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A framework for implementing sustainable tourism in national parks of Iran: development and use of sustainable tourism indica-tors in Boujagh National Park, Iran

Despite the fact that national parks and other protected areas are mostly adopting the sustainable development process, it was found that sustainability has yet to be perceived pragmatically in these areas. Due to its process, this paper presents a monitoring framework approach to develop and implement indicators for sustainable tourism. To illustrate the application of the framework, a set of ...

Tourism in the Slovenský Raj National Park – An Analysis of its Contribution to Sustainable Rural Development

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The tourism in rural areas and national parks can be regarded as a very sensitive economic factor. On the one hand eco-tourism regions and especially national parks have to present their natural environment and fascinate landscape. On the other hand they have to guide tourist streams to avoid negative effects on their assets. This paper will briefly discuss the current situation of the digital ...

Microbiology in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park plays host to numerous microbiological research projects — officially 23, according to the 1996 Investigators' Annual Reports. However, once categories such as aquatic ecology, the study of brucellosis and other wildlife diseases, environmental education, geochemistry and geothermal systems, and vegetation are included, the total came to at least 35 in 1996. Research p...

Aquificales in Yellowstone National Park

Aquificales are metabolically versatile chemolithoautotrophic thermophilic bacteria. This group is widespread in both deep-sea and terrestrial hydrothermal systems. In Yellowstone National Park, they were first described in early descriptions of the biology of the park, and later captured the attention of many microbiologists including Brock, Stahl, Pace, and others. There are four genera curre...