Halid Kurtović

 

GEOGRAFSKO-TURISTIÄŒKE FUNKCIJE SARAJEVA

 

DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2005.1.234

UDC: 911.3[338.484:338.47](497.6Sarajevo)

 

Abstract: Tourism of the future puts more and more complex demands to its bearers of development, regarding integrations and connections (geographic, tourist and others), the functions which exist in the spaces of great number of tourist movements. A lot of works, in the field of geographic-touristic functions, are just concentrated at touristic influence. That approach confirms the opinion on necessary influence of some, first of all geographic function, to touristic development in some places. Theory of sound development of tourism, which includes space as the mean element, depends on whether it will be tourist movement in the area, it is the key of its development and advancing. This view valorized the environment as aspect of the future on which the civilized heritage has been established. Such concept goes to optimal economic effect, created as result of raising touristic movements, taking in account geographic functions, without such movements would not exist. Having in mind geographic function, which appears as result of landspaces, excellent natural and unique anthropogenic conditions, i.e. in the richness of resource base, Sarajevo can successfully develop tourism and to plan important economic effect by touristic demand. This text deals with search geographic-touristic functions of Sarajevo and influence of same variables to contribution of tourism development. Specially we analyze how from important touristic function to confirm concept of touristic development in the city on which base it is possible to create touristic offer having clearly Bosnian and Herzegovinian characteristics. Further on, the article deals with needed supra and infra structure. It expresses those geographic-touristic functions within importance for touristic development exceeds administrative boarders of Canton Sarajevo and gets signs necessary for global view of touristic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On these functions the model of including Bosnia and Herzegovina in international economic movement is checking. As the end, the importance of tourism for Sarajevo demand is expressed. It is underlined that benefit in the area where touristic movements take place is double: as tourism brings welfare and quickly development of these places, on one side, and at the same time it supports its including in modern economic movement, on the other side.

Key words: Geographic-tourist functions, Sarajevo city, Canton Sarajevo, development.

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