The management measures - components of sustainable tourism development in natural parks. Case study: Natural Park del Carrascal de la Font Roja (Alcoi-Spain) and Bucegi Natural Park (Romania)

Abstract

The management teams of natural parks are able to achieve sustainable development goals only by involving all stakeholders and by creating population awareness of the negative effects of the activities carried out within the parks, including, first of all, tourist activities. The main objective of the article is to highlight the specific management measures for sustainable tourism development in two natural parks: del Carrascal de la Font Roja (Alcoi-Spain) and Bucegi (Romania). Considering that the continuous improvement of managerial measures represents a necessity, the paper also emphasizes the need to educate visitors, especially the young ones, by introducing specialized tours with the main objective to shape their desired responsible behaviour.