Urban green spaces, especially those in the coastal areas, are of great and multiple importance for sustainable urban and tourism development. At the same time, they are endangered by excessive ...construction caused by the urbanisation process. Increased urbanisation occurs as the consequence of spatial expansion of the built-up land of coastal towns due to strong littoralisation processes, but also as a consequence of an increasing coastal tourism development. Scientific research on the connection between urbanisation and tourism is conducted in various scientific areas and disciplines, representing urban green spaces mainly in a wider context, rarely as immediate objects of research. Understanding and comparison of research results are made difficult due to non-standardised methodology and terminology applied in research. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of methods applied in research of urban green spaces and, on its grounds, to select methodological approaches applicable for geographic research on urban green spaces within the context of coastal tourism development. The meaning of “urban green space” and its relationship with tourism were defined. The subject of research, terminology and classification of urban green spaces, spatial and temporal context of research, applied methodology and interpretation of results were analysed. Two most frequent methodological approaches in urban green spaces research in the context of coastal tourism development were identified: a) Comparative spatio-temporal research of transformation of urban green space due to tourism development and b) Research on attitudes and perception of urban green space users within the context of tourism development. The identified approaches are applicable in geographic research of urban green spaces, and they are based on methodological background of the positivist and humanistic-behavioural approach in contemporary geography.
Urban green spaces, especially those in the coastal areas, are of great and multiple importance for sustainable urban and tourism development. At the same time, they are endangered by excessive ...construction caused by the urbanisation process. Increased urbanisation occurs as the consequence of spatial expansion of the built-up land of coastal towns due to strong littoralisation processes, but also as a consequence of an increasing coastal tourism development. Scientific research on the connection between urbanisation and tourism is conducted in various scientific areas and disciplines, representing urban green spaces mainly in a wider context, rarely as immediate objects of research. Understanding and comparison of research results are made difficult due to non-standardised methodology and terminology applied in research. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of methods applied in research of urban green spaces and, on its grounds, to select methodological approaches applicable for geographic research on urban green spaces within the context of coastal tourism development. The meaning of “urban green space” and its relationship with tourism were defined. The subject of research, terminology and classification of urban green spaces, spatial and temporal context of research, applied methodology and interpretation of results were analysed. Two most frequent methodological approaches in urban green spaces research in the context of coastal tourism development were identified: a) Comparative spatio-temporal research of transformation of urban green space due to tourism development and b) Research on attitudes and perception of urban green space users within the context of tourism development. The identified approaches are applicable in geographic research of urban green spaces, and they are based on methodological background of the positivist and humanistic- behavioural approach in contemporary geography.
Urbane zelene površine, osobito u obalnim područjima, od velikog su i višestrukog značaja za održivi urbani i turistički razvoj. Istovremeno su bitno ugrožene prekomjernom izgradnjom uzrokovanom ...urbanizacijom. Pojačana urbanizacija može se prepoznati kao posljedica prostornog širenja izgrađenih dijelova obalnih naselja uslijed snažnih litoralizacijskih procesa, ali i kao posljedica sve jačeg razvoja turizma u obalnim područjima. U dosadašnjim znanstvenim istraživanjima povezanosti urbanizacije i turizma, koja se provode u različitim znanstvenim područjima i disciplinama, urbane zelene površine su većinom zastupljene u širem kontekstu, rjeđe kao neposredni objekt istraživanja. Razumijevanje i komparacija rezultata istraživanja su otežani zbog nestandardizirane metodologije i terminologije koje se u istraživanjima primjenjuju. Stoga je glavni cilj ovoga rada iznošenje pregleda metoda primijenjenih u istraživanjima urbanih zelenih površina te, na osnovi toga, izdvajanje metodoloških pristupa primjenjivih u geografskim istraživanjima urbanih zelenih površina u kontekstu turističkog razvoja obalnih područja. Definirano je značenje pojma „urbane zelene površine“ i objašnjen njegov odnos s turizmom. Analizirani su predmet, upotrijebljena terminologija, klasifikacije urbanih zelenih površina, prostorni i vremenski kontekst, primijenjena metodologija i način interpretacije rezultata u dosadašnjim istraživanjima urbanih zelenih površina. Izdvojena su dva najčešća pristupa istraživanjima urbanih zelenih površina u kontekstu turističkog razvoja obalnih područja: a) komparativna prostorno-vremenska istraživanja promjene urbanih zelenih površina uslijed turističkog razvoja i b) istraživanja stavova korisnika i njihove percepcije urbanih zelenih površina u kontekstu turističkog razvoja. Izdvojeni pristupi primjenjivi su u geografskim istraživanjima urbanih zelenih površina, a utemeljeni su na metodološkim podlogama pozitivističkog i humanističko-biheviorističkog pristupa u suvremenoj geografiji.
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