Bohanec, Marko

Decision support in the implementation of sustainable development in protected areas regarding environmental education and ecotourism.

Nova Gorica

2014

Univ. of Nova Gorica, Dissertation

ABSTRACT
POVZETEK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF APPENDICES
ABBREVIATIONS
SYMBOLS
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Sustainable development concept

1.2 The ecotourism phenomenon

1.3 Environmental education in protected areas as the element of ecotourism

1.4 Tourism in mountains: the shift towards ecotourism

1.5 Island tourism: the urge for sustainable practices and ecotrourism

1.6 Decision support and ecological modeling in protected areas

2 RESEARCH GOALS

3 EXPERIMENTAL - GENERAL
3.1 Study sites
3.1.1 Slovenia as a tourism destination
3.1.2 Hawaii as a top tourist destination

3.2 Research methods: content analysis, questionnaires, semi-structured interview,
focus group and mystery secret shopper

3.3 Research methods and statistical analyses overview

3.4 Decision modeling and method DEX

4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Classification of decision problems in protected areas
4.1.1 Introduction
4.1.3 Results and discussion
4.1.4 Conclusion
4.1.5 Relation to the thesis

4.2 Assessment of environmental education indicators in the Triglav National Park,
Slovenia (Stubelj Ars, 2013b)
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Methods
4.2.3 Results and discussion
4.2.4 Conclusion
4.2.5 Relation to the thesis

4.3 Towards the ecotourism: A decision support model for the assessment of
sustainability of mountain huts in the Alps (Stubelj Ars and Bohanec, 2010)
4.3.1 Introduction
4.3.2 Methods
4.3.3 Results and discussion
4.3.4 Conclusion
4.3.5 Relation to the thesis

4.4 Environmental information perception at a high school workshop
4.4.1 Introduction
4.4.2 Methods
4.4.3 Results and discussion
4.4.4 Conclusion
4.4.5 Relation to the thesis

4.5 Evaluation of hikers' pro-environmental behavior in Triglav National Park, Slovenia (Stubelj Ars, 2013a)
4.5.1 Introduction
4.5.2. Methods
4.5.3 Results and discussion
4.5.4 Conclusion
4.5.5 Relation to the thesis

4.6 Pro-environmental behaviour evaluation of self-defined ecotourists and general visitors at Manoa Falls Trail on O′ahu, Hawaii
4.6.1 Introduction
4.6.2 Methods
4.6.3 Results and discussion
4.6.4 Conclusion
4.6.5 Relation to the thesis

4.7 Environmental education infrastructure on tropical rainforest hiking trail, Manoa Falls Trail
4.7.1 Introduction
4.7.2 Methods
4.7.3 Results and discussion
4.7.4 Conclusion
4.7.5 Relation to the thesis

4.8 Willingness to pay for hiking at Manoa Falls Trail
4.8.1 Introduction
4.8.2 Methods
4.8.3 Results and discussion
4.8.4 Conclusion
4.8.5 Relation to the thesis

4.9 Ecotourism operators in Hawaii
4.9.1 Introduction
4.9.2 Methods
4.9.3 Results and discussion
4.9.4 Conclusion
4.9.5 Relation to the thesis

5 DISCUSSION - GENERAL
5.1 Overview of contributions of the thesis

5.2 Thesis outcomes - connecting the case studies

5.3 Lessons learned, transfer of ″know-how″

6 CONCLUSIONS
6.1 Fulfillment of research goals

6.2 Contributions to the science

6.3 Publications and presentations

6.4 Further work

7 REFERENCES

8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

9 APPENDICES

Appendix A (section 4.1)
Appendix B (section 4.2)
Appendix C (section 4.2)
Appendix D (section 4.4)
Appendix E (section 4.5)
Appendix F (sections 4.6)
Appendix G (sections 4.6)
Appendix H (sections 4.7 and 4.8)
Appendix I (section 4.9)