Jelena Golijanin
Rade Ivanović
Golub Ćulafić
Gojko Nikolić
UGROŽENOST I ZAŠTITA SPELEOLOŠKIH OBJEKATA OPŠTINE
PALE U FUNKCIJI RAZVOJA SPELEOTURIZMA
DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2020.5.96
UDC: 502[551.44:338.48](497.6Pale)
Abstract: In the karst area, covering about 30% of the territory of the Pale municipality, a significant number of speleological objects is registered, where prevail caves and pit caves in the highest percentage. The specificities of the caves in this study area are their dimensions (long cave systems) and a richness of the speleothems. GIS was used for the creation of spatial database of speleological objects and later used for the assessment of its vulnerability and possibilities for ts protection. It was found that caves with highest tourist potential and a large number of visitorsare the most vulnerable and under highest anthropogenic pressure. The main representative of this situation is Orlovača cave. On the other hand, as a form of protection and counterbalance to mass speleotourism, high potential for the development of the adventure speleotourism is identified in numerous cave objects in the municipality, such as: Omladinska cave, Cave at the spring of Mokranjska Miljacka river, Novak's cave, Zečeva ice cave and also Orlovača cave.
Key words: karst, caves, tourist caves, Pale municipality, speleology, GIS, Bosnia and Herzegovina.