International Tourist Traffic as a Threat to Architectural Monuments of the Nabatean and Local Communities in the Petra Area

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  • Bożena Elżbieta Wójtowicz Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie Instytut Geografii Zakład Dydaktyki Geografii

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24917/20801653.321.8

Keywords:

negative impact of tourist flows, Petra, the Bedouin, tourist attractions, tourist flows (tourist attendance)

Abstract

With its numerous tourist attractions Jordan is one of the most developed and the most frequently visited country in the Middle East. The rock city of Petra, which was the capital of “the Arabian Kingdom”, also known as the city of Nabataeans, located in the south-western part of Jordan with many valuable sights and monuments, appears to be the best-known and most frequently visited city by tourists. Tourism, in general, is usually associated with positive and rarely with negative consequences. Therefore, the discussed issues were related to the increasing intensity of international tourist flows and their negative impact on the sights and monuments, as well as on the local community. The research objective was to analyse the tourist flows in Petra considering selected tourist attractions of Jordan. Its aim was also to investigate the negative impact of the development of tourist services offered in this region on the architectural monuments and the Bedouin tribes living in Petra.

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Author Biography

Bożena Elżbieta Wójtowicz, Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie Instytut Geografii Zakład Dydaktyki Geografii

Bożena Elżbieta Wójtowicz, an assistant professor, geographer, geography teacher, traveller, who has visited most of the European countries, Cuba, Mauritius, Mexico, India, Nepal, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Dominican Republic. She is the Head of the Department of Didactics of Geography, Institute of Geography, the Pedagogical University of Cracow. She has published over 210 academic papers in the country and abroad. She is the author of the monograph “Geography Sustainable Development Environmental Education” and a co-author and editor of monographic works, such as Nature of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship; Functions of tourism and sightseeing in the strategy of regional development in Poland; Tourism and ecology – fostering the cognitive needs and public awareness; Education and additional training of teachers of geography in Poland and in the European Union; Educational fieldwork in Świętokrzyski National Park. She is also a co-author of textbooks: Geography. Polish Landscapes 4th grade; Geography. Earth – our planet 6th grade; Natural Science 4th and 5th grade. She is a specialist in the field of geography, teaching geography, the protection of environment, and tourism and recreation.

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2018-03-25

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Wójtowicz, B. E. (2018). International Tourist Traffic as a Threat to Architectural Monuments of the Nabatean and Local Communities in the Petra Area. Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society, 32(1), 96–107. https://doi.org/10.24917/20801653.321.8

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2018): Selected issues in the development of transport and tourism industry

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