Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας είναι η ανάπτυξη των ειδικών και εναλλακτικών μορφών τουρισμού, μέσα από την εκπόνηση ενός στρατηγικού σχεδίου ανάπτυξης για το Νομό Αχαΐας, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη το φυσικό και πολιτιστικό πλούτο της περιοχής. Αναλύονται οι προϋποθέσεις για την ανάπτυξη, τη στήριξη και την εφαρμογή των ειδικών και εναλλακτικών μορφών τουρισμού. Αρχικά γίνεται αναφορά στο σύγχρονο τουρισμό, καθώς και στην εννοιολογική προσέγγιση των βασικότερων μορφών ειδικού και εναλλακτικού τουρισμού. Αναλύονται οι προϋποθέσεις για την ανάπτυξη, τη στήριξη και την εφαρμογή των ειδικών και εναλλακτικών μορφών τουρισμού καθώς και οι πόροι, οι υποδομές και οι υπηρεσίες. Ακολουθούν η ανάλυση της υφιστάμενης κατάστασης, η καταγραφή των διαθέσιμων πόρων, με αναφορές σε κοινωνικά χαρακτηριστικά και οικονομικά μεγέθη, καθώς και η παρουσίαση των σημαντικότερων φυσικών και πολιτιστικών πόρων της περιοχής. ενώ η ανάλυση SWOT παρουσιάζει τα δυνατά και αδύνατα σημεία της περιοχής. Στη συνέχεια εντοπίζονται και αναλύονται οι ειδικές και εναλλακτικές μορφές τουρισμού που έχουν τις προϋποθέσεις να αναπτυχθούν στη περιοχή που εξετάζεται καθώς και τα προγράμματα που υλοποιήθηκαν και υλοποιούνται για την ανάπτυξη τους. Αμέσως μετά παρουσιάζεται ένα στρατηγικό σχέδιο ανάπτυξης και διαχείρισης ειδικών και εναλλακτικών μορφών τουρισμού. Τέλος διαπιστώνεται ότι οι δραστηριότητες ειδικού και εναλλακτικού τουρισμού είναι μεμονωμένες, διάσπαρτες χωρίς τον προγραμματισμό και τον συντονισμό της δράσης των τοπικών παραγωγικών δυνάμεων και φορέων (ιδιωτικού και δημόσιου τομέα). Έχουν όμως τη δυνατότητα να αποτελέσουν μοναδική αναπτυξιακή ευκαιρία αναδεικνύοντας πολλά από τα στοιχεία του φυσικού - πολιτιστικού περιβάλλοντος, τα ήθη, τα έθιμα και τις παραδόσεις, αναβαθμίζοντας ποιοτικά και οικονομικά την ευρύτερη περιοχή. / The aim of this paper is to present the development of the specific and alternative forms of tourism, through the development of strategic plan in the Achaia Prefecture, taking account of the physical and cultural resources of the region. We make an analysis of the conditions for the development, the support and the application of the specific and alternative forms of tourism. Initially, a mention is made of contemporary tourism, as well as a semantic approach of the most common forms of specific and alternative tourism. We analyze the conditions for the development, the support and the application of the specific and alternative forms of tourism as well as the resources, the infrastructures and the services. Then follows an analysis of the existing situation, a recording of the available resources, relying on the localization and the itemization of all the existing elements of the region, with references given on the social characteristics and the economic sizes, as well as the presentation of the most important physical and cultural resources of the region. While analysis SWOT presents the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats of region. Thereinafter, an effort is made, in order to detect whether the necessary conditions for the developing of the specific and alternative forms of tourism in the region exist, as well as an analysis of the developing programs that were and/or are materialized. Immediately afterwards a strategic plan for the development of the specific and alternative forms of tourism is being presented. In the end, we discover that the activities of specific and alternative tourism are individual, without the planning and the coordination of the actions of the local productive strengths of the private and public sector. But the possibility to attract unique growth remains, electing many from the elements of physical, cultural environment, the morals, the customs, upgrading economically the wider region.

4 ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to draw attention to the process of concentration in tourism.Various locations within the monitored area have different potential for tourism. This aspect leads to a concentration of tourists and services to certain centers. In the area of interest there are two attractive location for a tourist city of Český Krumlov and Lipno dam. These two sites are the frequently visited places, both in southern Bohemia and in the whole Czech Republic. However, the area has a hide potential for the development of alternative forms od tourism. The intent of this thesis is based on the available data and information to evaluate the process of concentration of tourism in the case of Český Krumlov district and propose appropriate tools to deconcentration of tourism and the use of peripheral sites. Keywords: concentration of tourism, alternative forms of tourism, Český Krumlov, Lipno dam

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