Irena Mrak

Geographical Identification of Development Potential for the Sustainable Development of Protected Areas in Slovenia

The principles of sustainable development for protected areas give priority to environmental objectives, but the economic and social objectives, have an important development role as well. A version of regional development of protected areas in various landscape types and settlement areas, which has a strong conservation component, is attainable only through a sustainable and responsible, multilevel activation of endogenous development potential. Only in this way it is possible to implement the challenging and necessary transition from passive to active biodiversity and geodiversity conservation.

Značilnosti potrošnikov ekološko pridelane hrane v mestnih regijah Ljubljane in Ostrave

The paper presents key factors influencing the organic food purchases with special emphasis on characteristics of urban consumers. Brief explanation of conventional and especially organic agriculture development is followed by the theoretical and methodological starting point of research. Based on two case study areas (Ljubljana, Slovenia and Ostrava, Czech Republic), the survey focused on urban consumers. It was possible to analyze socio-economic characteristics of customers, reasons for purchase and purchase habits regarding organic food.