by sending a questionnaire via e-mail. The research involved 150 respondents. Mountain Goč has resources for the development of rural tourism. It is necessary to improve the quality of accommodation capacities and the quality of additional content of rural tourism. The development of rural tourism on the mountain Goč can have favorable impacts on the quality of life of the rural population.
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6. Irshad, H. (2010). Rural tourism – An overview, Government of Alberta, Agriculture and Rural Development, Retrieved from, https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/csi13476/$FILE/Rural-Tourism.pdf (October 12, 2018)
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2019-03-25
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Podovac, M., Đorđević, N., & Milićević, S. (2019). RURAL TOURISM IN THE FUNCTION OF LIFE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL POPULATION ON GOČ MOUNTAIN. Economics of Agriculture, 66(1), 205–220. https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj1901205P
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