EVALUATION MATRIX FOR ECOTOURISM POTENTIAL A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE MARKETING IN PROTECTED AREAS. CASE STUDY: IRON GATES NATURE PARK

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Hawkins D.E., A Protected Areas Ecotourism Competitive Cluster Approach to Catalyse Biodiversity Conservation and Economic Growth in Bulgaria , Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 12/issue 3, 2004, pp. 219-244;

Lansing P., Vries de P., Sustainable Tourism: Ethnical Alternative or Marketing Ploy , Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 72, 2007, pp. 77-85;

Fennell D.A., A Content Analysis of Ecotourism Definitions , Current Issues in Tourism, vol. 4/issue 5, 2001, pp. 403-421;

Isaacs J.C., The limited potential of ecotourism to contribute to wildlife conservation, Wildlife Society Bulletin, vol. 28/issue1, 2000, pp. 61-69;

Jamrozy U., Marketing of tourism: a paradigm shift toward sustainability, International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, vol. 1/issue 2, 2007, pp. 117 -130;

Vern C.V., Thompson W., Assessing Community Support and Sustainability for Ecotourism Development, Journal of Travel Research, vol. 41, 2003, pp. 153-160;

Clius M., Pătroescu M., An Evaluation Matrix for Ecotourism Potential in certain categories of Protected Areas in Romania. Case studies: National Parc, Nature Parc, Geopark, 14 th SGEM GeoConference on Ecology, Economics, Education And Legislation, No. SGEM2014 Conference Proceedings, Bulgaria, vol. 2, pp. 9-

Priskin J., Assessement of natural resources for nature-based tourism. The case of the Central Coast region of Western Australia, Tourism Management, vol. 22, , pp. 637-648;

Kwan M.P., Murray A.T., O’Kelly M .E, Tiefelsdorf M., Recent advances in accessibility researces: Representation, methodology and applications, Geographical Systems, vol. 5, 2003, pp. 129-138;

Jurin R.J., Rousch D., Danter J., Environmental communication, USA, Springer, 2010, pp. 135 -152. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org