European Climate Policy Impact on Rural Tourism in Bulgaria

Abstract

The tourism sector is of a high significance to the Bulgarian economy, as more than 11% of the country’s GDP is generated by the sector. The political and macroeconomic developments in Europe in the last few years had a significant impact on the sector, but the impact of climate change has been a rising concern for many tourism operators in Bulgaria. The European Union is involved in creating overarching solutions, that will work for all member states as part of The European Green Deal. Rural communities in Bulgaria face a demographic crisis alongside the climate one, as young people are leaving. Rural tourism has been a viable solution to keep young entrepreneurs in rural areas and have created opportunities for rural communities in Bulgaria. For rural tourism to keep developing a sustainable solution to climate change must be implemented by ways of European climate policy, as local resources and inefficient to face these problems. The goal of this study is to analyze the impact of European climate policies on the ongoing development of rural tourism in Bulgaria, in its struggle with the impact of climate change on rural communities.

Keywords

• European green deal
• rural areas
• sustainability

AVRUPA İKLİM POLİTİKASININ BULGARİSTAN’DAKİ KIRSAL TURİZMİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ

Abstract

Turizm sektörü, ülkenin GSYİH'sinin %11'inden fazlasının sektör tarafından üretilmesi nedeniyle Bulgaristan ekonomisi için büyük önem taşımaktadır. Son birkaç yılda Avrupa'daki politik ve makroekonomik gelişmeler sektör üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahip olmuştur, ancak iklim değişikliğinin etkisi Bulgaristan'daki birçok turizm operatörü için artan bir endişe olmuştur. Avrupa Birliği, Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatı'nın bir parçası olarak tüm üye devletler için işe yarayacak kapsamlı çözümler oluşturma konusunda yer almaktadır. Bulgaristan'daki kırsal topluluklar, gençler ayrıldıkça iklim krizinin yanı sıra demografik bir krizle karşı karşıyadır. Kırsal turizm, genç girişimcileri kırsal alanlarda tutmak için uygulanabilir bir çözüm olmuştur ve Bulgaristan'daki kırsal topluluklar için fırsatlar yaratmıştır. Kırsal turizmin iklim değişikliğine sürdürülebilir bir çözüm geliştirmeye devam etmesi için, yerel kaynaklar bu sorunlarla başa çıkmak için yetersiz olduğundan, Avrupa iklim politikası uygulanmalıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Avrupa iklim politikalarının, iklim değişikliğinin kırsal topluluklar üzerindeki etkisiyle mücadelesinde Bulgaristan'daki kırsal turizmin devam eden gelişimi üzerindeki etkisini analiz etmektir.

Keywords

• Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatı
• Kırsal Alanlar
• Sürdürülebilirlik

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