Rozwój turystyki wiejskiej i działalność inwestycyjna gospodarstw agroturystycznych w regionie świętokrzyskim

• Authors: Ewa Nowak , Anna Świątek

Title variants

EN

Rural Tourism Development and the Investment Activity of Agritourist Farms in the Świętokrzyskie Region

Abstracts

EN

Rural tourism includes many types of recreational activities including nature, medical, cultural or ethnic tourism. Implemented in the rural space it is conceived as a sphere of activity that stimulates various socio-economic phenomena. Tourism development process relies on many geographical and historical factors. Agritourism farms play a significant role within rural space. The development of agritourism is related to farms and its surroundings. This article is based on qualitative and quantitative approaches in order to present rural tourism and agritourism product in the Świętokrzyskie Region. Research on rural tourism in the Świętokrzyskie has been carried out since 1993 [Nowak 1996]. The aim of the study is to determine the directions of tourism and rural tourism development in the Świętokrzyskie Region. The article presents variations, divided by the municipalities, in the support of non-agricultural activities in terms of the development of tourism and agritourism based on Rural Development Programme for the years 2007-2013. The main recipients of tourism development aid were farmers managing the farm, farmer’s spouse or other household members. The analysis was possible based on the database of aid beneficiaries (farmers and traders) received from the Świętokrzyskie Regional Offices (The Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARMA). Based on survey’s results, this study attempted to predict the direction of development activities of agritourist farms in the Świętokrzyskie Region.

Keywords

EN

Agritourism; agritourist farm; rural tourism; suport instruments RDP 2007-2013 in the field of tourism in rural areas

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Czytelnia Czasopism PAN
• Journal: Studia komitetu przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju PAN
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 162
• Pages: 263-274

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Ewa Nowak

• Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach

author

Anna Świątek

• Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2027687